Acid reflux in children is so common that many people aren’t aware that it is happening. In many cases, gastro-esophageal reflux happens rapidly, with the acid coming up into the esophagus and then quickly going back down into the stomach. In these cases, no damage to the esophagus occurs.
Acid reflux in children can cause the [...]
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Your Online Childbirth Ed Series
Family Leave and the Employers who Ignore it
Signs You Need to Find a New Pregnancy/Birth Care Provider
Not for the Squeamish – Why You Have a Washing Machine
More Women Asked to Breastfeed in Bathrooms
More on the Problem of Rape on the Reservation
Successful Cephalic Version via Kitty
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Grand Rounds are On, I’m in Room 44
Medical Op-Eds Might Consider Presenting Facts
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Drop in Teen Sex not so Dramatic After All – The hyping of old (sexual behavior) news for new (abstinence-only) money.
Things I Don’t Want to Think too Hard About – More on the recent food warnings.
The Uterus Coffin – I’ll take organ donation and a green burial, thanks.
I Want to Add You to the Blogroll – Drop me a line so I can get it done.
Birth for Tech Geeks: Wired Covers Childbirth Simulators
Keeping up with Food Recalls – A resource for the times.
Screwing Katrina Victims, One Trailer at a Time – You know, because if you don’t test for it, it doesn’t exist. Even if it’s formaldehyde?
Getting the Most out of a Doctor Visit
Missed Conceptions – A miscarriage blog review.
Girl Parts Name Generator – Self-explanatory
Condoms Monkey? – Does Japan *always* have cooler packaging?
Fisking the Washington Post – Well-Timed Period takes ‘em on.
Democratic Presidential Candidates Pay Lip Service To Women’s Rights
Abstinence-Only Quote of the Day – Giving Up the Stickiness – Because human relationships are a simplistic as office supplies, right? Um, no.
I’ll Pass – A job I won’t be applying for.
New Coalition to Combat Human Trafficking in Tennessee
Health Information for Travelers
Three Sexual & Reproductive Health Stories to Ponder – This is one of my favorites from the past week or so. The “Drop in Teen Sex…” post linked above is a follow-up to it.
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Nashville: Free Pap Tests Tomorrow – 7/14/07, get ‘em while they’re hot.
Summer Reading List – come on over and suggest some books.
It’s True – the things people say…
Search Request Response – this is a full-service operation, people.
Diaphragms no help against AIDS? No kidding. – Studies telling us what we already suspected.
Missouri law bans Planned Parenthood from providing sex ed in schools – You know, because they’re just trying to drum up abortion business. Sheesh.
When the anti-breastfeeding bully is family – Follow the link to discussion of one obnoxious request.
Stop deceptive advertising for women’s services – Proposed legislation to stop “crisis pregnancy centers” from using false advertising, with discussion of how CPCs sometimes lie to women.
Shocking news of the day – administration interferes with science – What, you’re no longer shocked by this?
Merck and GlaxoSmithKline competing for HPV vaccine market – A new vaccine is in the works to compete with Gardasil. I should have title this, “One More.”
More on women judging women – the Plan B survey – More thoughts on women responding to a survey about emergency contraception.
When med school and sex shops collide – Innovative way to get accurate anatomical models.
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40th carnival of feminists is up – And I’m riding a pony and waving a baton. With streamers, y’all.
Survey of women who ordered Plan B online – What’s good enough for me is good enough for thee. Or not.
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Are you boycotting Nestle? – Were you aware of the company’s formula-promotion strategies?
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It’s Not You, It’s the Liability – The New Jersey Star Ledger investigates VBAC rates and attitudes in the state, including hospitals that simply refuse to let women attempt a VBAC. Also, get your homework assignment.
Don’t Fear the Vulva – Why would a medical professional be so afraid of women’s bodies?
The CDC’s Gruesome Trading Cards – Everybody loves these infectious disease trading cards. I still think the one of the zebra killed by anthrax is a little gruesome.
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