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    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:02:01 PST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Snot a Fun Week]]></title>
      <link>http://thelaughingstork.com/2010/02/snot-a-fun-week/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It was 3 a.m. this morning and I was rocking my sick daughter to sleep on my chest &#8212; the only place she would rest &#8212; as I had been most of the night and the night before and the night before. I could feel her unusually warm and congested body start to go limp, succumbing to her fatigue, her chubby little hands clinging to me for reassurance. Skye had her first cold and an ear infection. I had tried to make her feel better by using every suggestion thrown my way by friends and Google: Vicks on the feet; steamy bathroom; a plug-in vaporizer; the crib mattress at an incline; a super-official-looking elephant-shaped humidifier. But in the end, cuddling with mommy trumped all. I rubbed Skye&#8217;s back, feeling sorry for her and, I must admit, for myself; my own body, which had just recovered from the stomach flu, was now ravaged by Skye&#8217;s virus and Mr. Candy was out of town on business. Again.
In the midst of my delirium, my mind naturally wandered to a very important topic: boogers.
Not such a surprising thought, actually, considering Skye&#8217;s nose is filled to the brim with them. Her nose is the clown car of snot; I am astounded and amazed when more snot manages to dribble out of that little thing. It is never-ending. She is so stuffed up &#8212; How stuffed up IS she, Candy? &#8212; well, she is so stuffed up, that she can&#8217;t breathe out of her nose, making it almost impossible to eat. It&#8217;s the saddest thing you&#8217;ve ever seen. Miss Skye will take a deep breath, like she&#8217;s about to go under water, then chugs as much milk as possible before passing out from lack of oxygen. Gasp for air, chug. Gasp, chug, gasp, chug, gasp&#8230; collapse on mom&#8217;s chest, exhausted.
Yeah. It&#8217;s sad.
Which led me to reminiscing about The State of MY Childhood Snot, of course, and how I couldn&#8217;t blow my nose until I was twelve years old. True story. I would twist the end of a tissue, stick it up my nose and LEAVE IT THERE. Yes! I did! My paper nose accessory made me quite popular on the playground, as you can imagine.
HEY, TISSUE GIRL! BRING YOUR NOSE OVER HERE &#8212; I NEED TO WIPE MY BUTT!
It was NOT toilet paper, I would always point out, but rather a Kleenex. Ha! I showed them.
So, yes, these were the deep life reflections I was having in the middle of our illness-filled night. I asked my mom today WHY on earth I didn&#8217;t learn how to blow my nose before I was in pre-algebra class. Her answer:
&#8220;You were just too lazy.&#8221;
Of course I was. Well, MY child is going to learn the art of blowing her nose into a tissue before she moves into her college dorm room. My one parental promise to my daughter. Because that&#8217;s the kind of overachieving mother I am.
&#8220;Don&#8217;t feel too bad,&#8221; my mom added. &#8220;Your brother&#8217;s friends laughed at him because he had to ask what a &#8216;penis&#8217; was when he was THIRTEEN YEARS OLD. We always called it a &#8216;dinky,&#8217; so&#8230; he didn&#8217;t know.&#8221;
Parental promise #2: Teach my daughter what a &#8220;vagina&#8221; is before she yells at her seventh-grade health teacher that the REAL medical term for it is &#8220;HOO-HA,&#8221; dammit!
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:56:07</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[MyClyns Germ Protection Spray Giveaway]]></title>
      <link>http://www.blisstree.com/babylune/myclyns-germ-protection-spray-giveaway/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How many of you have went to the grocery store with your baby? Now, thinking back to the last time you went, which was what this week, how clean were the carts or even the store?
IMG: MyClyns
Many times moms/dads end up doing some type of shopping with the baby with them and have no other choice but to place their beautiful baby inside a germ infested cart. Right? It&#8217;s gross and sure they might wipe them down but not all day long and how do you know if the last baby or person to touch the rail (handlebar) wasn&#8217;t sick.
MyClyns has a &#8220;germ protection spray&#8221; out that you can carry around with you. It almost looks like a large pen that you can slide in your jacket or for us moms stick in your purse or diaper bag. This of course means you can pull it out during a movie, eating out, or grocery shopping. Now the difference with this little &#8220;MyClyns&#8221; spray is you can spray it directly on the surface of the thing possibly infected, this includes children. Not to worry I tested it on myself before spraying my children, they look at it was a water gun that kills germs.
MyClyns, a new alcohol-free, germ protection spray that you can immediately use on your face when exposed to harmful pathogens. The non-toxic, non-burning spray contains a fast-acting solution that has shown to reduce more than 60 potentially dangerous germs, including MRSA, staph and E-coli*.

This product is used by more than just moms and dads, so don&#8217;t think that just because you don&#8217;t have a child doesn&#8217;t mean you don&#8217;t need one. Think about how many germs you are coming into contact with daily. Gross right?
Others that use it are:police, firefighters, EMS, and healthcare workers
Want one for yourself? MyClyns can be foundat CVS stores nationwide along with other major retailers for a suggested retail price ranging from $7.99- $9.99. Or you can win one right here thanks to MyClyns.
GIVEAWAY:
RULES are simple, head on over towww.mygermspray.com and comment below telling me one thing you learned from there. Tons of great stuff and scary stuff about germs and your child.
Extra entries:
- tweet/blog this post
- become a Facebookfan of MyClyns(http://www.facebook.com/mygermspray)
- become a twitter fan: http://twitter.com/mygermspray
Deadline: February 23, 2010 at noon. I&#8217;ll email (and write a post) the winner and they have 24 hours to respond. (homemom3@gmail.com)
(I was given a free sample, which helped me review this and the winner will be sent one from the company.)
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:41:34</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How To Train Your Dragon Olympic Style]]></title>
      <link>http://www.blisstree.com/playlibrary/how-to-train-your-dragon-olympic-style/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dreamworks is partnering with NBC for a first-of-its-kind televised promotional partnership that will debut today, Tuesday, February 9th, just three days before the commencement of the network&#8217;s broadcast of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
The goal of the partnership is to provide a fun way to promote both NBC&#8217;s broadcast of the Olympics and DreamWorks Animation&#8217;s 3D animated feature film, How To Train Your Dragon. DreamWorks Animation has produced a series of seven winter sports-themed custom, animated spots related to the movie, which opens in theaters nationwide on March 26th.
The spots will appear during many of NBC&#8217;s popular shows and channels , including the &#8220;Today&#8221; Show, CNBC, USA and MSNBC as well as during the network&#8217;s regularly scheduled telecasts of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

In &#8220;Snowboarding,&#8221; one of seven winter sports-themed custom CG animated vignettes airing on NBC During the network&#8217;s broadcast of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Hiccup (voiced by JAY BARUCHEL) gets an assist from one of the dragons from DreamWorks Animation&#8217;s How To Train Your Dragon.
I can&#8217;t wait to check these out! Checking out the movie is at the top of my sons list when it premieres in a few weeks, so I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll be back with a review. 
Image: Newscom/Dreamworks
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:17:08</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reactions to Audi Green Super Bowl Ad]]></title>
      <link>http://www.blisstree.com/articles/reactions-to-audi-green-super-bowl-ad/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Audi 2010 green car Super Bowl commercial was hilarious in my opinion but it&#8217;s unleashed a wealth of opinions that border on whack job. First watch the commercial&#8230;

Now I&#8217;ve seen two major trains of thought surrounding this commercial.

This commercial proves the green folks are nuts.
 This commercial is making fun of people who are honestly into green living.

Not working for Audi, I&#8217;m not 100% about what their agenda was, although I&#8217;ve got sinking suspicion that their major goal is to sell cars (gasp). But of course people over think everything. At SuperBowl Commercials, many comments relate that this commercial proves green people are insane OR that Audi went too far trying to make people feel guilty about not living green. For example&#8230;

&#8220;This is so close to reality its ridiculous! Environmentalism has become a cult and if you disagree with it, youre immediately labeled.&#8221;
&#8220;Awesome. This ad shows what NUT JOBS the environmentalist wackos really are!&#8221;
&#8220;At first this commercial ticked me off but now I see that it was a satire on the enviromental wackos.&#8221;

WOW. Really? So it&#8217;s insane to use a reusable bag or reusable water bottle or compost. These are barely green living steps in my opinion; just common good sense. These aren&#8217;t extreme ideas &#8211; these are easy and everyone can do them. Minus the whole, &#8220;Buy a green car&#8221; deal at the end, these are not extreme or crazy steps. If using a reusable bag is wacko I&#8217;m wondering what these folks think about solar panels.
There are also people who think that this commercial makes eco-friendly folks look bad.
I have met nutty over the top, holier than thou green types and they drive me nuts. I think this commercial made me laugh for just that reason. That said, if you&#8217;re into green living I don&#8217;t think this commercial is cause to be offended unless you do happen to be one of those, &#8220;Everyone must live like me types&#8221; and if you are, maybe you should rethink your strategy. If you&#8217;re always preaching green at everyone you know maybe you need a new tactic. Small steps can add up, not everyone needs to go totally green to make a difference.
Also, although I do think green living is valuable, I can still recognize that you have to be able to laugh at yourself once in a while. It&#8217;s a funny take on green living but it didn&#8217;t offend me.
A few more opinions:
The New York Times note, &#8220;Officious green police punish citizens who are not sufficiently eco-conscious, but an owner of an Audi A3 TDI with clean-diesel technology drives away scot-free. This misguided spot put the mental in environmental.
And then there were the totally &#8220;creeped out&#8221; people.
Some people called the commercial out for what I think it is &#8211; green that appeals to more than one sort of eco-person &#8211; i.e. not all tree huggers are extreme. This isn&#8217;t a huge deal. It&#8217;s a flippin&#8217; commercial. Watch it, maybe buy a reusable water bottle or heck the whole damn car, or don&#8217;t but overreacting doesn&#8217;t really win either side any points. Basically I think it was a commercial; not a big deal. It&#8217;s supposed to sell cars. Not sure if Audi will but it did get people talking about them for sure. People just need to chill.
What did you think of the commercial? 
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:25:01</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Purina Ones Tour for Heroes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.blisstree.com/articles/purina-ones-tour-for-heroes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To help pets in need, Purina One has teamed up with Martha Stewart to visit animal shelters from San Francisco to New York City throughout the month of February. At each stop, Purina One will give out free Purina One dog and cat food to all attendees (11,000 bags across the nation!), and will also be hosting adoption events at local shelters. 

Purina One wants to help the animals affected by the current economy, especially those who don&#8217;t have a bowl of food or a warm, caring home. 
Even if Purina One isn&#8217;t stopping by your city, pet lovers can still help pets by logging on to tourforheroes.marthastewart.com and search for an adoptable pet anywhere in the United States, and then click to share with friends on Facebook. 
Every time a homeless pets photo is shared, Purina One will donate $1  up to $50,000  to feed pets in need in local communities!
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:49:25</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mean Girls]]></title>
      <link>http://teenymanolo.com/2010/02/09/mean-girls/</link>
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If you haven&#8217;t heard, there is currently a huge kerfluffle going on about a Friend of Teeny Manolo, Tavi Gevinson. My esteemed colleague raincoaster wrote about Tavi&#8217;s fantastic blog long before Tavi was sitting in the front row of couture shows in New York and Paris.  And writing for Harper&#8217;s Bazaar, and being on the covers of magazines and being BFF&#8217;s with the women behind Rodarte.
Which, by the way, has apparently gotten some fashion insiders quite annoyed.
And hey, I suppose that is their right to get annoyed at things. I get annoyed all the time, I totally understand.
However, instead of taking the, ahem, adult high road and demurring politely when asked about thethirteen year old blogger, they are instead swinging for the bleachers.
Perhaps they are thinking that if Tavi wants to &#8220;play in the big leagues&#8221; she should be ready to take some criticism, and to some degree, that is true. But they also need to take into account that no matter how mature she seems, she is still a thirteen year old.And they are grown women. There is a difference between being candid and just being cruel, and it seems they have no problems being rather harsh about a teenager whom they see as their rival.
One even had the temerity to criticiz Tavi&#8217;s father:
Why wasnt Tavi at school?
At the Dior show, trying to fight my way backstage to get a quote from John Galliano, I nearly fell over a tiny, grey-haired woman who, from the back, I took to be a septuagenarian Japanese fashion fanatic, as she was dressed head-to-toe in Comme des Garons. When she was ushered into the inner sanctum before me, and turned around, I saw, with a sick lurch, that it was actually Tavi Gevinson, the 14-year-old fashion blogger from Chicago. She was being shadowed by her father, an English teacher, and has recently dyed her hair the trendiest colour.
As a mother of a 14-year-old, my first thought was,Hang on, isnt it term-time in America, too?. Had I not been so busy trying to attract Gallianos attention, I would have asked Mr Gevinson why he thought it was right to take his daughter out of school to go to haute couture shows, where she would be treated like a celebrity by paparazzi? Or why he thought it OK for her to model for Pop and Love magazines last year?&#8230;
&#8230;Its all happening too fast for Tavi, and I wonder if her father knows how to protect her from it. I hope shes got her nose to the grindstone, catching up with missed lessons this week, but its hard to imagine a kid being able to come back down to reality after that.
I&#8217;m sorry, but there are some things that are possibly once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, and traveling to France to meet John Galliano wouldseem toqualify as one of them. Iwould have no issues taking my own son out for something even less exciting than that. The quote above speaks as sour grapes masquerading as &#8220;motherly&#8221; concern to me.
I think that Tavi is a wonderful writer, and her appeal to both the general public and the fashion world is undeniable.Perhaps she may not always have the spotlight shining on her as brightly as it does at this moment. Perhaps she will lose interest in the fasion world and its denizens and move her considerable talents on to something else.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:10:11</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Picking Paint Colors for Your Home with Two iPhone Apps]]></title>
      <link>http://www.coochicoos.com/nursery-design/picking-paint-colors-for-your-home-with-two-iphone-apps.html</link>
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Struggling to find the right paint colors for your baby&#8217;s nursery or your kid&#8217;s room? Try these two iPhone apps from Benjamin Moore and Sherman Williams
Picking your primary colors for a room can be just as tricky and meandering a task. There are SO MANY great colors, shades, hues and tones to choose from, and it&#8217;s hard to know where to start. That&#8217;s why I love the iPhone apps created by paint companies Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore. They&#8217;re like writer&#8217;s block erasers, in visual (and virtual) form.
Read more at Room for Young Ones


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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:29:53</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FDA Reversal on BPA]]></title>
      <link>http://www.thefashionablebambino.com/2010/02/09/fda-reversal-on-bpa/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This article was originally published a MoldRecovery.blogspot.com by Andrea Fabry and is used with her permission.

The following article recently appeared in the Washington Post. If the government can reverse itself on something like this, it might not be long before they&#8217;re reversing their policy on mold.
The Food and Drug Administration has reversed its position on the safety of Bisphenol A, a chemical found in plastic bottles, soda cans, food containers and thousands of consumer goods, saying it now has concerns about health risks.
Growing scientific evidence has linked the chemical to a host of problems, including cancer, sexual dysfunction and heart disease. Federal officials said they are particularly concerned about BPA&#8217;s effect on the development of fetuses, infants and young children.
&#8220;We have some concern, which leads us to recommend reasonable steps the public can take to reduce exposure to BPA,&#8221; said Joshua Sharfstein, FDA&#8217;s deputy commissioner, in a conference call to reporters Friday.
Regulators stopped short of banning the compound or even requiring manufacturers to label products containing BPA, saying that current data are not clear enough to support a legal crackdown. FDA officials also said they were hamstrung from dealing quickly with BPA by an outdated regulatory framework.
Sharfstein said the agency is conducting &#8220;targeted&#8221; studies of BPA, part of a two-year, $30 million effort by the administration to answer key questions about the chemical that will help determine what action, if any, is necessary to protect public health. The Obama administration pledged to take a &#8220;fresh look&#8221; at the chemical.
BPA, used to harden plastics, is so prevalent that more than 90 percent of the U.S. population has traces of it in its urine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers have found that BPA leaches from containers into food and beverages, even at cold temperatures.
The FDA&#8217;s announcement came after extensive talks between federal agencies and the White House about the best approach to an issue that has become a significant concern for consumers and the chemical industry.
One administration official privy to the talks said the FDA is in a quandary. &#8220;They have new evidence that makes them worried, but they don&#8217;t have enough proof to justify pulling the stuff, so what do you do?&#8221; said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. &#8220;You want to warn people, but you don&#8217;t want to create panic.&#8221;
The FDA had long maintained that BPA is safe, relying largely on two studies funded by the chemical industry. The agency was faulted by its own panel of independent science advisers in 2008, which said its position on BPA was scientifically flawed because it ignored more than 100 published studies by government scientists and university laboratories that raised health concerns about BPA. Recent data found health effects even at low doses of BPA &#8212; lower than the levels considered safe by the FDA.
The chemical industry, which produces more than 6 billion tons of BPA annually and has been fighting restrictions on its use, said Friday&#8217;s announcement was good news because the agency did not tell people to stop using products containing the chemical.
&#8220;The science continues to support the safety of BPA,&#8221; said Steven Hentges of the American Chemistry Council.
In a statement, the industry group said: &#8220;Plastics made with BPA contribute safety and convenience to our daily lives because of their durability, clarity and shatter-resistance. Can liners and food-storage containers made with BPA are essential components to helping protect the safety of packaged foods. . . . ACC remains committed to consumer safety, and will continue to review new scientific studies concerning the safety of BPA.&#8221;
Bisphenol A was discovered to be a synthetic estrogen in the 1930s. By the 1950s, chemists found BPA could be used to make polycarbonate plastics, giving them a &#8220;shatterproof&#8221; quality, and the uses for the chemical exploded.
But recently, consumers have placed increasing pressure on manufacturers and retailers to migrate away from BPA. In 2008, Babies R Us and other major retailers told suppliers they would no longer stock baby bottles made with BPA. Last year, the six largest manufacturers of baby bottles announced they would voluntarily stop selling bottles made with Bisphenol A to consumers in the United States.
But BPA remains in the epoxy linings of most canned goods, including baby formula. Research has shown that it leaches from the linings into liquid formula, but not powdered formula.
Environmental groups, public health advocates and consumer organizations applauded the FDA for recognizing concern about BPA, but some said the agency didn&#8217;t go far enough.
&#8220;It&#8217;s really a shame after all of the studies out there that they didn&#8217;t do anything to protect the public health,&#8221; said Urvashi Rangan, director of technical policy at Consumers Union. &#8220;How many pieces of evidence do we need before we have enough to act?&#8221;
Canada declared BPA a toxin and banned it from baby bottles in 2008. Similar restrictions have taken root in Chicago, Minnesota, Connecticut and Suffolk County in New York. In Congress, Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) have filed a bill that would block BPA from all food and drink packaging.
As it awaits additional research results, the FDA plans to change the way it classifies BPA so that it can exercise tighter controls over the chemical, Sharfstein said. Currently, BPA is approved as a &#8220;food additive,&#8221; which means manufacturers are not required to tell the government which products contain BPA and in what amounts. The agency wants to reclassify it as a &#8220;food contact material,&#8221; which would require greater disclosure from manufacturers and would allow the FDA to take fast action if it determined that the material posed a health risk.
The Department of Health and Human Services has released recommended ways for the public to reduce exposure to BPA. It can be found at http://www.hhs.gov/safety/bpa.
My Chat with Dr. Alan Greene About BPASilikids BornFree &#8211; BPA-Free Baby ProductsA Review of TinytongsPumpOne&#8217;s Top Five Tips for Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:24</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FDA Seeks Reduction in Radiation From Medical Scans]]></title>
      <link>http://www.vitabeat.com/6680/fda-seeks-reduction-radiation-medical-scans</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled a plan Tuesday to reduce radiation exposure from three types of increasingly widespread imaging procedures: computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine studies and fluoroscopy.

These three imaging techniques are the largest contributors to total radiation exposure among Americans. They use much higher radiation doses than other imaging procedures, such as standard X-rays, dental X-rays and mammography, potentially increasing the lifetime risk of cancer, the agency said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philips Sonicare for Kids Toothbrush]]></title>
      <link>http://www.totsnob.com/2010/02/philips_sonicare_for_kids_hx63.html</link>
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It is well established thy brushing with an electronic tooth brush improves overall dental hygiene. I use the Sonicare and my dental hygienist always comments on how clean my teeth are.  On my recent trip to the pediatric dentist I was told that the Sonicare for kids is highly recommended to establish lifelong good dental care. I tried using my adult Sonicare with my tots with not so favorable results because they were bothered by the vibration. The difference with the specially designed Sonicare for kids is that this model has varying modes that ramp up the sonic vibration so your Tot will get used to it. It starts off slow, in other words, not so ticklish and gradually will increase with each use until it reaches the optimal speed. At which point your Tot is on his/her way to properly maintaining the adult teeth they will be using for the rest of their life.  Philips Sonicare for Kids Toothbrush at Amazon for $69.99. 

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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Women More Likely to Fail  Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.vitabeat.com/6679/women-likely-fail-treatment-atrial-fibrillation</link>
      <description><![CDATA[New research reveals that women are more likely than men to fail catheter ablation treatments for atrial fibrillation.

Also, men undergo the procedures five times as often as women and usually have fewer complications.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drug May Ease Cognitive Effects of Huntington's]]></title>
      <link>http://www.vitabeat.com/6677/drug-may-ease-cognitive-effects-huntingtons</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An experimental drug may improve thinking, learning and memory skills in people with Huntington's disease, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder, new research says.

Huntington's affects movement, behavior and cognitive abilities, and people with the disease usually die within 10 to 30 years of its onset. Cognitive problems begin early in the disease and increase as Huntington's progresses, leading to the inability to work or perform normal daily activities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ICU Patients at Risk for Rare Heart Rhythm Problem]]></title>
      <link>http://www.vitabeat.com/6678/icu-patients-risk-rare-heart-rhythm-problem</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Doctors and other health-care professionals need to be aware that certain medications can cause a rare, potentially deadly heart rhythm problem called Torsade de Pointes (TdP), says a joint scientific statement by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

The rhythm disturbance is associated with a drop in blood pressure that can cause fainting. But TdP may also lead to a more dangerous heart rhythm disturbance called ventricular fibrillation, which can cause sudden cardiac arrest.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tanning Bed Regulation Heats Up]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tanning beds -- America's latest health scourge -- could come under tighter regulation soon, as a result of studies linking them to cancer.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and members of Congress are scrambling to protect tanning salon patrons -- young women, in particular -- from exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tips for Reading Food Labels]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Here are 4 good tips on how to read and understand food labels given by Dr. David L. Katz, MD, when interviewed by O Magazine this month:




Don&#39;t trust the packaging.&#0160; Just because it says &quot;reduced fat&quot; or &quot;smart choice&quot; it doesn&#39;t mean it&#39;s good for you.&#0160; Many products that are labeled as healthier are not really healthier.

Scan the ingredients. Note the first few on the list because those are the most abundant. For example, when you are buying bread, you want to see the word whole grain on the list.&#0160; Also avoid words like &quot;hydrogenated oils&quot; because those are code words for trans fats, which are linked to an increased risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.&#0160; 

Look for fiber.&#0160; When buying bread, cereal, pasta or any type of carbohydrates, you want to see at least two grams of fiber per serving and ideally three or more.

Check the fat content.&#0160; You do not wan to see any trans fats listed on the label, and remember that unsaturated fat is better than saturated. The most of fat you want to see on the label is 3 grams of fat per serving on most foods.

- The Moms Buzzsource: O Oprah Magazine, February 2010]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Valentines Day Giveaway from Kushies!]]></title>
      <link>http://www.thefashionablebambino.com/2010/02/09/valentines-day-giveaway-from-kushies/</link>
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Visit http://www.KushiesOnline.com and their Facebook Fan Page for more information. 
Rebelle Friendship BagsSale at Kushies Online USAHOLIDAY HITS FROM KUSHIES &#8211; GREAT SALE ZOLO TOYS 50% OFFThe Children&#8217;s Place Facebook Giveaway with Johnson &#038; Johnson and Spring Dressy Sale!Nursing and Maternity Lingerie: Just in Time for Valentine&#8217;s Day!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:48:12</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Giving Pride the Finger]]></title>
      <link>http://momminitup.com/being-a-mom/giving-pride-the-finger/</link>
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I do not believe it is a coincidence that the subject of pride has come up for discussion several times for me lately, with several different people, in several different environments.  It&#8217;s not coincidence, because it&#8217;s something I need to think about, and work on.  It is something I am sure, that God has been speaking to me about.
I believe that pride is the number one thing that keeps us from forming true relationships with each other.  And by &#8220;us&#8221;, I mean women, although I think it applies to all genders, races, and creeds.  Pride is the shiny veneer over a scratched dining table, the thickly-applied concealer over a blemish, the cleverly-placed accessory that covers an ugly scar.
And it&#8217;s the Berlin Wall that forms between what could be beautiful relationships.  Its size is a wonder, its strength, its mass seemingly impenetrable.  It is closely and vigilantly guarded.
It needs to come down.
As I mentioned before, at BlissDom I told Lotus how much her blogging about her depression had meant to me.  Her courage to admit her struggles, her realness, her acknowledgment that sometimes she is not okay, gave me the strength to write about my own battle.
How much could we help each other, if we would only ask for help for ourselves?  Maybe you call a friend and just ask her to listen as you vent about your frustrations as a mom.  And she learns that it is okay to have those frustrations.  To admit them.  To know she is not alone.  Maybe you confess that you have doubts about faith, marital problems, feelings of worthlessness, fears, financial problems, worries that you are screwing up your kids.  Maybe you just say, &#8220;I need you to take the kids for a couple hours.&#8221;  Maybe you do this, you give someone the opportunity to help you, to listen to you, to love you as you truly are, and not for how you have been presenting yourself, and you change a life.  Maybe two lives.  Maybe you blog about it and you change dozens.
Maybe you win yourself one true, intimate friendship.  Maybe you become the answer to someone&#8217;s prayer.
Maybe you take a sledgehammer to the Berlin Wall.  Make a hole big enough for someone else to escape through, to find freedom.
Maybe you find it yourself.  Only one way to find out.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Book Review  Miracle in Sumatra]]></title>
      <link>http://www.thefashionablebambino.com/2010/02/09/book-review-miracle-in-sumatra/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fashionable Media Review Policy: The featured product for this review was provided to me, at no cost, by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are not influenced by monetary compensation.

Miracle in Sumatra, written by Jeanne McNaney, is a fictional account of a young orangutan named Gutsy Gus. Gus is introduced to the world of humans, who are not concerned with the environment, endangered species or wildlife conservation. All they care about is money in their pocket. Then Gus is called upon to perform a courageous act on behalf of his father and mother, not to mention the rest of the orangutan population. With the encouragement of his guardian Angel, Gus completes the task with bravery! 
This book introduces children to the importance of caring for the environment and the creatures that live in it. Ms. McNaney does this in a way that is imaginative and relevant for children between ages 4-8. 
My children, the five who were at home when I read them this book, all enjoyed this story very much. 
A percentage of the sales of this book are being donated to organizations supporting wildlife conservation and endangered species preservation.
Miracle in Sumatra retails for $18.95, is a hardcover and may be purchased at major bookstores, such as Amazon.com and Borders.com. 
Kids Preferred Celebrates Madeline&#8217;s 70th Anniversary &#8211; A Review Pajama Time!Book Review of Late, Lost and UnpreparedNEW Book! The Coupon Mom&#8217;s Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bill In HalfImpossible Motherhood &#8211; A Book Review ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:26</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting Help for Neck Pain]]></title>
      <link>http://www.vitabeat.com/6671/getting-help-neck-pain</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Neck pain can be caused by a simple injury or strain, or a more serious health problem. 

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says here are signals that your  neck pain should be evaluated by a doctor:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Inflammatory Bowel Ups Risk for Blood Clots]]></title>
      <link>http://www.vitabeat.com/6672/inflammatory-bowel-ups-risk-blood-clots</link>
      <description><![CDATA[People with active inflammatory bowel disease are much more likely to develop blood clots than people without the condition, a new study suggests.

And that may make preventive drug treatment necessary, it adds.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00</pubDate>
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