It is an amazing experience to have baby, memories and a ton of baby stuff! There are strollers, cribs, car seats, playards, playmats, entertainers, carriers and the list goes on and on. It seems like from the time you see those two pink lines on the
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Usually the direct additives should be fed to lab animals for at least 28 days. Of the roughly 1400 direct additives for which we found feeding data, only 852 were fed to lab animals to figure out how much we could eat before getting sick.
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You could just grin and bear it for a few weeks or a few meals, but these are life-long relationships. And these occasions offer unique teachable moments—a chance to talk about concerns well worth sharing with those we love. You may have better luck
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Pregnant women and children; requiring manufacturers to provide health, safety, and use data on chemicals; demonstrating that chemicals in commerce are safe; identifying safer alternatives to toxic chemicals in keeping with the principles of green ch
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A new standard offers voluntary guidelines for manufacturers to follow in creating their crib bumpers and warning labels for these products. It also makes a distinction between hazardous pillow-like crib bumpers and non-hazardous crib bumpers with sp
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Materials like oats and oat extracts are subject to cross-contamination in processing plants where grains with and without gluten often co-mingle. Another issue is the use of pharmacologically active ingredients like pansy and yucca extracts. Pansy c
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Pressed wood products such as particle board, plywood and fiberboard (or MDF) typically contain VOCs as well as formaldehyde in the glues and adhesives used to bond the particles together.” Though hard wood is more expensive, Terri notes it’s usually
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Lunch menus can be much cheaper than dinner, it’s easier to find someone to watch the baby for an hour or two, and you won’t be tempted to splurge on alcohol. If the weather's nice, pack a picnic and enjoy some fresh air together. This may not sound
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The most important thing for babies is the safety, parents need to know how to prevent your little babies from the danger: Be especially vigilant when there is a change in routine. Holidays, visits to and from grandparents’ homes, and other special
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New parents were instructed to swab baby’s umbilical cord stump with rubbing alcohol multiple times each day. Now, to speed healing, medical experts advise largely leaving it alone. If the area becomes soiled and it’s necessary to clean it, wipe the
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The new standard offers voluntary guidelines for manufacturers to follow in creating their crib bumpers and warning labels for these products. It also makes a distinction between hazardous pillow-like crib bumpers and non-hazardous crib bumpers with
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Some points you need to know about the baby sleepwear. For baby safety sleepwear, you can look for labeling declaring that the item “is not intended for use as sleepwear,” another indication it is most likely flame-retardant-free.
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