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Weaning: When and How Posted By : Sally Michener

All good things come to a timely end. While timely weaning is the ideal, it is realized that the ideal is not achievable for many families. Nevertheless the ideal is presented and the alternatives that make allowances for life-styles. There have been many articles that portray one of parenting’s most beautiful relationships, breastfeeding. Now here’s… Read More: Weaning: When and How Posted By : Sally Michener »

Senate comes together to fight opioid crisis

The Senate will vote this week on a massive bipartisan bill that combines 70 different measures aimed at reducing addiction and drug overdose deaths from opioids such as heroin and prescription painkillers. The vote on the bill, the Opioid Crisis Response Act, is a culmination of months of hearings and negotiations across five committees. Supporters… Read More: Senate comes together to fight opioid crisis »

Vitamin Deficiency Symptoms Chart (PLUS INFOGRAPHIC)

Vitamins Vitamin A (Retinol) Functions: Essential for healthy eyesight, helps with the reproduction of cells, important for immune system function, needed for embryo and fetus development, promotes health of the skin, and also plays a role in healing of wounds and formation of bone. Deficiency Symptoms: Deficiency of vitamin A is a major preventable cause… Read More: Vitamin Deficiency Symptoms Chart (PLUS INFOGRAPHIC) »