- Jerome Groopman: Could the conventional wisdom on children and allergies be wrong?
Jill Mindlin prides herself on being a good parent. An attorney who lives on the North Shore of Long Island, she read books about how to raise healthy and happy children and dutifully followed their advice. She bought the car seat with the highest safety rating and covered her son . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Hendrik Hertzberg: The Afghanistan strategy.
There are no good options for the United States in Afghanistan. That has been the conventional wisdom for some years now, and this time the conventional wisdom—the reigning cliché—happens to be true. President Obama did not pretend otherwise in his address at West Point last . . ....
- Protect Your Child From Dangerous Allergies
Dangerous allergies can be frightening, especially for children and teens. Be proactive and safeguard your child from anaphylaxis with these parent-friendly strategies....
- Jerome Groopman: Premature babies, neonatal research, and difficult choices.
The entryway to the neonatal intensive-care unit in my hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, is lined with photographs of children who were born prematurely. Jeremiah, delivered at twenty-four weeks, sixteen weeks early, weighed one pound six ounces. In the picture, he’s a robust . . . (Subscription required.)...
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The season of the year in which babies are born could affect their susceptibility to food allergies early in life, new research indicates....
- Serious Allergies: How to Keep Your Teen Safe
It's challenging to be the parent of a teenager under the best of circumstances. But if your teen has serious allergies, parents face a whole new set of concerns. Learn how to manage serious allergies and keep your teen prepared at all times....
- Jerome Groopman: Advances in technological therapy.
Born in Belgrade, in what was then Yugoslavia, Maja Matarić originally wanted to study languages and art. After she and her mother moved to the United States, in 1981, her uncle, who had immigrated some years earlier, pressed her to concentrate on computers. As a graduate student at the . . ....
- Immune Therapy Cracks Egg, Peanut Allergies
An experimental treatment in which children with food allergies are fed tiny amounts of the very food to which they're allergic is allowing some kids with peanut allergies to enjoy peanut butter and some with egg allergies to eat scrambled eggs....
- Jerome Groopman: Can immune therapy fight cancer?
In the summer of 1890, an adventurous seventeen-year-old from New Jersey named Elizabeth Dashiell travelled across the United States by train. During the journey, she caught her hand between the seats of a Pullman car. The hand became swollen and painful, and, when it didn’t heal . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Estate Planning – Can I Revoke a Power of Attorney?
You can revoke a power of attorney at any time if you are not incapacitated or incompetent. In order to do this, you will need to sign a written document stating that you revoke the prior power of attorney and that the previous named attorney-in-fact no longer has power to act on your behalf in any way....
- Food Allergies on the Rise in Children
Food allergies in children, including peanut allergy, have increased by nearly 20% in the last 10 years, and certain ethnic groups may be harder hit than others....
- Jerome Groopman: How do we know what chemicals are safe?
Bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, may be among the world’s most vilified chemicals. The compound, used in manufacturing polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins, is found in plastic goggles, face shields, and helmets; baby bottles; protective coatings inside metal food containers; and composites and sealants used in dentistry . . ....
- Goings on About Town: Art
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Conventional wisdom casts Henri Matisse (1869-1954) as a painter of lyrically beautiful pictures. But, for four fraught years, the French master wrestled with experimental strategies (sharply geometric compositions, a palette that leaned toward grisaille) in works that have long been considered a quirk in his oeuvre. Yet . . ....
- Medal of Honour For Island Lad
This is the rather unusual story of LCI (L) Landing Craft Infantry (Large) as recently told me by her Commanding Officer Lieutenant William T. Skeels, RNVR, of London who before the war worked with the Port of London Authority. The tale has never been made public. An LCI (L) may be used for carrying troops from shore to shore for short voyages or alternatively for short journeys from a...
- Four Advantages of Parent Taught Driver’s Ed Courses
No parent wants to receive the call late one night that his child has been in an accident. Whether serious or minor, it is one of the most terrifying feelings that you can have if you have children....
- Car Dealers and The Perfect Family Cars
As a parent, in all areas of your life there are things you have to consider that you never had to before you had children. This is true of what you buy at the grocery store, where you go on the weekend, and what type of car you drive, just to name a few examples. A tiny sports car looks great and is fun to drive, but just doesn't work well when you have car seats! Which is why when you...
- What Are the Best Natural Remedies For Head Lice?
Are you the parent or a childminder of a child in either primary or secondary school? If you are then you are sure to experience your child having the problem of head lice at some point in their lives. You may find the experience annoying but it is quite common for children between the age of 3 and 10 to get the problem at least once. The reason for this is because children in this age...
- An Info Marketer’s Best Friend
I love going to my mom's. Good meals, good visits, good conversation. But when she asks me to stay over, I have one factor holding me back: she lives in a pet motel. Two cats and a dog coupled with the huge amounts of pet hair all around cause my allergies to flare in a fierce way. I can only say "yes" to her invite if I have some allergy medication handy....
- African-American Kids May Have More Food Allergies
African-American children in the U.S. have a higher rate of food allergies than children of other races, and new research suggests that both genetic and environmental factors may explain why....
- Do You Need a Pet Trust Lawyer?
The more you learn about setting up a pet trust, the more you realize that an attorney might be a good resource to have during this process. But not just any attorney will do - no, what you need is a pet trust lawyer....
- Kids With Food Allergies Need Medicine Nearby
Some children with peanut allergies are at risk of potentially fatal allergic reactions because they don't have their lifesaving epinephrine medication on them at school, Canadian researchers report....
- Kids With Food Allergies May Need 2 EpiPens
Children with a history of severe food allergies should carry two doses of self-injectable epinephrine instead of one, a new study suggests....
- Nasal Allergies May Dim Sex Life
Having nasal allergies may dim people's sex lives, researchers report....
- How to Manage Food Allergies in Children
Pediatricians play a key role in preventing and treating food-related allergic reactions among school-aged children, and can help implement plans concerning the way food allergies are managed in the school setting, according to a clinical report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics....
- How to Launch Children Into the Entertainment World
If you want your child to become an entertainer, there are a several things that you should keep in mind. As parent you must never push your children to do more than what they absolutely want to do....
- Birth Order May Affect Risk of Allergies
First-born children may be more likely to develop certain types of allergies than their younger brothers or sisters, a study suggests....
- Pet Allergies and Finding the Cause of Them
Pet allergies are common and on the increase. But you can heal them completely if you know what the cause is. Once you know this and take appropriate action, then the problem will disappear, for good....
- Importance For Fitness in Children
From the womb, parents are supposed to make sure that their children before birth are in the best of shape by eating and providing them with healthy foods and also physical fitness processes. For every parent who wants to see their children grow up to be beautiful and responsible adults, fitness is one important key to doing so. ...
