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Unacceptable Levels is a New Film that Documents the Immense Harm Chemicals are Causing People and the Planet

Unacceptable Levels is a New Film that Documents the Immense Harm Chemicals are Causing People and the Planet

Unacceptable Levels is a new film that examines the many problems we face due to rampant chemical use in our world. Filmmaker and father, Ed Brown, interviewed leading experts in the fields of science,

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Remote-Controlled Hugging T. Jacket Lets Parents Send Kids An Embrace When They’re Far Apart

Remote-Controlled Hugging T. Jacket Lets Parents Send Kids An Embrace When They’re Far Apart

If your little one has separation anxiety, the T. Jacket can remarkably provide a reassuring hug from you, even when you’re far away. Designed by James The, the sweatshirt’s inner layer is lined

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Dolphins as Midwives? Parents-to-Be Plan to Deliver Their Baby via Dolphin-Assisted Birth!

Dolphins as Midwives? Parents-to-Be Plan to Deliver Their Baby via Dolphin-Assisted Birth!

Image Courtesy of Shutterstock Many parents-to-be choose to go the natural route with their pregnancies rather than checking into a hospital, but one couple is taking things quite a leap further, opting

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New Report Finds Over 5,000 Children’s Products Contain Toxic Chemicals

New Report Finds Over 5,000 Children’s Products Contain Toxic Chemicals

Image courtesy of Shutterstock According to reports filed with the Washington State Department of Ecology, over 5000 children’s products contain toxic chemicals that are linked to cancer, hormone

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State of the World’s Mothers Report: United States Ranks Abysmally Low in Mother & Baby Care

State of the World’s Mothers Report: United States Ranks Abysmally Low in Mother & Baby Care

According to Save the Children, a baby’s first day of life is his most dangerous. As data from the 14th annual State of the World’s Mothers report shows, each year, more than 1 million babies

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A Guide to Buying Bulk Foods for Your Family, to Save Resources & Money

A Guide to Buying Bulk Foods for Your Family, to Save Resources & Money

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7 Eco-friendly Food Safety Tips for Moms-to-be

7 Eco-friendly Food Safety Tips for Moms-to-be

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Frequently Used Labor Induction Drug Pitocin May Have Adverse Effects on Newborns

Frequently Used Labor Induction Drug Pitocin May Have Adverse Effects on Newborns

Image courtesy of Shutterstock According to new research presented at the Annual Clinical Meeting of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), labor induction via the hormone

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Why a Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet May Help Improve Symptoms Associated with Autism

Why a Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet May Help Improve Symptoms Associated with Autism

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NAO the Humanoid Robot Therapist is Working Wonders With Autistic Children

NAO the Humanoid Robot Therapist is Working Wonders With Autistic Children

Meet NAO, a humanoid robot therapist who’s making amazing headway with treating children with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). This friendly little robot is capturing attention worldwide, and

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Top 10 Chemicals Most Likely to Cause Autism and Other Learning Disorders

Top 10 Chemicals Most Likely to Cause Autism and Other Learning Disorders

April is National Autism Awareness Month, and today is World Autism Day. A recent survey finds that 1 in 50 children in America between the ages of 6 and 17 is on the autism spectrum — which is an

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Ultrasound Test Performed At Birth May Determine A Child’s Risk For Developing Autism

Ultrasound Test Performed At Birth May Determine A Child’s Risk For Developing Autism

Image courtesy of Shutterstock  A new study, led by Michigan State University found that low-birth-weight infants with enlarged ventricles, a brain abnormality diagnosed by ultrasound, were seven times

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Women Who Take Folic Acid Before & During Pregnancy Are 40% Less Likely To Have A Child Who Develops Autism

Women Who Take Folic Acid Before & During Pregnancy Are 40% Less Likely To Have A Child Who Develops Autism

A new, very large study in Norway has found that women who start taking folic acid four weeks before conceiving and during the first eight weeks of pregnancy are around 40% less likely to have a child who

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Exposure To Air Pollution During Pregnancy Is Linked To Low Birth Weight

Exposure To Air Pollution During Pregnancy Is Linked To Low Birth Weight

Image Courtesy of Shutterstock  A growing body of evidence shows that maternal exposure to air pollution may have some serious and negative effects on fetal growth and later child health —

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Study Finds That A Small Minority Of Children With Autism May Completely Overcome Their Symptoms

Study Finds That A Small Minority Of Children With Autism May Completely Overcome Their Symptoms

Image courtesy of Shutterstock A groundbreaking new study, published by the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, suggests that a minority of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will

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Proposed School for Children with Autism Seeks to Revitalize New York’s Abandoned North Brother Island

Proposed School for Children with Autism Seeks to Revitalize New York’s Abandoned North Brother Island

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New Study Links BPA to Possible Future Heart and Kidney Disease

New Study Links BPA to Possible Future Heart and Kidney Disease

Image courtesy of Shutterstock  New research on bisphenol-A (BPA), released this week, shows that BPA may be linked to a higher risk of future heart and kidney disease. The research, which consists of

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Eerily Lifelike Robotic Baby ‘Diego-san’ Designed To Gain New Insight Into How Babies Learn

Eerily Lifelike Robotic Baby ‘Diego-san’ Designed To Gain New Insight Into How Babies Learn

Researchers are studying the highly sophisticated ways a baby learns with the development of an eerily realistic robotic baby. Javier Movellan, a research scientist, and his team at the Machine Perception

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