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MINNETONKA, Minn., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Welcome To Our Girlaxy(TM) Blip Toys announced today the highly anticipated July 2012 retail debut of O.O.T.W.(TM); a brand new world of imaginative fun that merges the collectability of the vinyl-mation doll craze with the irresistible design and classic play pattern of small dolls. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120710/CG38128) The O.O.T.W. Girls are "Out of This World" trendy and cute. Each girl has a...

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Protect Our Children Committee (POCC) released Examining Child Abuse Fatalities to Improve Child Protection. The report reveals that 412 Pennsylvania children died as a result of substantiated child abuse between 2002 and 2011. A fuller examination of a subset of 146 fatalities occurring between 2008 and 2011 discovered that: 83% of the children died before they reached a 5th birthday; 51% lived in a family active with...

OTTAWA, July 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Health Canada has updated its advice on safe sleep practices for infants and children. Likely the only time a parent or caregiver will leave a baby or young child unattended is while he or she sleeps. Therefore, it is important to make sure children are sleeping where they are safe. For this, it is important for parents and caregivers to be aware of safe sleep practices. The safest place for a baby to sleep is on his or her back, in a crib,...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Children who are spanked, slapped, grabbed and pushed as a means of physical punishment may be at an increased risk for developing emotional problems later in life, according to findings from a new study to be published in the August issue of Pediatrics. Non-abusive physical punishment may be different than physical and sexual abuse or neglect, but researchers say it still has lasting repercussions on child development, which may...

LAS VEGAS, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New research findings on evidenced-based approaches to tackle childhood obesity were presented and discussed today by a panel of national experts at the Institute of Food Technology annual meeting in Las Vegas. The approaches ranged from maximizing food satiety while reducing both calories and portion size to new insights into infant satiety. The symposium, "Preventing childhood obesity: What the food industry can do," brought together...

Health Canada disapprove the use of Domperidone for mothers. Health Canada states changes to QT interval can lead to serious abnormal heart rhythms which can be harmful to lactation. (PRWEB) June 22, 2012 Generic drug Domperidone makers and users find themselves in yet another controversy. This time Health Canada and Domperidone makers have issued a warning against the drug. They believe that the drug Domperidone has been associated with heart related problems that could cause death....

Research could lead to improvements in childhood education Human brains process large and small numbers of objects using two different mechanisms, but infants have not yet developed the ability to make those two processes work together, according to new research from the University of Missouri. “This research was the first to show the inability of infants in a single age group to discriminate large and small sets in a single task,” said Kristy vanMarle, assistant professor of...

A new online resource released at puberty.co states that conversations about puberty and sexual development are crucial to effective parenting and adolescent wellbeing says popular parenting speaker. Canberra, Australia (PRWEB) June 15, 2012 Popular parenting speaker and author Jonathan Doyle argues that few parenting conversations are as important as the one that takes place around the topic of puberty and sexual development. Having just released a new parenting initiative at puberty.co...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com A new study by Canadian researchers finds that children and youth who consume sugary drinks do not have any higher risk at becoming obese when compared to their peers who drink healthy beverages. The project was conducted by looking at the relationship between beverage consumption of Canadian children between the ages of two and 18 as well as their risk of obesity. The children were measured by their height and weight to track any changes. The findings...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com New research has found that obesity is linked to many health problems and, based on a recent study, affects performance in math studies as well. The project was a collaborative effort among the University of Missouri, Columbia (UM); the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); and the University of Vermont. Sara Gable, a researcher and an associate professor at the UM Department of Nutrition and Exercise, looked at 6,250 children from the Early...