Health and Wellness
Tips To Keep Kids Safe While Around Lawn Mowers
May 1st, 2012
The lawn mower is one of the most dangerous household tools. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, each year 68,000 people are treated in the emergency department for lawn mower related injuries, and 9,000 of them are children under the age of 18. Most childhood injuries due to lawn mowers are related to riding mowers, and most are injured in their own yard.
petMD.com Lists the Top 5 Dog and Top 5 Cat Breeds for Families with Children
April 30th, 2012
April 26 is National Kids and Pets Day, a day to celebrate the special bond children have with animals.
Kashi Increases Commitment To Organic And Non-GMO Project Verification
April 30th, 2012
For more than 25 years, Kashi has cared about making foods with the health of people and planet in mind. From avoiding the use of high fructose corn syrup since the day the company was formed, to today purchasing more than 35 million pounds of organic ingredients annually and being a partner of the Non-GMO Project, Kashi has always been part of progressing positive change.
Breastfeeding and Medela: Nursing for Earth
April 30th, 2012Medela Encourages Breastfeeding in Support of Earth Week
During Earth Week and throughout the year, Medela Inc, promotes breastfeeding as the most natural and ecological way to support the environment in addition to the benefits it provides to mother and baby health. Medela would like to acknowledge breastfeeding moms for doing their share in support of protecting the environment.
Latest advances in treatment for traumatic brain injury and stroke presented at symposium
April 27th, 2012
Some of the country's leading practitioners will discuss the cutting-edge treatments and imaging techniques being developed to treat traumatic brain injury and stroke at a symposium on May 4th in Austin.
Fighting Brain Drain and Weight Gain: New YMCA Survey Reveals Parents Struggle to Keep Kids Fit
April 27th, 2012
Today, nearly one in three US children is overweight or obese, and while summer should be a time to get up, get out and grow, kids will be at a greater risk for brain drain and weight gain when the school year ends.
For Salma Hayek, the Perfect Start to Each Break of Day is a Glass of Milk
April 27th, 2012
Award-winning actress Salma Hayek gives fans a unique behind-the-scenes look at her morning routine in her latest ad with the National Milk Mustache "got milk?" campaign's The Breakfast Project.
American Pistachios Get American Heart Association Certification
April 27th, 2012Iconic Heart-Check Mark to Appear on Packaging
The American Heart Association’s Heart-Check mark will now appear on select pistachio nuts grown and marketed by members of the American Pistachio Growers (APG).
General Mills Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Youth Nutrition and Fitness Program and Awards ‘Best of the Best’ Legacy Grants
April 27th, 2012General Mills Foundation awards $500,000 in grants in collaboration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation
The General Mills Foundation, in collaboration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation, today announced the recipients of its 2012 Champions for Healthy Kids grants. As part of the program’s 10 year anniversary, 10 ‘best of the best’ legacy award recipients were selected from previous Champions for Healthy Kids grantees.
Author Picks Up the Pieces After Near Death Experience and Motivates Other Women
April 27th, 2012
When the 12th annual KJLH Women's Health Forum opens Saturday, April 28, 2012, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Author and Life Coach Michelle Hannah will be among experts with takeaway messages that empower and motivate.
