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How to Choose the Right Bottle for Your Baby
Picking a baby bottle seems like such an easy buying decision. You go to the store, select a pack of bottles, and go on your merry way. Yeah, maybe back in 1970 before the Internet was invented and expectant moms (and dads!) could spend hours researching which bottle is best for their upcoming arrival.
Skip The Speed: 5 Reasons Teens Should Avoid Energy Drinks
This is the second piece in a three-part series from Bright Beacon on energy drinks. Don’t miss the first part – Energy Drinks: Do You Know What Your Kids Are Drinking? We all teach our kids to say no to drugs, but how many parents think to warn their children about the dangers of Red Bull?Here are five reasons why kids should stay away from energy drinks: 5. CAFFEINE – Heavy caffeine use has been linked to negative health effects. Energy drinks have more caffeine than coffee, and they aren’t regulated by the FDA.
Energy Drinks: Do You Know What Your Kids Are Drinking?
This is Part I of Bright Beacon’s series on Energy Drinks. Don’t miss Part II – “Skip The Speed: 5 Reasons Teens Should Avoid Energy Drinks”and Part III – Energy Drinks: The Danger Of Creating “Wide-Awake Drunks” Energy drinks are caffeinated beverages advertised as boosting the immune system, enhancing performance, and creating a buzz or a high. Most parents cannot differentiate between an energy drink and a carbonated soda. And even fewer can explain specifically to their kids why energy drinks might be unhealthy.
Breast Implants May Be Linked to Rare Disease
Women with silicone or saline breast implants may face a small risk for a rare immune-system cancer. But health officials need more data to know whether the implants caused the cancer, according to the FDA.The agency still considers implants safe overall and said that women with implants should not change their routine monitoring. Safety concerns have plagued breast implants before. Silicone implants were banned in 1992 after some women complained of leakage, leading them to become chronically ill. Widespread sales resumed in 2006 after FDA approval.
Can I Take Alli Along With Other Supplements?
Alli is a weight loss medication that’s approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter sale. Mixing weight loss medications with similar medications isn’t recommended, cautions the Weight-control Information Network, or WIN, an information service of the National Institutes of Health. Taking additional weight loss supplements can be dangerous, too. However, you can take Alli with one specific supplement — and in fact, this is a must-do if you use this particular diet aid.