Police:Dad set fire that killed baby, burned ex-girlfriend's body

"A 25-year-old mother was smothered before her infant daughter and her Lawrence apartment were set on fire, a court document said. Joshwa Carlisle, 22, faces preliminary charges of one count of arson and two counts of murder in the Sept. 19 fire and deaths of Tracie Shannon,...

Exclusive breastfeeding can save 22.3% infant deaths

1-7 August 2010: World Breastfeeding Week (CNS): Statistics state that 270,000 infants born in Uttar Pradesh (UP) die in the first month of their birth and every sixth malnutrition child lives in UP. "The grim situation of infant mortality and child malnutrition can be...

Katherine Nadal Gets 99 Years For Cutting Off Son's Genitals

Katherine Nadal, 28, from Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 99 years in jail after cutting off her five weeks old infant son's genitals. She blamed the dog, a 6-pound dachshund. Nadal was also fined $10,000. She is...

Health Canada Recalls a Further 20 000 Bacterial Filled Teethers

Health Canada has issuedtee recall alerts for another 20 000 bacterial filled teethers.  All the recalled teethers have a liquid core.  It has been found that the liquid contains an assortment of bacteria.  Normally, the bacteria would not cause a problem if...

Profit Motive Trumps Need for 2 Catholic Orgs in DC

As if shifting to government the cost of educating children in their parochial schools isn't enough, now the Archdiocese of Washington is trying to maximize their real estate profits at the expense of low-income...

Octuplets' Mom Accepts Angels in Waiting Offer of Help

Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman has decided to accept the offer of help Gloria Allred and the nonprofit group Angels in Waiting presented to her a few weeks back. A statement from the Dr. Phil Show released on Monday...

The Ever Rising Health Care Cost, has to be Cut off Now.

By, Uwe Paschen.  The ever rising Health care cost of the Social Democracies such as Japan, Germany, Sweden and to a certain extend even Canada is putting public health care in serious jeopardy. Last week I took...

China Adopts Food Safety Law

BEIJING - China's legislature has enacted a new food safety law Saturday, to go into effect on June 1st.  The National People's Congress has approved the law, which will ensure food safety "from the...

Coroner Warns That Car Seats Can Kill Sleeping Babies

A coroner is warning parents against allowing their infants to sleep in car seats for prolonged periods because of the high risk of death by asphyxiation.  Following the inquiry into the death of a two-month old...

Man Accused of Raping 8 Day-Old Baby Court Appearance Postponed

I read very graphic details as to how this scumbag molested this baby. I'm finding it extremely hard to do this story after reading what he did. I've literly have gotten sick and have had to go lay down. This is...

Vicks VapoRub May Cause Respiratory Problems in Infants

Vicks VapoRub may cause inflammation in the airways of children and infants, which could give rise to future respiratory problems, according to a new study: " Doctors at Wake Forest University started their study...

2009 Immunization Schedules Released by US CDC

Updates have been made to the 2009 Immunization Schedules for children and adolescents, which were jointly released by the Centres for Disease Control (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American...

China Dairy Boss Pleads Guilty in Melamine Case

The trial of the chairwoman of the now bankrupt Sunlu Group, a Chinese company at the centre of the tainted milk scandal, started today.  Sixty-six year old Tian Wenhua has pleaded guilty to charges of...

Hey, Facebook, What have you got Against Breastfeeding?

A mass online protest movement is gathering after Facebook banned some breastfeeding photos from their social network site.  Many people are upset that Facebook is classifying these photos "obscene," and are...

Sarah Palin's Daughter Gives Birth to a Son: Tripp Johnston

Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol Palin, gave birth to a 7 lb 4oz son in Alaska on Sunday.  Bristol and her boyfriend, Levi Johnston, named their son Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston.  Bristol's aunt Colleen...

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