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Newsweek 'Muslim Rage' cover sets off social media. How about sales?
Newsweek is at it again: The magazine’s newest controversial cover, blaring the headline “Muslim Rage,” has readers in an uproar and social media in a tizzy. Whether any of it will boost the publication’s sales remains to be seen....
Tags: Barack Obama, Twitter, Inc., Periodicals, Social Media, University of Mississippi
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Breastfeeding gets a boost
For the Booster Shots BlogAlmost half of all babies born in the United States -- 47.2% to be exact -- are still breastfeeding at 6 months, and the rate at which mothers are initiating breastfeeding of their newborns has had its highest jump in a decade, the Centers for Disease...Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Medical Specialization, Diabetes, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gastroenteritis
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Father warns other parents after 3-year-old accidentally drowns
L.A. NOWA Laguna Hills father is warning other parents after his 3-year-old daughter drowned in what authorities are calling a tragic accident.... -
New free health services now available to women across U.S.
L.A. NOWWomen in L.A. and around the U.S. can now receive free preventive services such as contraceptive counseling, HIV screening and breastfeeding support, federal health officials announced.... -
Breastfeeding moms deserve privacy, even in a crowd
I was at a party recently where a young father was getting a lot of attention as he spooned baby food into the mouth of his 6-month-old son. Several men were gathered around, enjoying the antics of the baby boy, who giggled with every bite. Only a few...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Beyonce, Nursing
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Baby planners help parents-to-be navigate a life-changing event
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIn Los Angeles, red carpet treatment is not just for celebrities. Here, mere mortals can find specialists — medical concierges, cat whisperers, image consultants — for almost everything. And that includes experts who are hired to help...Tags: Event Planning, Hospitals and Clinics, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Weddings, Emergency Health Procedures
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Did pregnancy make Mariah Carey's voice stronger?
Mariah Carey, she of the five-octave vocal range, is showing off her new figure. The platinum pop diva, who gave birth to twins in April, recently dropped 30 pounds -- but that's not all that's changed. Carey says pregnancy has made her voice stronger....Tags: Twins, Opera (genre), Human Body, Health, Testosterone
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Breastfeeding counteracts risk for a type of cancer, study says
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African American women have higher rates of a type of breast cancer that isn't dependent for growth on the hormones estrogen or progesterone. They also have a higher rate of childbearing...Tags: Hormones and Metabolism, Politics, Human Body, Physical Conditions, Minority Groups
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How to parent like a celebrity
"Mad Men" actress January Jones ate her placenta (to be fair, dried and made into a pill). Alicia Silverstone chews up veggies and deposits them mama-bird-style into her baby son's mouth. And model Gisele Bundchen says her diaper-free son was toilet...
Tags: University at Buffalo, Dietary Supplements, Human Body, Medical Specialization, Health
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Time magazine cover: TV networks blur breast image
Show TrackerTV programs love talking about the controversial new Time magazine cover. They're just a little shy about showing the whole thing. For a story about "attachment parenting" - whose leading proponent Dr. Bill Sears advocates such extreme parenting... -
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It'll be a boy for Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan
Ministry of GossipRobert Downey Jr. is expecting a boy! Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan are expecting their first baby, and the "Iron Man" star says their bundle is a baby boy. Downey has an 18-year-old son from a previous relationship....
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