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Health Essentials: Get H1N1 Updates on Your Cell Phone & Twitter

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The easiest way to stay up-to-date about swine flu is to get updates delivered directly to your mobile device via SMS. The team over at CellPhones.org have created a new service designed to help you stay informed during the fall flu season.

In The News: SIGG Finally Gets It

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When SIGG neglected to alert consumers that their old bottles contained BPA, bloggers sounded off, and Facebook and Twitter users spread the word. The lesson to companies? In the Internet age, moms will use every available resource to keep their families safe. By Kelly…

What the Health Reform Means for Your Family

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Does health reform have you completely baffled? Same here. So we asked Jennifer Tolbert, a principal policy analyst at the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation (and a mom), to break down some of the key issues. By Colleen Egan

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Don't let your doctors try and kill you or your family.

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If you and your family are like millions of normal people on this giant rock than you take prescription drugs for most everything that is wrong. I have a sore throat, allergies, heart burn a headache or cold. I got an RX for antibiotics and need to take them for 2 weeks, one month- so on and so on.…

Is Your Child Getting Enough Vitamins?

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Find out how to ensure that your kid is getting the right nutrition, even if she hates spinach.

By Colleen Egan

Is autism genetic?

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Science is getting closer to finding out. Researchers at UCLA, reporting online in Molecular Psychiatry, have pinned down a strong genetic association with autism. Leaving aside the details -- which, trust me, you don't want to know -- this group found a high significant…

4 Tips to Keep Kids Healthy While Traveling

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Family trips can be a blast, but nothing ruins a vacation faster than a sick child. Whether you're visiting Mayan ruins or checking out Times Square, you've got to plan ahead—with some creativity!