“Forgotten Thalidomide” campaigners win Legal Aid

May 6, 2011
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The campaign to prove that a pregnancy test drug called Primodos caused deformities in babies was all but forgotten. The legal argument was dead and buried 30 years ago when lawyers on both sides agreed there wasn’t enough evidence. But the babies grew up. They became adults and they began to ask questions and research [...]

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An Amazing Start in Life

December 7, 2010
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Celebrities influence our lives to a great extent. Their lifestyle, dressing style, eating habits and everything about them fascinates people a lot. Celebrities enjoy the fame that other successful people in other fields do not enjoy. They wear designer clothes, drive expensive cars and live in homes which are no less than palaces. In simple [...]

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Celebrity Baby Diet

December 2, 2010
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The baby food diet is like most other gimmick type diets, which isn’t to say that it doesn’t work. It is very restrictive in calories. Any diet that is very restrictive in calories should show weight loss fairly quickly. Is it a long-term solution? I don’t think so. There have always been popular diets like [...]

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A Natural Cold Remedy

November 26, 2010
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Today we are bombarded with pills for this and pills for that, it seems as the the pharmaceutical industry has a cure for everything. But is that really the case. In the case of childhood cold I would argue that the best course of action is to avoid pharmaceutical drugs if at all possible as [...]

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A Child’s First Bed

November 24, 2010
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Let’s say your child is about two years old. It is now time to consider a child’s bed. But what child’s bed to choose, you’ll be surprised at what is out there! You could go for a small starter bed and this would do your child up to about the age of seven or eight. [...]

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Cloth Diapers And Nappies

November 20, 2010
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Nappies, diaper, call them what you will diaper they’ve been around in one form or another for thousands of years. When I was a little one cloth was the only type available now the supermarkets are awash with disposables and it’s almost impossible to find good cloth nappies, or diaper However, we are beginning to [...]

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Pregnancy Aches and Pains

November 17, 2010
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Throughout pregnancy, as your uterus expands you may will aches and pains in the back, abdomen, groin area, and thighs. Sore muscles will likely be the most often type of pain. Others that you may involve cramping or feelings of tightness.

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Picking A Baby’s Name

November 16, 2010
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It’s not easy picking a baby name. In fact it is bloody hard. Just think the name you give your baby will stick with him/her for the rest of their lives. It is not something to do on a whim.

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Baby’s First Tooth

November 11, 2010
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Teething is one of the great milestones of your baby’s development and memories of your baby’s first big toothy grin will be treasured forever. Some babies sail through the process and are showing off their first teeth before you know it, but for others it can be a more uncomfortable time, causing distress to both [...]

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Rubella

November 11, 2010
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Ask your GP to check your immunity three months or so before you try to conceive. This involves a simple blood test to detect antibodies in your bloodstream. If you aren’t immune, you can have a vaccination, but it is important to then wait at least three months before trying to become pregnant. Rubella, or [...]

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