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February 27, 2010 - Naps Helps Babies Remember New Things

HealthDay News — Naps play an important role in infant learning by helping children’s developing brains retain information, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Arizona in Tucson found that infants who have daytime naps are more likely to exhibit an advanced level of learning called abstraction […]


February 26, 2010 - Olympian skater gains 10 pounds and is thrilled

By Evergreen, Portland writer Canandian Olympic ice dancer Tanith Belbin purposely gained 10 pounds and is feeling great.  She didn’t win a medal, but she she feels like she is winning life. Her coach suggested the weight change and iteh extra pounds had both physical and mential benefits.   Tanith said […]


February 25, 2010 - How kids make us laugh

By Christina Rainey, Oregon mom It’s funny how when adults interact with babies, the first thing they want to do is to make them smile.  A laugh would be ideal!  Babies laughter is addictive, once they start giggling, we will do anything to re-create it.  It’s contagious too.  Often Lauren […]


February 24, 2010 - We needn’t feel helpless against domestic violence

By Erika Weisensee Milwaukie writing mom, Domestic violence deaths continue in Oregon at an alarming rate. In December, Chiquita Rollins, the Multnomah County Domestic Violence Coordinator, wrote a message on her office’s website (www.multco.us/portal/site/dv/), reporting that within one month’s time Oregon had seventeen domestic violence related deaths.  The very latest […]


February 23, 2010 - Most Americans Think It’s Others Who Are Unhealthy

Most Americans Think It’s Others Who Are Unhealthy HealthDay News — Despite rising rates of obesity and diabetes, a new survey has found that a majority of Americans believe their health is just fine – it’s everyone else who has the problem.  More than 50 percent of respondents said that […]



February 20, 2010 - Dips in Breast Cancer Rates Seen Most in Affluent Women

Dips in Breast Cancer Rates Seen Most in Affluent Women HealthDay News — Breast cancer rates are declining, especially among women over 50 who have estrogen receptor-positive tumors, and now a new study narrows down the reason why. After analyzing data on more than 350,000 women with breast cancer, Harvard […]


February 19, 2010 - Strike back at rude cell-phone users

By Evergreen, Portland writer Recently, singer Adam Lambert was interrupted by a cell-phone call int he audience.  Teh video shows Adma mocking the woman kindly from the stage.  My response is bring it on!  Cell-phone calls interupt teh program for the whole audience.  People should be fined for causing problems […]


February 18, 2010 - Brain Scan Shows What Beauty is Worth

HealthDay News — New brain-scan research is providing insight into how you decide what things are worth. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center found that specific areas of the brain were activated in male college students as they evaluated female faces. The findings, they report, suggest that the brains were […]