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Higher IQ for babies fed on demand
According to new research, babies who are fed on demand are more likely to have an increased IQ and to perform better at school. According to the study, eight year-olds, whom were fed on demand as b...Ice cream could be as addictive as cocaine
Everyone knows that the first spoon of ice cream is deadly, leaving you wanting more. New research, from the Oregon Research Institute, indicates that it may be genuinely addictive. The researchers co...Breastfeeding mums to avoid caffeine!
According to a breast feeding expert, mothers who are struggling to get their babies to sleep should consider how much caffeine they are consuming. Drinking tea, coffee, soft drinks and even eating ch...Depression fear for older mothers
A new study suggests that older mothers are five times more likely to suffer from depression after childbirth. Increased stress levels in pregnancy were blamed for the higher rates of depression in ol...Hip or hip’ocrite film
One in five records in the top 10 last year had foul language in the lyrics with 100 uses of swearwords compared with 16 just five years ago*. 47 music artists had tracks in the Top 40 with swearin...Simple test to stop toddlers falling behind
Researchers of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania claim that a simple test which identifies toddlers struggling with speech could prevent them from falling behind their peers. The test could pick up on...Six month old babies can understand words
Six month old babies can understand basic words according to research by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania. This is almost twice as early as previously thought. Words such as ‘armR...Mother and child can survive cancer in pregnancy
According to a collection of studies, pregnant women who develop cancer should not have an abortion, delay their own treatment or give birth prematurely because chemotherapy doesn’t harm an unbo...13-year-old girls given secret contraceptive implants
After a government drive to cut teenage pregnancies, girls as young as 13 have been fitted with contraceptive implants at school, without their parents knowledge. Nine schools in Southampton have offe...Baby purees may lead to a sweet tooth
Research from the University of Nottingham has found that weaning babies on finger foods, rather than spoon fed purees, may help them to maintain a healthy weight. Apparently, scientists say that infa...
