It's not safe to eat precooked meats such as deli meats, hot dogs, and pâté when you're pregnant unless they're heated until steaming hot. Pregnant women are about 20 times more likely than other healthy adults to get listeriosis, and newborns – not moms –...
We don't have any evidence that bleaching your teeth will pose a significant risk to you or your baby. But we don't have enough data to say it's safe, either. The peroxide used in bleaching causes an oxidative process, and we know that oxidation can be har...
Hot tubs are usually too hot to be safe for pregnant women to use. We know that water over 105 degrees is damaging to developing cells. It won't damage yours, but the baby is sitting in fluid that's also going to get very warm. And extreme temperatures can...
You don't want your heart rate to go too high for too long or to exercise so hard that you get overheated. If you're healthy, you generally shouldn't raise your heart rate over 140 beats per minute while pregnant. You need enough time between beats to get ...
If you're just having acrylic nails put on, you're probably not exposed to enough of any hazardous materials to create any significant hazard to your pregnancy. Some of the chemicals involved can be absorbed through the skin, but you're not likely to be ex...
We don't have any evidence that bleaching your teeth will pose a significant risk to you or your baby. But we don't have enough data to say it's safe, either. The peroxide used in bleaching causes an oxidative process, and we know that oxidation can be har...
If you're considering belly button piercing and become pregnant, postponing the procedure until after delivery is the best idea. As your belly gets bigger along with your baby, the skin of your belly could tighten considerably as it stretches. This sometim...
Believe it or not, your nose is not just a decorative object found on your face, it really has a purpose. It is extremely important to keep the nose clear so it is possible to breath through the nose. It has been found that air exchange into the sinuses oc...
Unlike most infections ( for example a strep throat), where it is possible to determine the exact bacteria by doing a simple culture, it is not possible to simply take a culture from your nose to determine what the cause is of the sinus infections. The bac...
Because penetration of antibiotics inside the sinuses is poor, an extended treatment is often necessary. Antibiotics do not penetrate well into bone and the bacteria in chronic sinusitis are located inside bone. Typically a minimum of three weeks or more o...
A clinical case of Lyme disease occurs when a person is infected by a tick bite. Symptoms follow after an incubation period that may last between two and thirty days. However, on some occasions, the bacteria do not cause disease straight away. The bacteria...
In nearly all cases it is transmitted to humans by the bite of a tick infected with these bacteria. In a population of ticks, only some will carry the infection.
Prompt removal of ticks decreases the chances of getting Lyme disease. The proper and easiest method is to grasp the tick with fine tweezers, as near the skin as you can, and gently pull it straight out. Be careful not to squeeze the tick when removing it ...
Each cancer survivor’s recovery is different, and a person’s adjustment after cancer treatment depends on a number of factors.Ovarian cancer can cause major life changes in its survivors.If a woman undergoes removal of the ovaries and/or uterus, she will b...
This is the heaviest question that all new mothers are now asking. Babies wish mothers would forget that word "independence". It implies holding yourself apart. To experience the ecstatic part of motherhood you have to enter unreservedly into the mother/ba...
If you feel uncomfortable with the advice or if it is making your baby unhappy, then it's poor advice. You know yourself and your baby better than anyone else, even if this is your first baby. Your maternal instinct sends up a signal particularly against a...
This is a valid question. It has been a concern since antiquity. Twentieth Century medical opinion held that all women's milk was the same but now it is recognized that the quality of a mother's milk is influenced by her diet and that the quality of your b...
No it isn't. The good news is that you can change that starting today. Eat meat, lots of it. No soft drinks, tea or coffee. Cut way back on all carbohydrates. Figure out where the vegetable fats, shortenings and oils are creeping in and banish them (but ke...
Bonding is important but it's hardly a new invention. It's been around from the start of the human race and so has the family. Bottles are the new invention and they are mere mechanical objects upon which bonding is in no way dependent (or none of us would...
Self reliance is a high value among Americans. Moms think they should be able to just wing it but this rarely works, particularly when baby is crying, nipples are hurting and doctor is suggesting that formula is not a bad idea. Be assured that 1) The sacri...