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Health Tip: Baby's Transition From Liquid Diet

May 12, 2008 08:47 PM PDT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Most babies typically stick to a diet of formula or breast milk up until about 4-to-6 months of age. When she's ready to start to add solid foods to her diet, she'll give you some signs to let you know. Full Story

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Health Tip: Baby's Transition From Liquid Diet
May 12, 2008 08:47 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Most babies typically stick to a diet of formula or breast milk up until about 4-to-6 months of age. When she's ready to start to add solid foods to her diet, she'll give you some signs to let you know.
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Protective Eyewear Key to Sports Safety
May 10, 2008 08:45 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - SATURDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Every year in the United States, about 40,000 people suffer sports-related eye injuries, says the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), which recommends that all athletes wear appropriate, sports-specific eye protection properly fitted by an eye-care professional.
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New health woes as China moves from famine to feast
May 9, 2008 05:42 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Evening exercise classes at the Nirvana fitness centre in Beijing are in high demand these days as young professionals whose mothers once counted ration cards seek to stay svelte despite lavish lunches.
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Hunger Hormone Makes Food Look More Tasty
May 7, 2008 08:47 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- A new brain imaging study reveals that a gut hormone known for its appetite-promoting powers actually stimulates key reward centers in the brain to make food look more tasty and irresistible.
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EU food safety body takes new look at baby bottle chemical
May 6, 2008 08:30 AM PDT, AFP
AFP - The EU food safety watchdog EFSA said Tuesday it may review its clearance of bisphenol A for use in the manufacture of plastic baby bottles after Canada moved to ban the substance.
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French agriculture minister calls for 'world forum' on food crisis
May 5, 2008 10:48 AM PDT, AFP
AFP - French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier called Monday for a "world forum" on the food crisis which has sparked riots in several countries and threats to push millions of people deeper into poverty.
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High-fat, low-carb diet helps kids with epilepsy
May 5, 2008 09:52 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - The results of a study provide strong evidence that a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates -- a so-called "ketogenic diet" -- can help control seizures in children with stubborn epilepsy that does not respond well to drug therapy.
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Low-income women's diet quality varies by race
May 1, 2008 12:23 PM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - While it can be hard for low-income families to afford fresh fruits and vegetables, disadvantaged Hispanic women tend to have healthier diets than their white and African-American counterparts, a study suggests.
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Report Slams U.S. Food Safety System
Apr 30, 2008 08:47 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- The current system that guarantees the safety of food in the United States is in a state of crisis, a new report finds.
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Food crisis unlikely to cause famine soon: U.N.
Apr 30, 2008 09:02 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Global food shortages and higher prices are more likely to cause malnutrition than outright famine, at least in the near term, the coordinator of a new United Nations task force said on Wednesday.
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