Breast-Feeding Could Provide Jury Exemption
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The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates have approved a bill that would make the commonwealth the seventh state to exempt breast-feeding mothers from jury duty.
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The case of a medical student requesting extra breaks on lengthy tests so she can pump breast milk is a harbinger of what could become a growing problem.
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MOTHERS-TO-BE are today warned a supplement essential for healthy babies could double their risk of breast cancer. Early results from a scientific study suggest the long-term affects of women taking folic
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CINCINNATI - A juror has ended up behind bars. Rachelle Thomas told a judge in Cincinnati last year that she couldn't serve on a jury because she had to take her son to a doctor's appointment. But she had already filled out a juror's questionnaire and wrote she had no children.
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A federal dietary advisory panel is considering whether its revision of nutrition guidelines should let some people treat themselves to guilt-free desserts. Such treats would be bonuses for healthful living, under proposals being considered by the advisory panel that's drafting an update of the nutritional guidance.
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Women would get the legal right to breastfeed in public, under a new law being proposed by the government.
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The judge in the Scott Peterson case ruled Friday that the jury will be allowed to consider a lesser murder charge that would spare the former fertilizer salesman a possible death sentence if convicted.
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Breast-fed children are  significantly more likely to do well in measures of  stereoscopic vision than are those who received formula during  infancy, according to UK researchers.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen  Breyer reported for jury duty this week in Massachusetts, where  he is a part-time resident, but was not picked for a trial.
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Education officials in the District said Friday that they would refer the cases of 434 students who lack proof of immunization to the city's Family Court, where the children's parents and guardians could be charged with child neglect.
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(HealthDayNews) -- If you're pregnant and planning to breast feed your baby, Boys Town Pediatrics in Omaha offers these suggestions:   Eat lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, whole-grain breads, dairy products and protein-rich foods. Drink plenty of fluids. Continue taking prenatal vitamins. Avoid drinking more than two cups of coffee, tea or other caffeine-laden drinks a day. Avoid alcohol consumption. Don't smoke. It can decrease your milk supply. Check with your doctor before taking any medications.
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NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters Life!) - Compounds found in air in the home could pose more of a health risk to breast-fed babies than chemicals they are exposed to through their mother's milk, researchers in the United States said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Breastfeeding has many benefits for babies, but protection from obesity may not be one of them, a UK research team reports.
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Breast-feeding appears to help prevent crooked teeth in babies, says a study in the current issue of the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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NEW YORK  - Breast-fed children are significantly more likely to do well in measures of stereoscopic vision than are those who received formula during infancy, according to UK researchers.
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FORT HOOD, Texas -- A military judge ruled yesterday that statements by President Bush and military leaders about alleged Abu Ghraib abuses do not appear specific enough to taint the jury pool for next month's trial of a reputed ringleader in the case.
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NEW YORK  - Breastfeeding for even a few  months may lower the odds that a child will develop leukemia, a  new research review suggests.