Archive for February, 2010

Children Likely Die From Pesticide Exposure

I saw a post on twitter the other day from @thesmartmama about the deaths of two little girls who were exposed to a pesticide used to get rid of voles in the front lawn of their home. You can read the article about it here.

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Take Off Your Shoes! Pesticide Residue and Health Risks To Children

The other day I made a comment to Corina about someone who visited my house that didn't take their kid's shoes off. I am not a clean freak by any means but it did seem a little weird. While I was thinking about it from a "dirt" perspective, Corina raised another, more concerning issue, pesticide residues.

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Disposable Diapers: is there a natural way?

Shedding light on some of the questions surrounding disposable diapers. Is there an environmentally friendly option?

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gDiapers claims: ‘no garbage, no guilt’. The City of Vancouver, WA puts the guilt back where it belongs

A recent study published by the city of Vancouver, Washington follows the long journey that a gDiaper refill liner must make to get from being flushed down the toilet to it's final resting place: the landfill.

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Vicks VapoRub May Pose Risks to Children’s Health Try This Natural Option Instead

What former child doesn't associate being stuffed up and sick as a kid with the smell of Vicks VapoRub? I remember running away from my mom and when she finally caught me, turning my head away as she painted my upper lip with the eye burning, stinging goop. Did it help? I don't know. Maybe the stinging and burning distracted me from my ailment...

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