Posted by: Liza N. Burby in: ● August 6, 2010
Karen Joy Miller of Huntington, a breast cancer survivor, and Laura Weinberg of Great Neck, have been campaigning for more than a decade to ban chemicals they believe are linked to breast cancer. Their main target has been bisphenol-A or BPA, a chemical used to manufacture plastics, including baby bottles, sippy cups and pacifiers. Studies [...]
Posted by: Liza N. Burby in: ● June 24, 2010
Every summer we see the tragic stories in the paper about accidental drownings. Nearly always they involve children who were unsupervised for just a moment. Other times it’s older kids who no one expects could drown. I think of the heartbreak those families experience from something that is so very avoidable. Please, anyone who has a pool, take [...]
Posted by: Liza N. Burby in: ● March 10, 2010
Apparently now even baby slings, designed to cuddle infants close while you try to have your hands free to multi-task, have become dangerous. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is issuing a warning that infants can suffocate. Slings have been linked to at least seven deaths. I’d love to hear from moms who practice “baby wearing” [...]
Posted by: Liza N. Burby in: ● October 21, 2009
Today my 15-year-old daughter and I trolled the rows of costumes at two different stores. As I looked nostalgically over at the Tinkerbell and bunny costumes, the cute bumble bee and puppy accessories, Laura was becoming increasingly annoyed. And no wonder. I quickly joined her as I saw that the gap between bunny ears and [...]