Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital Your skin has about 1,500 bacteria on each square centimeter. Most of these one-celled organisms are harmless, and many are actually helpful. But one bacterium called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, can cause infections that are resistant to some commonly used antibiotics. “MRSA is spread by contact, such as by children in a school read more

By Chrissy Bernal

April was Multiples Awareness Month and it made me think of a question that I’m often asked.  How do you help them establish their own identities?

When you have multiples, it can be difficult to treat them as separate people.  My girls are often referred to as “The Twins”.  They do things so similarly including sleep in the same position.  They have their special ability to communicate with each other and they dress alike often.

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Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital Whoever first said that bread is the staff of life didn’t know anyone with celiac disease. A person with celiac disease can’t consume foods with wheat, barley, and rye because they contain a substance— called gluten—that leads to damage in the small intestine. While many people have never heard of celiac disease, it’s fairly common, affecting about one in 133 read more

Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital As summer approaches and jeans and turtlenecks are swapped for swimsuits and tank tops, it’s important to remember that protecting yourself against the sun’s harmful rays is the best way to prevent skin cancer and other skin-related diseases. “The sun’s rays have long term effects,” says Rashmi Sheshadri, M.D., a family medicine physician on staff at read more

By Shara Lawrence-Weiss (Originally posted on http://www.earlychildhoodnews.net) Are you looking for a few indoor rainy day ideas? Here you go! Here are five ideas for a rainy day, submitted by Susan, owner of Splendipity: 1. Finger paint in the bathtub with your FEET! 2. Draw with shaving cream on your shower doors (if you don't have shower doors, use shaving cream to read more

By Deanna Parmenter Thanks to all who responded to the quiz. Some of the questions were answered correctly by everyone and others were a bit harder. Erin Torres was the winner of the restaurant gift certificate - Congratulations! Let’s find out how you did... Knowing my credit score is not important unless I need to buy a house or car. Everyone got this one right. read more

By Deanna Parmenter I’ve been writing this blog for several months now and I enjoy it very much. But now it’s time to hear from you. This week’s blog is all about you. More specifically, about how much you know about personal finance. Listed below are 12 questions about very common situations that we all run into. But many of us may not know the answers or even how to find out more read more

This is a sponsored post written by April Pearson Come out to the Spring Fling Vendor Fair from 9 am-3 pm this Saturday, April 14, 2012, where over twenty vendors will gather at the Steeple Chase Community Center located at 11250 Steepleway Blvd, Houston, TX. Come shop ‘til you drop and enjoy music provided by a DJ. You can also enter to win prizes from some of these vendors by purchasing read more

By Chrissy Bernal This month I’m walking in the March for Babies March of Dimes walk. It goes perfectly with April being Multiple Births Awareness month. Multiples tend to arrive ahead of schedule and March of Dimes focuses on reducing the number of premature births so that babies can remain in the womb for as long as possible. Although some twin pregnancies go to 40 weeks (full-term read more

By Diana Saufley In continuing my previous blog about creating safe environments that help prevent injuries and falls, I want to address the bathroom. This is an area that can be very hazardous for a variety of reasons, including flooring type, shoes worn, physical ability and associated activity and much more needs to be assessed. While most people think about the adjustment for a larger read more

Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital One minute doesn’t last very long. That’s barely enough time to walk up several flights of stairs, find your car keys, or brush your teeth. But that’s all it may take to answer a few quick questions to find out if you are one of the nearly six million Americans who has diabetes but doesn’t know it. As part of American Diabetes Association Alert! Day on Tuesday, read more

By Chrissy Bernal Assuming you don’t totally avoid television, radio, Twitter, Facebook…you’ve no doubt heard that Snooki is pregnant. In a weird way, I was relieved. I know you’re thinking, “Um, why would you be relieved that a woman who makes her living by being drunk on national TV is pregnant?” Here’s my thought process… There has been a sort of “Jersey Shore read more

By Diana Saufley Today the population of 45-64 year olds makes up 26.4 percent of the US population. Due to the ease of travel and migration for careers many seniors or soon to be senior adults live in cities far removed from their children and families. As the baby-boomers are hitting the social security rolls and feeling the effects of age related disorders, large populations of read more

Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital Ah, spring. The weather’s getting warmer and the flowers and trees are blooming. You want to spend more time outside enjoying the great weather, and then it hits. Your sinuses clog up, your eyes are running and you are sneezing your head off. Welcome to seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever or allergic rhinitis. As many as one in five people has read more

By Shara Lawrence-Weiss Teachers (and many parents) have long known the value of engaging children/students in craft activities. While it may appear to be nothing more than ‘child’s play’ there’s actually methodology applied. Crafts serve a number of wonderful purposes: Helping children to be creative Cutting = use of fine motor skills Hand-eye read more