HINT Water is hosting a "Mom's Against Sugar Water" campaign, urging schools to eliminate sugary beverages. Whether your child can't go a minute without hitting the vending machine or refuses to drink anything but soda, HINT wants to hear about it! By submitting a wall post on HINT's Facebook Fan page (www.facebook.com/drinkhint) by March 30th, moms will automatically be entered for the chance to win a year supply of HINT water and a donation of 100 cases to their child's school. For official rules and more information check out HINT's Web site at www.drinkhint.com.

In line with First Lady Michelle Obama's childhood obesity initiative, HINT Water (www.drinkhint.com) is launching their new "Moms Against Sugar Water" campaign, urging both schools and parents to eliminate sugary beverages. The brand is already working with schools in New York and California and is urging moms to voice their concerns about the healthy options in their children's schools. HINT is an all-natural, 0 calorie, 0 sugar essence water with a "hint" of flavor created by husband and wife team Theo and Kara Goldin in 2005 when they couldn't find any healthy beverage options for their four kids.

You can find all of the details here for the contest.

Expecting mommies often hear about the benefits of playing music for your baby while it's in the womb. The old school version of putting headphones around your belly has finally been revamped! Now you can plug in your iPod or MP3 Player with the brand new prenatal music belt — the Lullabelly.

Some experts say listening to music in the womb encourages learning, language development and memory skills. Plus, playing the same music after birth can help your baby sleep better. The Lullabelly prenatal music belt offers a more modern, comfortable way to help your baby's development with your favorite music! And it's a great way for daddy to get involved, let him pick the tunes for the iPod!

Any mom-to-be will tell you that stretching a headset across your belly is clumsy and hard to position. The Lullabelly prenatal music belt can be used whether you are on the go or just relaxing home. It is extremely soft, flexible, lightweight and comfortable. The large pocket is ideal for carrying your portable MP3 player or other small accessories. The Lullabelly even comes with built-in speakers and adjustable volume control.

Breast Cancer and Fiber Well Woman Blog

It's an established fact that fiber is good for you. Fiber prevents constipation, lowers cholesterol and helps in weight loss. Research done at the University of Leeds in London has found yet another reason to eat fiber-rich foods. According to a report in MaxHealth, Researchers at the University's Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics have been tracking the eating habits and health of more than 35,000 women for the past seven years, [...] Read More


Urban Women Face Higher Risk for Breast Cancer Well Woman Blog

As if the risk of contracting breast cancer wasn't high enough. According to a recent study, women who live in urban tend to have more dense breast tissue, thus increasing the risk of breast cancer. The study, which compared women living and working in London to those living outside the city, found that city-dwelling women were more likely than their rural peers to have dense breasts. "Our study suggests that the closer [...] Read More


Fear Left by Breast Cancer Well Woman Blog

My mother lost both breasts to breast cancer, one in the forties, the second one ten years later. It left a real blight on her life. She lived to almost ninety, but the fear of having the cancer return never left her. She wasn't the only one who lived in fear. I was afraid that, as her daughter, I might inherit the disease. I checked my breasts often and went for [...] Read More


You Don't Have to Be a Woman to Support Breast Cancer Reasearch. It's As Easy As Buying a Cake! Cool Picking

Perhaps you know someone with breast cancer- or thankfully maybe you don't. But either way, you don't have to be a woman to support breast cancer research because truthfully - somewhere in your life, you have had contact indirectly with a woman with breast cancer. It's an important issue that affects men, women, families and children because often those with breast cancer have children. It's a cancer that knows no [...] Read More


deCODE BreastCancer Genetic Diagnostic Test Launched The Biotech Weblog

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Dawn PolanddeCoODE Genetics launched deCODE BreastCancer™, a new non-invasive tool for assessing risk of the common forms of breast cancer. The deCODE BreastCancer™ test measures seven widely replicated single-letter variations (SNPs) in the human genome that deCODE and others have linked to risk of breast cancer. These SNPs contribute to the incidence of an estimated 60 percent of all breast cancers. The test integrates data from [...] Read More

Over the past few years, probiotics have generated quite the buzz, and for good reason too! These good bacteria have been found to help with a myriad of health issues from yeast infections, eczema and embarrassing digestive issues.

Digestive upsets, even occasional ones, are not an easy subject to deal with, or even talk about, but more than 60 million Americans suffer from digestive diseases/conditions and the large majority of them are women. In attempts to manage these, many people invest so much money in digestive products and often fail to get their money's worth when upsets return.

Probiotics are available in various forms, but credible probiotic supplements like Procter & Gamble's Align, are a natural, effective way to help restore balance to the digestive system. In fact, recently, P&G announced that they are now offering a full money-back guarantee on Align, giving those who suffer from digestive upsets a chance to find digestive peace - risk free.

Find out more about Align in their official website.

The Birth Control Patch Well Woman Blog

Teenage pregnancies seem to be on the decline. This is good news. However, the rate is still far too high. Statistics taken from Family First Aid indicate that there are over 800,000 such pregnancies ever year, the majority to unwed mothers. Kids in their teens, with raging hormones and little thought of the consequences, don't want to mess with condoms. They forget to take their pills and have no idea, nor [...] Read More


New Birth Control Pills Pose a Threat Well Woman Blog

Ever since Birth Control Pills came on the market, there's been a worry about side effects, especially life-threatening blood clots. Some lifestyle choices increase that risk, including smoking. New pills come on the market, supposedly improvements on the old. But are they? An article from CBC News warns: Some newer, low-dose birth control pills double the risk of potentially dangerous blood clots compared with older contraceptives and should be banned, a [...] Read More


Birth Control Methods Well Woman Blog

As I mentioned in a previous article, there are many different methods of birth control to choose from. In the Dental and Health articles at Dental.com, there's a detailed description of the many methods available, from the pill: It's been around for about fifty years now, and when taken as prescribed, it is a safe and effective way to prevent pregnancy from occurring. to other forms of birth control: Other forms of birth [...] Read More


Overweight Women are at High Risk of Developing Blood Clots from Ortho Evra® Birth Control Patch Straightfromthedoc

It was already known that the Ortho Evra® birth control patch causes blood clots. Now, the maker of the patch is saying that overweight women using the birth control patch Ortho Evra® are at a particularly high risk of developing blood clots. Janssen-Ortho Inc. (part of Johnson & Johnson; NYSE: JNJ), also warns that women should not expose the Ortho Evra® birth control patch to sources of heat such as [...] Read More


Johnson & Johnson facing 500 Claimants in Lawsuit over Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Straightfromthedoc

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is currently facing 500 claimants in lawsuits related to deaths and injuries caused by the Ortho Evra birth control patch. The claimants are seeking substantial compensation and (where available) punitive damages for alleged side effects from Ortho Evra: blood clots, heart attacks and strokes. Johnson & Johnson's latest SEC filing for the Second Quarter of 2006, did not disclose any settlements of cases reported over the past [...] Read More