Your Health and Fitness

— A baby recently born at County USC Medical Center is giving a whole new meaning to little bundle of joy.

Melinda Star Guido was born weighing barely half a pound, making her the worlds third smallest infant ever recorded born.

She was born 14 weeks early, on Aug. 31. Her actual due date was Dec. 15.

The babys parents, Haydee Ibarra and Yovani Guido, say they know their daughter is a fighter.

She was always fighting, and all the nurses were saying that she was really feisty, Ibarra said. She was always fighting for her life.

Photos from immediately after her birth show Melindas parents putting a hand alongside her to indicate she was barely the size of a palm. <

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Electronic cigarette is the modern alternative to tobacco cigarettes; it offers the same smoking sensations but without the added hazards. Switching to an electronic cigarette is the most sensible thing to do these days, especially if you are a heavy smoker. There are several prominent reasons why a smoke free electronic cigarette is the better option, and we are going to discuss them in this article.

For starters, you don’t have to worry about electronic cigarettes being more expensive at all. A high quality starter kit should cost nothing more than $60- with enough refill cartridges to last a couple of weeks – and you can get started with smoking the electronic cigarette right away. Ass Read full article…

Apparently coffee is good for your mental health, at least if you are a woman. A new study released in the Archives of Internal Medicine followed over 50,000 women over a 10 year period and discovered that women who drank 4 cups of caffeinated coffee a day were 20% less likely to suffer from depression than women who did not drink coffee on a regular basis.

In an article on Reuters.com, they break down the findings and discuss the implications. The interesting things that stood out to me were the sheer numbers the researchers were working with and how careful they were to account for variables that could have impacted outcome.

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Electronic medical records or EMR system is commonly used by hospitals and medical institutions these days; ever since the use of EMR is deemed mandatory, more and more hospitals are using the best EMR solutions from top vendors across the country. One of the biggest challenges of using an EMR system is actually the implementation process.

After selecting the most suitable electronic medical record platform according to the institution’s needs and preferences, proper implementation and integration steps must be planned accordingly. S Read full article…

by Babies.com

Have you ever had that moment where you are on a play date or at the restaurant and caught drooling in envy because another child is eating normal foods without fuss? I would bet a lot of us have been there and even thought about doing a kid swap, of course for mealtimes only.

Good news. There is hope for you and your child! Enter Melanie Potock, MA, CCC -SLP, Pediatric Feeding Specialist and founder of My Munch Bug, a parental guide for creating stress free meals and turning your picky eater into an adventurous one!

She is also the author of Happy Mealtimes with Happy Kids and has released a CD: Dancing in the Kitchen. The

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