Premature births: The simple test that could stop babies being born too early

ADRIANSHERRATT Jack, 4, and his sister Alice, 1, were both born prematurely and Alice suffers from cerebral palsy Six days after his birth, he needed life-saving surgery on his bowel, then endured many other serious health problems and spent four-and-a-half months in hospital.  “The staff said they’d never seen a baby so small,” recalls his […]

Are gadgets for babies practical or pointless? An old-school mum investigates…

GETTY Many devices are made for new parents to be alerted when their baby is crying Recently I spent a week in Majorca with friends who own a rather tasty villa there and during our break their daughter and four grandchildren, aged three, twins of 15 months and a three-month-old baby – plus nanny – […]

When Beanie Babies Saved Baseball

Wrigley Field was already lifeless by mid-May 1997. After the beloved Cubbies started the season 0-14, fans up and vanished. But on May 18, slammin’ Sammy Sosa launched two dingers as Chicago beat the Giants before the first sellout crowd of the season. Thing is, much of the crowd couldn’t have cared less about home […]

Pregnant women, OAPs & babies can now safely eat runny eggs 30 years after salmonella fear

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said its revised advice that those vulnerable to infection could now safely eat raw or lightly cooked eggs produced under the British Lion Code of Practice followed a thorough review of new scientific evidence.  It had previously advised that vulnerable groups should not eat runny eggs because they could contain […]