November 10th, 2011 
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Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Brand Hurt-Free Wrap firmly secures dressings to wounds, but it doesn’t hurt when removed. That’s because Hurt-Free Wrap is specially designed to stick to itself, not to skin or hair. And this latex-free wrap won’t irritate your skin or leave a sticky residue. Avoid wrapping too tightly, which can hinder circulation. Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Brand Hurt-Free Wrap is more comfortable because it is made of a soft elastic material that conforms to your body, making it ideal for hard-to-fit areas. All Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Brand Wraps stick to themselves and not to your skin. Unlike tapes, they are ideal for use on joints, and provide flexibility and cushioning on top of your wound.
Johnson & Johnson First Aid Hurt-Free Wrap
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 There’s an interesting article that ran in the New York Times last week about the increasing number of mothers using sleep aids. If you have a newborn, that might sound absurd at a time when you find yourself falling asleep at every turn. Brace yourself, because these tired days into sleepness nights don’t necessarily end when the baby can sleep through the night. The Sleep Foundation has released some startling statistics concerning women and sleep. The average woman aged 30-60 only gets approximately 6 hours and 41 minutes of sleep on week nights. They are more likely than men to encounter sleep difficulties. Nearly three in ten women use some type of sleep aid at least a few nights a week. There are many possible reasons for them but sleepless nights are an increasingly common phenomenon, particularly among mothers. “Did I send that e-mail to my client? Is the permission slip for Dr. Katherine M. Sharkey, a sleep medicine expert provides an accurate assessment of what’s going on: “There’s no release valve to let things fall by the wayside during the day, and that’s creeping into women’s night. So they’re waking up in the middle of the night with a million things Dr. Meir Kryger, director of sleep medicine at Gaylord Hospital in Connecticut, says that women, “are really paying the price in sleep for their current role in society.” She’s talking about the way women today often have to juggle motherhood, work full-time, and then are expected to clean the house, cook all the meals and the list can go on to include many other roles. “I think so much of what drives it is our need for control,” says Ana Marie Alessi, a single mother from New Jersey. “We feel like it’s our job to anticipate any variant on The Day, much When sleep’s elusive, there are many ways to help alleviate the never-ending thoughts. Daily exercise, a diet that includes carbohydrates in the evenings, and meditation or breathing exercises are just a few examples. There is no one-solution-fits-all, however, so it’s important to find which methods work for you. Do your thoughts keep you up at night? What kind of things do you do to get back to sleep? Sleep Medication: Mother’s New Little Helper [NYTimes]
 Women who were labeled high risk during pregnancy due to preeclampsia or gestational diabetes can gain valuable health benefits by breastfeeding. Two studies released this week have shown that breastfeeding lowers blood pressure and stabilizes blood sugar.
Women who develop preeclampsia during their pregnancies or who have a history of high blood pressure should consider breastfeeding for more than six months. Preeclampsia, characterized by high blood pressure, affects one in ten pregnancies. It can cause a handful of serious complications during pregnancy but it’s detrimental effects don’t stop there. Many studies have found long-term cardiovascular problems for women who experience the condition, including high-blood pressure. A new study found that breastfeeding could counteract that problem. Researchers looked at 56,000 new mothers and discovered that mothers who breastfed at least six months were less likely to experience high blood pressure over a fourteen-year period. The odds were 22 percent higher that a woman would develop high blood pressure if she did not breastfeed. Smoking habits, diet and exercise were taken into account when calculating results. However, the researchers could not rule out the possibility that factors such as stress or underlying health conditions that can make breastfeeding difficult were driving up blood pressure as well.
Researchers at Kaiser Permanente in California are echoing the call for women to breastfeed due to it’s stabilizing effect on blood sugar levels. Similar the preeclampsia, gestational diabetes during pregnancy can also can carry long-term effects for the mother. Women who develop the condition are more likely to develop diabetes down the road. Researchers found that women who breastfed with little or no formula supplementation had lower blood sugar levels six-nine weeks postpartum, even if they were obese. Women who exclusively or mostly breastfed also exhibited fewer signs of pre-diabetes.
These recent studies add to a growing body of evidence revealing the positive health effects of breastfeeding for the mother, not just the baby. Breastfeeding has already been linked to lowered risks of developing postpartum depression, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer. It can also aid in weigh loss, costs less than formula and can be easier because it requires less prep time than formula.
Why do you plan to breastfeed?
Breastfeeding tied to lower blood pressure risk [reuters]
Pre-eclampsia: a lifelong disorder [MJA]
Preeclampsia [PregnancyWeekly] Long-term implications of gestational diabetes for the mother. [NIH]
Fully or Mostly Breastfeeding Women Have Lowest Blood Sugar Levels After a Gestational Diabetes Pregnancy [HealthCanal]
Why breastfeeding is important [womenshealth.gov]
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