Military Wives and PPD: According to research out of the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, pregnant women whose husbands are deployed are at a much higher risk for postpartum depression. For this study, over 400 women were screened for PPD six weeks after delivering their babies. 1/4 of those whose husbands were deployed during their pregnancies screened positive, compared with 13% of the remaining women.

Hand Sanitizer Hazard: April alerted us to this over on the boards: Hand sanitizers and wipes, which seem to be ubiquitous among germ-conscious parents and teachers these days, contain a surprising amount of alcohol - for example, Purell is 62% Ethyl Alcohol. Ingesting it can lead to alcohol poisoning, as happened to a couple of young children recently. Keep such products out of reach of children.