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Health

Report: US Birth Rate Hit Record in 2007

Report: US Birth Rate Hit Record in 2007

According to a preliminary report from the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S....
» read full story March 19th, 2009 - 15:39
Obesity in Pregnancy May Result in Birth Defects

Obesity in Pregnancy May Result in Birth Defects

Obese pregnant women are at great risk of having babies with a wide range of birth defects,...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 14:16
Mississippi Had The Highest Teen Birth Rate In 2006, CDC Says

Mississippi Had The Highest Teen Birth Rate In 2006, CDC Says

  New statistics released Wednesday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
» read full story January 09th, 2009 - 12:07
Low-Glycemic Diet Controls Glucose Levels in Diabetes

Low-Glycemic Diet Controls Glucose Levels in Diabetes

People suffering from diabetes have to carefully choose their foods in order to prevent gaining...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 10:57
Preterm Babies More Prone To Cerebral Palsy

Preterm Babies More Prone To Cerebral Palsy

Babies born earlier than 37 weeks of gestation are three times more likely to have cerebral palsy...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 23:43
Glaxo Malaria Vaccine Proves Successful in Early Tests

Glaxo Malaria Vaccine Proves Successful in Early Tests

Researchers have been trying for years to develop a vaccine for malaria, the deadly, mosquito-borne...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 13:54
Water Aerobics during Pregnancy May Ease Delivery

Water Aerobics during Pregnancy May Ease Delivery

Pregnant women might need less pain-killing medication during childbirth if they did water...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 15:00
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Drastically Reduces Risks

Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Drastically Reduces Risks

Researchers have found that obese women who undergo weight-loss surgery before becoming pregnant...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 23:01
Nationwide Premature Birth Report Gives States Grades For Premature Births

Nationwide Premature Birth Report Gives States Grades For Premature Births

Each year, more than 530,000 babies are born before 37 full weeks of gestation, statistics show....
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 17:00
No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women

No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently altered their recommendations for pregnant women with...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 20:25
Early Insulin Treatment Does Not Help Preemies

Early Insulin Treatment Does Not Help Preemies

Early insulin treatments intended to improve health of premature babies failed to boost the...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 15:00
Update: Panel Calls FDA Ruling On BPA “Inadequate”

Update: Panel Calls FDA Ruling On BPA “Inadequate”

Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 13:13
Depression during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk of Preterm Delivery

Depression during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk of Preterm Delivery

Pregnant women with significant depressive symptoms during pregnancy have the highest chance of...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 13:12
Anesthesia May Predispose Children to Developmental Problems

Anesthesia May Predispose Children to Developmental Problems

A new study suggests that children exposed to anesthesia are more predisposed to developmental and...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 14:00
Infant Mortality Rate Still Too High, U.S. Rank 29th

Infant Mortality Rate Still Too High, U.S. Rank 29th

Fewer infants are dying in the United States, 2 percent fewer, but the rate is still high according...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 20:18
Infant Mortality Rate in the U.S. Still High

Infant Mortality Rate in the U.S. Still High

A report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the infant...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 16:31
Report Shows Preterm Birth Contributes to Growing Number of Infant Deaths

Report Shows Preterm Birth Contributes to Growing Number of Infant Deaths

Deaths directly related to preterm births have increased, especially for non-Hispanic black women,...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 19:30
FDA Approves Depakote to Treat Epileptic Seizures, Migraine…

FDA Approves Depakote to Treat Epileptic Seizures, Migraine…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Depakote...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 13:50
Women with High Bone Density More Likely to Develop Breast Cancer

Women with High Bone Density More Likely to Develop Breast Cancer

A study by researchers at the University of Arizona in Tucson found that hip bone mineral...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 15:07
IVF Twin Pregnancies No Riskier than Two Single Births

IVF Twin Pregnancies No Riskier than Two Single Births

A U.S. researcher’s argument that twins are a solution for infertile couples who want more than...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 15:13
Low Birth Weight and Prematurity May Raise Baby’s Risk for Autism

Low Birth Weight and Prematurity May Raise Baby’s Risk for Autism

Infants born before term and underweight, especially baby-girls are twice as likely to develop...
» read full story June 03rd, 2008 - 12:20
Americans Grow Older, Live More

Americans Grow Older, Live More

According to a preliminary report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 14:54
New Study: Abortion Pills Not Affecting Later Pregnancies

New Study: Abortion Pills Not Affecting Later Pregnancies

A recent study has showed that the ultimate way of abortion, the abortion pills, do not seem to...
» read full story August 16th, 2007 - 16:44
Use of Antidepressants During Pregnancy Relatively Safe

Use of Antidepressants During Pregnancy Relatively Safe

The use of antidepressants by pregnant women poses limited risk of birth defects, according to new...
» read full story June 28th, 2007 - 12:31
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Specials

Mississippi Had the Highest Teen Birth Rate in 2006, CDC Says

Mississippi Had the Highest Teen Birth Rate in 2006, CDC Says

  New statistics released Wednesday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
» read full story January 08th, 2009 - 13:22
Quit Smoking Today!

Quit Smoking Today!

What did your New Year’s resolutions include except losing weight and reducing debts? If you...
» read full story January 01st, 2009 - 20:35
Weight Loss Surgery Improves Fertility

Weight Loss Surgery Improves Fertility

Women who become heavy with child after weight-loss surgery are prone to be healthier and less...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 15:38
Depression Might Double Risk Of Preterm Delivery

Depression Might Double Risk Of Preterm Delivery

Depression during pregnancy was found to double the chance of a woman to deliver her baby before...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 14:31
Baby Bottle Chemical Bisphenol A Once Again under Fire

Baby Bottle Chemical Bisphenol A Once Again under Fire

The Department of Health and Human Services’ National Toxicology Program on Wednesday released a...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 14:31
2008 Kids Count Data Book

2008 Kids Count Data Book

The situation of children in the United States shows slight signs of improvement from 2000 to...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 10:07
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Offspring in First Photo Shoot

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Offspring in First Photo Shoot

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are ready to present their twin babies to the world. Emme and Max...
» read full story March 20th, 2008 - 16:08
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Science

By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

A new study from John Hopkins University reveals that if Americans continue with their bad habits...
» read full story July 22nd, 2007 - 18:38
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