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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

Michigan Woman Has Two Babies from Two Wombs

A woman from northern Michigan has given birth to twin daughters seven weeks premature Thursday...
» read full story March 02nd, 2009 - 14:00
Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

  According to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of Pediatrics, children who are...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 14:20
Multiple Births – A Reason Of Concern Rather Than Joy

Multiple Births – A Reason Of Concern Rather Than Joy

Thanks to fertility treatments, multiple births have become more common in the last few decades,...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 13:50
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
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
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
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
Brain Chemical, Missing Genes Associated with Obesity, Study Shows

Brain Chemical, Missing Genes Associated with Obesity, Study Shows

If the rate of obesity and overweight continues to rise, 75 percent of adults and nearly 24...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 14:33
Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom Salt) May Cut Cerebral Palsy Risk In Preemies

Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom Salt) May Cut Cerebral Palsy Risk In Preemies

Magnesium sulfate, a drug given to mothers at risk of preterm delivery in an attempt to delay the...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 13:46
Infections Linked To Preterm Births, Study Finds

Infections Linked To Preterm Births, Study Finds

Researchers recently discovered that an estimated 15 percent of women in preterm labor harbored...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 15:50
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
Study Links Premature Birth To Socially-Challenged Adulthood

Study Links Premature Birth To Socially-Challenged Adulthood

The results of a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine support the...
» read full story July 17th, 2008 - 21:46
Preemies Could Face Problems Later in Life As Well

Preemies Could Face Problems Later in Life As Well

Being born before term has long been linked to neurological and cardiovascular defects, even...
» read full story July 17th, 2008 - 15:57
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
C-Sections Linked to Dramatic Rise in Preterm Births

C-Sections Linked to Dramatic Rise in Preterm Births

The dramatic rise in preterm births is due to the increase in C-section deliveries in the United ...
» read full story May 29th, 2008 - 14:23
Preterm Babies Have Double the Risk of Birth Defects

Preterm Babies Have Double the Risk of Birth Defects

Preterm babies have double the risk to be born with major birth defects than full-term infants, a...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 14:34
Newborns’ Hearts Damaged by Incubator Electromagnetic Fields

Newborns’ Hearts Damaged by Incubator Electromagnetic Fields

New study suggests that the electromagnetic fields produced by the motors of an incubator may...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 11:16
Web Site Offers Info on Survival Chances of Very Premature Babies

Web Site Offers Info on Survival Chances of Very Premature Babies

Doctors and parents having to make life and death decisions about the treatment of very premature...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 12:07
Prematurity-‘A Significant Health Problem that Lasts a Lifetime’

Prematurity-‘A Significant Health Problem that Lasts a Lifetime’

New research reveals what doctors have long known: infants born prematurely are more likely to die...
» read full story March 26th, 2008 - 10:53
Acid Folic Supplements Reduce Preterm Birth Risk

Acid Folic Supplements Reduce Preterm Birth Risk

A new study shows that women who take acid folic supplements for at least a year before becoming...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 13:19
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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People

Nadya Suleman Rejects $1 Million Porn Flick Offer

Nadya Suleman Rejects $1 Million Porn Flick Offer

Well, I bet you did not expect this.   Octomom Nadya Suleman has rejected $1 million, as...
» read full story February 27th, 2009 - 14:34
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Science

Elephants Die Younger In Zoos Than In The Wild

Elephants Die Younger In Zoos Than In The Wild

A recent study reported that African and Asian elephants living in zoos have a far shorter life...
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 14:02
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Specials

March Of Dimes Gives U.S. A “D” In Terms Of Premature Birth

March Of Dimes Gives U.S. A “D” In Terms Of Premature Birth

In an assessment of premature births in each U.S. state, the March of Dimes gave the nation a D on...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 15:29
Most States Get Ds for Preterm Birth Rate

Most States Get Ds for Preterm Birth Rate

The United States’ high rate of premature births has earned the state a D, according to the...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 16:01
Shocking Preterm Birth Rate In The United States

Shocking Preterm Birth Rate In The United States

The rate of premature birth in the United States has reached an alarming 12,7 percent, although the...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 23:50
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
Pregnancy Depression And Preterm Delivery Go Hand-In-Hand

Pregnancy Depression And Preterm Delivery Go Hand-In-Hand

Mothers-to-be who are depressed during pregnancy have a higher risk of premature delivery, a new...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 13:00
Heath Ledger's Co-Stars' Touching Tribute To His Daughter

Heath Ledger's Co-Stars' Touching Tribute To His Daughter

Hollywood actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell, who took the challenge to complete the...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 13:53
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
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