October 2007
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We have always known that sex can be pleasurable and enjoyable. That normally means that it is bad for our health. Not so according to recent news, in fact the opposite could be true. It may actually improve your mood and your general health. At last some good news!
There is actual evidence to backup these […]
Written by admin on October 17th, 2007 with no comments.
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I read recently that a bad marriage can have boost the possibility of
a heart condition. Not only marriages but any relationship where there
is conflict.
Many researchers have found that social relationships, including
marriage, are associated with better health and less cardiovascular
disease. “The more friends, the better” has been the assumption.
In the survey, those who had high negativity […]
Written by admin on October 10th, 2007 with no comments.
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It is one of the biggest questions would-be mothers ask. Can you
determine or predict if you are going to have a baby boy or a baby
girl. There are of course numerous old-wives tales on the subject,
everything from hanging a pendulum over your belly to see if it
rotates clockwise or anticlockwise, to the position of the […]
Written by admin on October 5th, 2007 with no comments.
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I thought I’d present our updated
pregnancy
calendar online tool. You can now register your due date (we can
help you calculate
that date here) online using our free calendar tool.
You can view your current week or month development milestones and
view the relevant information for that time period. You can also
register and receive
week-by-week
email information about your pregnancy.
A pregnancy calendar […]
Written by admin on October 5th, 2007 with no comments.
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For the first time, data show a positive association between the use of vaginal progesterone and infants’ overall health at birth. Babies born to women with high-risk pregnancies treated with PROCHIEVE® 8% (progesterone gel) appear to be less likely to need intensive care than babies born to mothers treated with placebo, Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRX) […]
Written by on October 3rd, 2007 with no comments.
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New recommendations that restrict women who have previously been pregnant from donating platelets and plasma will have a major impact on the blood supply. The reason is a potentially deadly protein associated with Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury, or TRALI. According to the FDA, TRALI is the leading cause of transfusion-related deaths in both male […]
Written by on October 3rd, 2007 with no comments.
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In response to a debate over whether all pregnant women should be screened for subclinical hypothyroid disease, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommended against routine screening in a Committee Opinion in the October issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. ACOG says there is no evidence that identifying and treating pregnant women with […]
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday in a U.S. District Court in New York City filed a lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P. — the financial and media company founded by Mayor Michael Bloomberg — saying the company discriminated against three female employees after they became pregnant and took maternity leave, the [click link for […]
Written by on October 2nd, 2007 with no comments.
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Pregnant women who have very low cholesterol may face a greater risk of delivering their babies prematurely than women with more moderate cholesterol levels, a team led by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), reported today.In a study published in the October issue of the […]
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An in vitro fertilization technique that can avoid multiple births appears to be effective for women older than 35, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.More than half the women in a retrospective study became pregnant after undergoing the procedure, called a single blastocyst transfer, which transferred just one embryo into the […]
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