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Health - October 21, 2009
Early birth, breathing problems more likely when pair includes a boy, study finds
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For Obese, Weight Gained in Pregnancy May Not Leave
Health - October 21, 2009
Overweight women have tougher time shedding those excess pounds, study finds
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Alternative Treatments May Boost IVF Success
Health - October 21, 2009
Mind-body therapies increase odds of pregnancy, studies find
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Why Women Should Push for Healthcare Reform
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Deborah Kotz
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On Women - October 21, 2009
We pay more for insurance, lack maternity coverage, and are excluded from plans for having C-sections.
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New IVF Guidelines Aim to Reduce Multiple Births
Health - October 20, 2009
Key provision limits embryo transfers
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Health Tip: The Importance of Folic Acid
Health - October 19, 2009
It can help prevent birth defects
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Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women
Health - October 16, 2009
Ability to have children is important to many who undergo weight-reduction surgery, study finds
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Transplant May Treat Metabolic Disorders in Womb
Health - October 16, 2009
Cord-blood stem cells given early in pregnancy might save infants most at risk, researchers say
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Many Hospitalized With Swine Flu Had Been Healthy
Health - October 13, 2009
But the majority of cases still involve people with chronic problems, CDC says
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Mother's Cancer Can Pass to Fetus
Health - October 12, 2009
Genetic analysis is first proof this rare phenomenon occurs, scientists say
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Want Leaner Kids? Parents May Need to Toe the Line
Health - October 11, 2009
Health experts say much can be done to keep weight in check
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Health Tip: Help Prevent Listeriosis During Pregnancy
Health - October 9, 2009
Pregnant women are at higher risk
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Miscarriage Treatment Won't Harm Future Fertility: Study
Health - October 9, 2009
Most women give birth within five years, researchers find
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Health Tip: Understanding Gestational Diabetes
Health - October 8, 2009
What it means for you and baby
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Health Tip: Before You Become Pregnant
Health - October 8, 2009
Make sure you take certain precautions
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Birth Control Pills Might Alter Mate Selection: Study
Health - October 7, 2009
Review suggests it could hinder reproduction in the future
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Cow's Milk Protein Could Help Save Preemies' Lives
Health - October 6, 2009
Lactoferrin cut blood infections by about two-thirds, study found
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Most Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies
Health - October 6, 2009
But pregnancies should be closely monitored, researchers say
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Plastics Chemical Tied to Aggression in Young Girls
Health - October 6, 2009
BPA has been linked to other dangers, but behavioral effects remain unclear
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Antidepressants May Be Linked to Birth Problems
Health - October 5, 2009
Moms-to-be taking SSRIs had double the risk of early delivery, study finds
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Do Preemies Benefit From High-Tech Measures?
Health - October 5, 2009
Despite medical advances since the 1990s, success rate the same for babies born extremely early
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1 Million 'Preemie' Babies Die Each Year: Report
Health - October 4, 2009
13 million babies are born preterm, almost 10 percent of total births worldwide
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Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems
Health - October 1, 2009
Overweight women more likely to have infants with certain birth defects, research shows
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28 Pregnant Women Have Died From Swine Flu: CDC
Health - October 1, 2009
Official calls the number 'upsetting'; flu shots and antiviral drugs urged for moms-to-be
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Pre-Birth Exposure to 1918 Flu Raised Heart Risks, Study Finds
Health - October 1, 2009
Whether same will hold true for current H1N1 strain remains a mystery
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