Pregnancy and Childbirth (Pregnancy): A Complete Guide to Healthy Pregnancy and Baby Care
The Impolitic (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
I was just remembering how we all laughed and pointed at Glenn Beck when he started his hatefest on the premise that "they surround us." Suddenly I feel more surrounded. Sure they're still a minority but they're so relentless. Today's display of hate is this video of a town hall meeting. The knuckledraggers mock the grandparents of a dead grandchild and his mother and worse: Catherina Wojtowicz,...
Ablogination (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
A brood of vermin that goes by the handle “Chicago Tea Party Patriots” on video showing the true nature of their sub-human kind. May each and every one of these pieces of shit rot in the bowels of Hell where all of their species belong. Chattahbox has it all: Unruly Teaparty Mob Heckles Couple Who Lost Grandchild, Daughter-in-Law November 23, 2009 (ChattahBox)—The ugliness and mob...
PrairieStateBlue - Front Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
South Town Star : "The family, Dan and Midge Hough, of Chicago, spoke in favor of health care reform and in support of U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) at a Nov. 14 town hall meeting in Oak Lawn." Only the be mocked by anti-reform Tea Partiers by an organizer for a Tea Party splinter group, Chicago Tea Party Patriots, falsely claimed that the Houghs fabricated their story. In an e-mail, she...
PREGNANCYWEEKLY'S BLOG (Free subscription) | yesterday
Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy or who were exposed to lead have more than double the risk of having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as other children, new research shows. And with exposure to both cigarettes and lead, the chances of having ADHD soared. Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy and whose blood showed signs of lead exposure had eight times the risk...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
The addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. "We wanted to be able to definitively describe the detection and accuracy of noninvasive prenatal screening for the detection of Down syndrome,"...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | yesterday
By GottaLaff Via Windy City Watch , a story that will make you cry, scream, and wonder what in the hell is happening to this country: If you need any evidence that the tea baggers have no class [...] Last week while researching claims from a local Tea Party activist, I found myself asking a family for proof that they had lost an unborn grandchild. The Chicago area family is pro-health care reform and...
Big Cat News (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Some 100 cubs expected in world's largest Siberian tiger breeding base in 2010 http://www.chinaview.cn/ 2009-11-22 21:56:10 Information About Tiger Farming and Tiger Trade: http://www.endtigertrade.org/ http://www.savethetigerfund.org/Content/NavigationMenu2/TakeAction/SupportaCampaign/PreviousCampaigns/CampaignAgainstTigerTrafficking/FactsandFallacies/default.htm http://www.bigcatrescue.org/video/b42008/chinatigerfarm.htm...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has been linked to a wide array of developmental deficits, including significant impairments in social skills. An examination of a social- skills intervention called Children's Friendship Training found that it led to a decrease in hostile attributions or perceptions of children with PAE. Results will be published in the February 2010 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical &...
PREGNANCYWEEKLY'S BLOG (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
As hard as pregnancy may be today, it doesn't compare to having a baby several decades ago. Helen Rohweder: "I had the first one August '36. Richard was in June '38. Carol was March '45." Compared to 1936, being pregnant today may seem like a piece of cake. If you suspected you were pregnant decades ago, you'd have to see a doctor to confirm your suspicions. The home pregnancy test did not...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Women with multiple sclerosis who are pregnant are at slightly higher risk for some pregnancy complications but are no more likely to have other problems compared with women in the general population, a new U.S. study suggests.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. A study published Wednesday shows that while women with MS have a somewhat heightened risk of certain pregnancy complications, by and large, their pregnancies are as healthy as other women's.
Dr Fitness Blog (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Heather Harvey creator of the Measure Up Bowl. Heather shared her story about how she created this innovative weight loss product. She had gained some weight during her pregnancy that she was having trouble getting rid of. So a nutrition coach suggested she should [...]
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
A new study that examines the value of maternal blood biomarkers will help identify and monitor patients at risk of developing preeclampsia and is set to change the way expectant mothers are cared for in prenatal clinics around the world.
HypnoBirthing Blog (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
I’ve been talking today to Dr William Davey, former physician to HM The Queen who now specializes in nutritional medicine, about doing a CD on nutrition in pregnancy for The Hypnobirthing Centre. Watch this space!
MRCOG FACTS (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Commonest autosommal recessive disorder in U.K.In Carrier rate 1:25 in Caucasians.In USA 1:30 american is a symptomless carrier. Most common single mutation in Nonhispanic Caucasians is deltaF508.Occurs in approximately 65-70% of cases Clinical features 1.recurrent lung infection/bronchiectasis/respiratory failure 2.pancreatic deficiency-Malnutrition & diabetes. Effect of Cystic fibrosis in Pregnancy...
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