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Archive for the ‘Parenting’ Category

April 29th, 2008

History of Abortion: Student’s Silent Protest Stopped by School Officials

Over the last few months here at women’s health blog Lively Women, we’re talking about the history of abortion in the US and around the world. Discussion is encouraged, and additional information and resources are welcomed. Please leave a comment!
Last week, New Mexico middle school student Jannelle Bushnell was disciplined by school officials for passing […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

April 24th, 2008

History of Abortion: “Genocide of African-American Babies” by Planned Parenthood Hotly Debated

Over the last few months here at women’s health blog Lively Women, we’re talking about the history of abortion in the US and around the world. Discussion is encouraged, and additional information and resources are welcomed. Please leave a comment!
I heard  sound clip on Fox News today in which a woman accused the Planned Parenthood […]

By Kristen King -- 8 comments

April 11th, 2008

Premature Baby Falls From Moving Train, Survives

You can’t make this stuff up. A woman went to the bathroom while riding a train in India and spontaneously gave birth before passing out. The baby FELL THROUGH THE TOILET ONTO THE TRAIN TRACKS. Family members found the woman, covered in blood, two hours later. Authorities immediately launched a search for the baby and […]

By Kristen King -- 4 comments

February 28th, 2008

Does Miley Cyrus Have Histrionic Personality Disorder, or Is She Just Plain Annoying?

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I’ve seen snippets of Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel and thought to myself, “I sincerely hope that’s an act.” She’s loud, obnoxious, rude, overly dramatic, and frankly quite grating at times, but I figured it was just the character. However, after […]

By Kristen King -- 11 comments

January 31st, 2008

Nichole Richie Has the Baby, and I Missed It!

Apparently I was under a rock, because I only just figured out that Nichole Richie had her baby. The little munchkin was born on January 11 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , and weighed in at  6 lbs, 7 oz. They named her Harlow Winter Kate Madden (which is an awfully big name for such a […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

January 29th, 2008

Cervical Health Awareness Month Is Almost Over…

…and I have been sorely remiss in not reminding you of the importance of regular Pap smears and pelvic exams to catch cervical cancer in its early stages and maintain your overall gynecologic health.
We had a lot of controversy surrounding cervical health last year when Texas mandated the HPV vaccine Gardasil, manufactured by Merck, for […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

January 23rd, 2008

“Mediterranean Diet” During Pregnancy Protects Against Asthma and Allergies in Children

According to a new study published in the journal Thorax that followed 658 mom-kid pairs from pregnancy up to age 6 and a half, women eating lots of fish, fresh fruits and veggies, legumes, nuts, dairy products, and olive oil have children with a lower propensity for asthma and allergies.

Pregnant women who ate vegetables more […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

January 21st, 2008

Caffeine Associated With Increased Risk of Miscarriage

A new study has found strong evidene that women who consume caffeine during pregnancy are more likely to miscarry than their non-caffeinated counterparts.

Those women who consumed 200 milligrams of caffeine or more a day were about twice as likely to miscarry, the researchers report today on the Web site of the American Journal of […]

By Kristen King -- 4 comments

January 11th, 2008

Rate of C-Sections and Pregnancy Related Deaths on the Rise

Increasingly, women are requesting scheduled cesarean delivery (c-sections) rather than nonsurgical, vaginal delivery. Says a recent USA Today Health article,

How much so-called maternal request cesareans have contributed to the soaring C-section rate isn’t known, but growing numbers of women are delivering their first babies via surgery, researchers say. And for virtually all of them, once […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

December 18th, 2007

Women’s Health Newsflash: DNR Errors, Radiation During Pregnancy, Pot on College Campuses, Criteria for Obesity Surgery, and Metabolic Syndrome

Who has time to read it all? Here are highlights of some top health stories so far this week:
"Do Not Resuscitate" Orders Lack Standardization in Hospitals

Methods to identify a patient with a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order are incredibly varied across hospitals, ranging from written documentation practices to the use of color-coded wristbands. According to […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

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