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Yesterday’s Washington Post reports on research that may reveal potential causes of schizophrenia starting as early as the womb. Says the article,
Over the past several decades, a steady stream of studies has documented that people born in winter and spring have an increased risk for schizophrenia, a serious mental illness characterized by disordered thinking, hallucinations […]
I love WebMD’s in-depth look at what you should and shouldn’t do to stay fit while you’re pregnant, “Exercise During Pregnancy: Myth vs. Fact“. The article gets to the truth of these statements about preg-ercise, and lets you know what to believe and what to dismiss:
Myth or Fact: Never get your heart rate over 130 […]
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reported earlier this year that overweight and obese women have longer labor and delivery times than women with healthy body weight when labor is induced.
The obese women also needed more medication — a dinoprostone vaginal insert — to activate labor, and it took longer for the medicine to […]
Some of today’s important health headlines:
Genes Linked to Suicidal Thinking During Antidepressant Treatment
Excerpt: Specific variations in two genes are linked to suicidal thinking that sometimes occurs in people taking the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressants, according to a large study led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental […]
The cover of the current issue of In Touch Weekly caught my eye last night, and I just had to pick it up even though I’m not usually someone who reads stuff like that. Just look at Nicole Richie! She looks positively ill. No wonder the cancer rumors have started circulating… (Interestingly, there […]
This article has a correction posted May 15, 2008.
In response to yesterday’s post about the new FDA-approved, no-period birth control pill Lybrel, Alicia asked this question in the comment trail:
What exactly happens to your egg(s) when birth control pills prevent ovulation?
That’s a great question. First of all, let’s be clear on two important facts about […]
Melissa Stoppler, MD, offers 10 questions you should ask your doctor when being evaluated for fertility problems. Here’s the short version:
What’s the official diagnosis, and how is it related to fertility?
If you’re not sure what the problem is, what diagnostic tests do you recommend?
What type of treatment do you recommend that I try first?
In your […]
Researchers have engineered a new tomato that packs a full day’s worth of folate, a nutrient critical for healthy pregnancies and women’s health overall.
“This could potentially be beneficial worldwide,” said Andrew Hanson, a plant biochemist at the University of Florida at Gainesville who developed the tomato along with colleague Jesse Gregory. “Now that we’ve shown […]
We’re thrilled to welcome a new writer, Angela, into our bloggy fellowship here at the Science & Health channel. Angela’s blog, Breastfeeding 1-2-3, has a hip design and layout and will be focusing on breastfeeding information, support, and news.
I’m definitely an advocate of breastfeeding, as I thoroughly enjoyed nursing all my children. It was easy, […]
I started reading The South Beach Diet recently because I wanted to see what all the hoop-la was about. I’ve been fascinated lately with everything diet-related. Probably because all that I learn affects my bottom line (pun intended) and maybe yours too!
Excuse me for being ignorant, but I didn’t know this diet was […]
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