Archive for June, 2010

It Takes a Village.

I’ve written a lot before about how blessed I am to have such a strong support system. Looking back over my old posts, I found one devoted solely to that topic, although I mention it all the time. Funny how the last time I was compelled to write about my support system, I was in [...]

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US Supreme Court lets suits proceed in Pfizer Nigeria case

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by Pfizer, which sought to end lawsuits by Nigerian families who accuse the pharmaceutical giant of testing a new antibiotic on their children without proper consent.

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New Immune System Clue to Low Back Pain

An immune system substance may contribute to causing the low back pain associated with herniated and degenerated discs, according to a new study.

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Genzyme warns of drug supply disruptions

Genzyme Corp warned on Tuesday that supplies of its Gaucher and Fabry disease drugs will likely be disrupted over the next few months as the company continues to struggle with limited inventory.

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Health Highlights: June 29, 2010

Cancer Survivors Should Exercise: Guidelines Children’s Summer Meal Programs Being Cut: Report Alcohol During Pregnancy May Harm Son’s Sperm: Study New Chinese Epidemiology Center Receives U.S. Help Airline Food Companies Cited for Health and Safety Violations

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Latest Study on Diabetes Drug Avandia Finds No Heart Risks

Report in direct contrast to other new research that found the opposite

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Teen Girls Becoming More Open to Drugs, Alcohol

U.S. survey finds change in attitudes from only a year earlier

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Fewer Dying From Type 1 Diabetes

But racial disparities exist, despite overall decrease, U.S. study finds

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Selecting The Right Baby Formula For Your Infant

While breast milk is considered best for the first six months of a babys life, there may be times or situations when you may not be able to breastfeed your baby. Buying the right baby formula milk is important as formula milk has to be an ideal substitute for breast milk. This article discusses some [...]

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Healthy Diet During Pregnancy

Moms to be will find dozens of guidelines about what they should and shouldn’t eat while they’re expecting. Here are some tips on healthy diet during pregnancy. www.youtube.comwatch?vqefWfqcaOGo

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Tips For Your Diet During Pregnancy

Adequate nutrition is one of the most important requirements during pregnancy. This is because inadequate quality and quantity of food can result in harming the child and the mother during pregnancy. There are a few important aspects which you need to keep in mind when you are pregnant. This will ensure that your diet is [...]

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Chlamydia And Pregnancy

Chlamydia is a silent sexual disease because most people who are affected by it do not observe any symptoms. In United States this disease is common among people who are above 13 years because they are sexually active. However this infection can be transmitted even to younger girls or boys if elder people infected with [...]

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Alcohol during pregnancy affects fertility of unborn son: Study – News-Medical.net

The Guardian Alcohol during pregnancy affects fertility of unborn son: Study News-Medical.net According to new research a mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy can significantly affect the fertility of her unborn male … Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy May Harm Sons FertilityWUSA 9 Pregnant drinking ‘affects sperm’BBC News Women who drink alcohol during pregnancy ‘could damage their [...]

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Motherhood enters the ice age as women play the waiting game – Yorkshire Post

Daily Mail Motherhood enters the ice age as women play the waiting game Yorkshire Post To Mr Shaker, chief executive of the CARE fertility clinic in Sheffield, it’s just a natural extension of the services he has been offering for the last 20 … If you could put your biological clock on hold, would you?Los [...]

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Simple test could detect Down’s – BBC News

Simple test could detect Down’s BBC News But Dutch researchers told a fertility conference they are on the verge of developing an accurate way of testing the mother’s blood for chromosome disorders … and more

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Pro-Life News: Fertility Center, Ohio, Methodist Church, England, Tasmania … – LifeNews.com

Pro-Life News: Fertility Center, Ohio, Methodist Church, England, Tasmania … LifeNews.com … a prominent Connecticut fertility center last year received human embryos for a pregnancy, but they belonged to another woman with the same last name. … and more

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Terminology Tuesday: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)

Last week we discussed artificial insemination. This week we will discuss intracytoplasmic sperm injection ICSI for the treatment of severe male factor infertility. ICSI has been a tremendous benefit to assisted reproductive technologies for over a decade and has revolutionized the treatment for couples who have severe male infertility. One severe male factor that requires [...]

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Beetroot juice for blood pressure

Beetroot juice could save your life claimed the Daily Mail. It said that the juice contains nitrate, a chemical that reduces blood pressure and therefore cuts the risk of heart disease and strokes. The research behind this story aimed to look at whether nitrates may be responsible for the blood pressure-lowering effects of beetroot juice. [...]

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Cancer relapse lower with statins

Cholesterol-lowering statins taking by millions might help prevent prostate cancer returning,according toThe Daily Telegraph. The newspaper said a study has found that men taking statins before their prostate removal surgery were less likely to show signs of the cancer returning. The study looked at data on 1,319 men who had their prostate removed as a [...]

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Test ‘may predict menopause’

A blood test to predict when menopause will occur could close the baby gap by telling women how long they will remain fertile,reported The Guardian. Several other newspapers have reported on the hormone-based menopause test, saying that home testing kits could be available in a few years. The news story is based on a study [...]

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More type 2 diabetes genes found

Doctors are closer to building a DNA profile of people who are at risk from diabetes after pinpointing another set of genes associated with the disease, reported The Daily Telegraph. The study behind the news report combined the results from several genome-wide association studies, which compared the DNA of thousands of people withtype 2 diabetes [...]

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Canavan Disease

Canavan disease, one of the most common cerebral degenerative diseases of infancy, is a gene-linked, neurological birth disorder in which the white matter of the brain degenerates into spongy tissue riddled with microscopic fluid-filled spaces. Canavan…..

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Win: Adventure Boot Camp and Loaded

Get in shape for summer and WIN with Adventure Boot Camp and Loaded. There are three five-day camps and Loaded hampers up for grabs.

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World Cup fever: a view from inside the stadium

If you haven’t been lucky enough to see a World Cup match live, read on…

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Soccer eye candy of the day: Rodrigo Tello

Take a tea break and spend a minute admiring this lovely Chilean midfielder…..

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