How Your Metabolism Changes in Your 20s, 30s, and 40s
View photo. () When you’re a kid, you can wolf down candy bars, fast food, and frozen pizza bagels without a second thought—you know it won’t impact your weight. Now, you’re a hardcore veggie eater and...
View ArticleJapanese women suffer widespread 'maternity harassment' at work
Almost half of short-term workers face discrimination after becoming pregnant, while complaints over harassment have risen 18% in six years, survey finds...
View ArticleOakland County Celebrates Great American Smokeout (Oakland County, MI)
(Source: Oakland County, MI) ​Pontiac, Michigan -- Oakland County Health Division joins the American Cancer Society in celebrating the Great American Smokeout on Thursday, Nov. 19. The Smokeout...
View ArticleThis Is What Happens When You Skip A Few Birth Control Pills
By: Laura Geggel Published: 11/17/2015 11:20 AM EST on LiveScience Exactly what can happen if a woman misses one or more days of her birth control pills is highlighted by a new lawsuit: A company that...
View ArticleKate Middleton extreme weight loss fuels anorexia rumors: Weighs 100 pounds?
Kate Middleton's dramatic weight loss has fueled anorexia rumors and has husband Prince William terrified she won't be able to get pregnant again. Sources claim the skinny Kate is obsessed with dieting...
View ArticleOn World Prematurity Day, Brown Announces Passage of Bill to Protect Infants...
(Source: Sherrod Brown) Tuesday, November 17, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on World Prematurity Day, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded House passage of a bill he cosponsored to help prevent...
View ArticleNeonatal care services need investment now
Services for England’s sickest babies are under extreme pressure (Staff shortages ‘putting vulnerable babies at risk’, 19 October). A recent report from Bliss found that 2,140 more neonatal nurses are...
View ArticleSharecare & American Cancer Society Host Third Annual Great American Smokeout...
(Source: Sharecare Inc) #QuitLikeAChampion ATLANTA, November 17, 2015 - Sharecare, the leading online health and wellness engagement platform, and the American Cancer Society (ACS) will co-host the...
View ArticlePregnancy, the hardest race of all
During the nine months, a woman's moods and emotions can range from the highs of feeling overjoyed and excited about having a baby to the lows of feeling impatient, worried and terrified as the...
View ArticleMarijuana use during pregnancy could pose risks: AMA
CHICAGO -- Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms. That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and posted wherever they're...
View ArticleUI Health joins March of Dimes to reduce preterm delivery (University of...
(Source: University of Illinois at Chicago) The March of Dimes has selected the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System as the Illinois site to implement its new program to reduce...
View ArticleExperts Push For Pregnancy Warning Labels On Pot Products
CHICAGO (AP) -- Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms. That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and posted wherever...
View ArticleCommit to quit (Minot Air Force Base)
(Source: Minot Air Force Base) Commit to quit Posted 11/17/2015 Updated 11/17/2015 Email story Print story by Senior Airman Stephanie Morris Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs 11/17/2015 - MINOT AIR...
View ArticleAMA warns against marijuana use during pregnancy and breastfeeding
On November 16, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced that it would promote regulations requiring a warning to be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and posted wherever...
View ArticleHow I survived breast cancer while pregnant: 'We went from extreme joy to...
It was last thing Rebecca O'Donnell​ expected at 30 weeks' pregnant. One morning, while putting on her bra, she felt a pea-sized lump in her right breast. At first the cancer drug rep thought it might...
View ArticleFree program offers help, incentives for pregnant women to kick tobacco (Ohio...
(Source: Ohio Association of Community Health Centers) Yesterday (0 Comments) Posted by: Samantha Porter 'Premature birth is the number one killer of babies worldwide, and claims many victims in the...
View ArticleBaby and Me - Tobacco Free Program (City of Evansville, IN)
(Source: City of Evansville, IN) Baby and Me - Tobacco Free Program Mary Jo Borowiecki (812) 435-5807 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dr. R. Kenneth Spear Health Officer EVANSVILLE, November 17th, 2 pm November...
View ArticleSmoking rate continues to decline among U.S. adults
(CNN)Fewer than 15% of U.S. adults currently smoke, according to new preliminary government statistics from the first half of this year. This is even lower than a report released just last week that...
View ArticleWomen, Smoking and Cancer (OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center)
(Source: OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center) At this point, the evidence against cigarettes causing cancer cannot be disputed. Numerous studies have confirmed the risks associated with that apparently...
View ArticleMore Precise Due Dates for Pregnant Mothers (Thomas Jefferson University...
(Source: Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals) October 29, 2015 A routine screening could help narrow the estimated date of delivery (PHILADELPHIA) - To the frustration of busy pregnant women...
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