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... the development of the baby's brain in the womb," she further added that every pregnant woman should take time to rest and relax....Arthritis Drug May Cause Liver Damage
...eswoman for Arava manufacturer Aventis Pharma said she had not seen the petition and declined comment about liver damage. Lise Geduldig said Arava was ``an important therapeutic option'' taken by 200,000 people. The American College of Rheumatology last summer warned doctors to take special care in presc...Oestrogen to help mental health
...iting for seven days or more for the full effect," she said.......he drug the increased risk dropped quite rapidly," she said.A close watch on women taking hormone replacement therapy is recommended to counteract harmful effects....Children's snoring may indicate a serious problem
... child has obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, he or she may be getting too little oxygen and too much carbon dioxide. The condition can lead to poor heart and lung development as well as behavioral problems and even death if unchecked. Problems are reversible if the disease is caught early....Down syndrome life anticipation doubles
...en were institutionalised at birth or soon after," she said. "Respiratory illnesses which are common in children with Down syndrome would not have been treated as vigorously as in others, and they were on the bottom of the list for cardiac surgery until the mid 1980s. Growing up at home has meant bette...Elevated Ozone Levels Hurt Sperm Count
...lized. Ozone may trigger an inflammatory reaction, she speculates, which in turn adversely affects the sperm. According to Dr. Larry Lipshulz, a professor of urology and chief of the division of male reproductive medicine and surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston., the data is far too prelimi...Healthy snacks improve nutrition of kids
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.... "Two teenage girls were sick for several weeks," she said. The investigators were unable to track the c...asked the people if they had eaten precut melons," she said. For example, more than half the people who became ill recalled eating precut cantaloupes. Abou...Gestational Diabetes linked to Chromosomal defici
...edicine in Massachusetts, in her report said that, she looked at data on more than 6,500 pregnant women who underwent amniocentesis to detect chromosomal abnormalities in a US study in the 1990s. Those who gave birth were then followed for one year. The investigators found that women who developed gesta...Mild Depression may guard aged women
...American Psychology Association, told UPI although she is unfamiliar with the study, she is familiar with Blazer's provocative research that encourages people to reevaluate how they perceiv...... the eye. "The eyes are the windows to the world," she says.Hu Ssang studied vascular changes on the micrometer scale - far too small to be seen with the naked eye. He developed a computer program to measure and compare the ratio between the size of arterial blood vessels, taking blood to the eye, and ve......much as not overindulging when you don't need to," she said. Roberts recommends that people who are concerned about their weight fight the urge to gobble up all the food that is offered to them. Instead, Roberts tells people to think about whether or not they are hungry and not to assume that if they ove...Identical twin breast cancer risk
... worthwhile asking a woman newly diagnosed whether she has a twin - who could benefit from screening and close monitoring to help her deal with her increased risk......improvement in the overall appearance of the skin, she says. The technique can be used on almost any type of skin and may also be applied to improve skin discolouration from dilated blood vessels or irregular pigmentation....Vacuum device increase breasts
...n sleep deprivation, a reason one woman cited when she dropped out of the study. The other woman dropped out because of the time commitment required, the researcher said. Although reviewed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), BRAVA is not regulated by the agency. The ideal candidate for BRAVA...Abortion made easy pill causes alarm in state
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