Union Pacific Railroad Policy On Contraceptive Coverage 'Fiscally Irresponsible,' Letter To Editor Says
Although a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled that Union Pacific Railroad's policy of not providing coverage for contraceptives "is not discriminatory," the company "is likely to spend significantly more for unintended pregnancies than it would have spent on contraceptive coverage," Wayne Shields, president and CEO of the
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Sen. Stevens Introduces Legislation To Provide Paid Maternity Leave For Senate Employees
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, recently introduced legislation (S 880) that would provide female Senate employees eight weeks of paid maternity leave and male employees one week of leave, Roll Call reports.
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Researchers Examine Protein Vital To Reproduction, Regulation May Increase Chances Of Pregnancy
In its early and most critical stages, human reproduction requires precise, vital functions. The role of one sperm-delivered protein, which is crucial to the process, is being closely observed by scientists from the United States and Canada. Lab tests in recent years have produced valuable information and hopes of regulating that protein to enhance fertility.
medicalnewstoday.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:00:00 PDT
The Pregnant Pause For Eating Peanuts: Contrary To Medical Advice, It's Okay For Many Women To Eat Peanuts When Pregnant
New scientific research has found that most women who follow general medical precautionary advice and avoid peanuts when pregnant may be doing so unnecessarily as the advice does not apply to them.
medicalnewstoday.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Proteins That Cause Blood Vessel Damage In Preeclampsia Identified by Researchers
Proteins released by the placenta may damage blood vessels in women with preeclampsia (PE), according to an abstract presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Conference in Reno, Nevada.
medicalnewstoday.com Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:00:00 PDT
Pioneering Researcher Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones Receives Genetics Award From March Of Dimes
Kenneth Lyons Jones, M.D., the renowned pediatrician and birth defects researcher who was one of two doctors who identified fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), will receive the 2007 March of Dimes/Colonel Harland Sanders Award for lifetime achievement in the field of genetic sciences.The award will be presented to Dr. Jones on March 23 at the Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting of the American College of Medical Genetics in Nashville, Tennessee. Michael Katz, M.D.
medicalnewstoday.com Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:00:00 PDT
The 'Pregnant Pause' For Eating Peanuts
For nearly 10 years, women in the UK with a family history of atopy (asthma, eczema or hay fever), have beenadvised to avoid eating peanuts during pregnancy and breast-feeding.
medicalnewstoday.com Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:00:00 PDT
Preeclampsia And Elevated Autoantibodies Linked
Women who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy are more likely to develop certain dangerous autoantibodies than women with normal pregnancies, and these autoantibodies are still present two years after childbirth in about 20 percent of women who had the disorder, scientists from the University of Pittsburgh report in the March issue of Hypertension, the journal of the American Heart Association.
medicalnewstoday.com Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:00:00 PDT
Malawi's Pilot Project To Reduce Maternal, Infant Deaths Launches In Three Districts
Malawi in partnership with the World Health Organization and the European Commission recently launched in three districts a $2.2 million pilot project that aims to investigate ways of reducing maternal and infant deaths nationwide, IRIN News reports (IRIN News, 3/14).
medicalnewstoday.com Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:00:00 PDT
Emergency Medicaid For Immigrants Goes To Childbirth
An analysis of state Emergency Medicaid spending contradicts assumptions about emergency care provided to recent immigrants, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence have found.The study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Annette DuBard, a research associate at UNC's Cecil G.
medicalnewstoday.com Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:00:00 PDT
In Hispanic Women, Genetic Variations Linked To Spontaneous Preterm Birth
In Hispanic women, four gene variants are linked to spontaneous preterm birth, according to abstracts presented by researchers at Yale School of Medicine and Washington University at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Conference in Reno, Nevada on March 16. Preterm birth is a major cause of illness and death in newborns.
medicalnewstoday.com Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:00:00 PDT
Top 10 Tandem Double Strollers for Twins
As this poll shows, parents of twins are pretty evenly divided in their stroller preferences. There are plenty of reasons to recommend a side-by-side style of stroller, such as compact...
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Twins of the Week: Natalie and Samantha
These are the moments that make having twins worth it! Gleeful grins from eleven-month-old twins, Natalie Lynn and Samantha Jo will warm your heart. Meet them and other multiples in...
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Texas Twins Law Moving Forward
A law that would give parents a voice in deciding classroom placement for their twins is gathering momentum in Texas, reports the Houston Chronicle. Julie Robinson, an advocate for the...
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Anorexic Twins: Multiples and Eating Disorders
A recent report on ABC news describes how the study of anorexic twins may lead researchers to understand that causes and cures for eating disorders like anorexia nervosa by revealing...
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Twins of the Week: Trinity and Alivia
Meet Trinity Elise and Alivia Nicole. The nine-month-old fraternal (dizygotic) twins are the Twins of the Week. Submit a photo of your multiples for the Photo Gallery. Be sure to...
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Graduation Announcements for Twins
Twins and multiples share many milestones. One of those is graduation. Here's an interesting dilemma from a discussion in the message board. "We are in the process of order the...
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Photo Gallery: Updated!
The Main Photo Gallery has been updated! I still have not added the photos since February 1st, but those pictures will be added soon. Be sure to check out the...
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Twins of the Week: Cameron and Connor
Meet this week's twins! Cameron and Connor are ready to take on the world. They just can't reach the doorknob yet. The fraternal (dizygotic) twins were fourteen months old in...
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Parents Poll: Will You Let Your Twins/Multiples Have a Cell Phone?
Cell phones are a big topic of conversation in my household lately. My soon-to-be-twelve-years-old twin daughters regularly provide updates on their friends: who has a cell phone, who is getting...
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Twins of the Week: Madeline Rose and Mandilyn Jo
The sweet smiles of Madeline and Mandilyn will brighten your day. The five-year-old fraternal sisters are the Twins of the Week. Submit a photo of your twins or multiples....
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Friday Book Club: The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child
Every Friday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and today's selection, The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child, explores the way that some kids are biologically...
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Virus May Prevent Ear Infections
Child prone to ear infections? Spray a virus up his nose and call me in the morning.That's the unlikely prescription future doctors may be making if a remedy being tested...
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Special-Ed Students Not Bankrupting Districts After All
I'll admit I've felt a little guilty when, at parent meetings about the sorry state of our city school district, talk has turned to budgets and shortfalls and what's going...
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Enterprising Parent Publishes Memory-Boosting Books
Roy G. Biv. HOMES. Every Good Boy Does Fine. If you've used those tricks to remind you of the colors on the spectrum, the names of the Great Lakes, or...
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Site of the Day: Parent to Parent USA
Email support groups and online message boards can provide a lot of information, support, and companionship for parents of children with special needs, but sometimes you really need an actual...
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Japan Warns Against Tamiflu for Teens
If you have a teen, think twice about giving Tamiflu.That's the advice the Japanese health ministry is giving based on a number...
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Reader Comments on Use of Electric Shock
If a post about parents suing to continue using a cattle prod on their adult autistic son caught your eye a couple of weeks ago, there's a comment affixed to...
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Gets a Fifth Season
If you've been holding out hope that one day, maybe Ty Pennington and crew will build you a house, ABC has fed your dream by renewing Extreme Makeover: Home Edition...
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Site of the Day: The Sibling Support Project
Having a sibling with special needs can be hard on brothers and sisters, but siblings' needs for support are easily overlooked when Mom and Dad are busy trying to care...
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