NEW YORK (Reuters) — Urine testing for kidney cells can help detect preeclampsia, a potentially serious condition involving high blood pressure and fluid retention during pregnancy, according to findings published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Garovic, of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues examined whether podocyturia, the term for the presence of certain kidney cells in the urine, can identify pregnant women with preeclampsia. Compared with healthy women, those with preeclampsia showed significantly greater podocyturia. Moreover, podocyturia was a better predictor of preeclampsia than any of the blood tests the researchers examined. Further studies are needed, however, to determine exactly why greater numbers of kidney cells are released into the urine of women with preeclampsia, the team notes. Democratic presidential hopefuls flashed their anti-war credentials Thursday night, robustly criticizing President Bush’s Iraq policy in an unusually early . read more

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The Pregnancy Resource Center of Northern Colorado will open a satellite office in Windsor 3 p. May 2 in the Evangelical Free Church of Windsor, 700 Pine Drive. All services and materials will be free of charge, including ultrasounds, heart monitor exams, Earn While You Learn parenting classes and the popular Life Boutique, to anyone who has a need. Appointments for free pregnancy tests and options advisement will be scheduled 3-5 p. To meet with an advisor at the Windsor office call (970) 353-2673 and ask for the Windsor Satellite schedule. To volunteer or contribute to the center contact Gail Holmes at (970) 353-2673. read more

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Article excerpt from More4Kids:

“The early signs of pregnancy are not the same for every woman. Whether this is your first time to become pregnant or you have already experience labor and everything that goes with it once or twice in your life, be aware that your body will react differently to each pregnancy.

The signs of pregnancy will also vary in their duration, intensity and frequency. Since the earliest symptoms of pregnancy are similar to those you pre-menstrual discomforts you feel, it is normal to mistake them from each other.