Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie has denied reports she is expecting a baby with fiance Josh Duhamel. Recent reports claimed the My Humps star was planning to bring forward her wedding to the actor after learning she was pregnant. It was claimed the 32-year-old - real name Stacy Ferguson - was overheard revealing her happy news to friends at a Grammy Awards afterparty in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Music Radio - Music Videos - Yahoo! Advertise with Us - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Yahoo! Copyright Policy - Help - Yahoo! read more

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The Health Department’s home-visiting program, part of the Nurse-Family Partnership, has been expanded to serve an additional 1,000 first-time mothers and their infants in more areas of Brooklyn. Under the program, nurses make weekly or bimonthly home visits during pregnancy and through the child’s second birthday, assisting new mothers with all aspects of motherhood. The expansion sites will serve East New York, Brooklyn Heights, downtown Brooklyn, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend and Seagate. In addition to the increase, the program allows a more flexible use of program funds and has fewer reporting requirements. The Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Assistance Center in Fort Greene on Saturday will assist taxpayers, with incomes of $39,783 or less, with free filing information. read more

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New studies show birth control may prevent ovarian cancer, in addition to pregnancy. But Oxford researchers say the pill may prevent ovarian cancer as well. The study, released last week, confirmed the magnitude of oral contraceptives’ effectiveness in reducing the risk of ovarian cancer. The longer a woman takes the pill, which prevents pregnancy by stopping ovulation, the greater its effectiveness in cancer protection, the report said. Mortality rates approached 70 percent in 2007, compared to 23 percent for breast cancer, according to American Cancer Association statistics. Several studies have shown that the pill is weakly associated with increased rates of breast and cervical cancer, but the majority have been inconclusive. read more

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