Two-thirds of the teenagers reported receiving complete sex education, a quarter said they had received “abstinence only” classes, and 9% had no sex education at all. Rockford, IL- In his State of the City address this week, Mayor Larry Morrissey touted the fact . Rockford, IL- A Rockford gas station reopens after being closed for only two days for alleged . Transcript of Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey's 2008 State of the City address, originally . read more

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Before you get a massage while you’re pregnant, always check with your doctor. The association advises that you should always work with a certified prenatal massage therapist, who is attuned to the needs of pregnant women. Discuss this with your doctor and massage therapist in advance. Women with high-risk pregnancies or medical conditions such as preeclampsia should be particularly careful about discussing the risks of massage with their physician. MedicineNet provides reliable doctor produced health and medical information. Allergies | Arthritis | Cancer | Diabetes | Digestion | Healthy Kids | Heart | Men’s Health | Mental Health | Women’s Health | More. read more

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Despite public health campaigns, a surprising number of women continue to use substances such as tobacco, marijuana and alcohol during pregnancy and their usage rebounds to pre-pregnancy levels within two years of having a baby, according to a new University of Washington study. Men typically are not targeted by these campaigns, and their levels of binge drinking, daily smoking and marijuana use remained fairly stable before, during and after pregnancy, the study showed. This is important, according to the study’s lead authors Jennifer Bailey and Karl Hill, because men’s substance use may make it harder for women to stop using while they’re pregnant and may make it more likely that mothers will resume smoking or drinking after their child is born. Month by month during pregnancy, rates of smoking among all pregnant women varied between 17 percent and 21 percent, binge drinking was between 2 percent and 3 percent and marijuana use was between 8 percent and 9 percent. read more

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