Archive for September, 2008

Early pregnancy, breast cancer link mulled (Moldova.org)- Topic: Pregnancy News

Friday, September 26th, 2008

More than half the frogs, toads, newts and other amphibians in Europe could be wiped out in less than 50 years, British scientists said. In a report to the Zoological Society of London, researchers said Thursday that the most threatened species live in southern Europe, The Guardian reported. The Mediterranean climate is expected to become significantly hotter and drier, which is bad news for the Mallorcan midwife toad and the brook newt of Sardinia. Amphibians are the lifeblood of many environment more. Please read the terms of use when you can benefit from our services. read more

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Topic: Pregnancy News - Gloucester’s Pregnancy Draft Policy Released (FOX Providence)

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

The draft released Tuesday includes maintaining in-school child care services and offering sex education that teaches contraceptive use as well as abstinence. The city gained attention when the former principal said some of the 17 pregnant students at the high school last spring formed a "pact" to get pregnant. The Gloucester schools have released the first draft of a new policy put together in response to a dramatic rise in teen pregnancy in the city that . Renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly will offer a preview of an exhibit designed for a new gallery at the Rhode Island School of Design. read more

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Topic: Pregnancy News - Drinking in early pregnancy tied to cleft lip (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues investigated this topic in a study involving infants with oral clefts born between 1996 and 2001 in Norway. A total of 377 infants with cleft lip with or without cleft palate, 196 with cleft palate only, and 763 unaffected subjects were included in the study. Compared with non-drinkers, women who drank at least five drinks per occasion had more than a two-fold risk of having an infant with cleft lip or palate. ShoppingDeals on Beauty Products Low Prices On pathophysiology of cleft lip and cleft palate. read more

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