Obstetrics & gynaecology
Working while pregnant won't harm the baby, study finds
(HealthDay)—Working during pregnancy does not increase a woman's risk of having a preterm or low birth-weight baby, a new study found.
Mar 25, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
US unveils road map to AIDS-free generation (Update)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled Thursday an ambitious US blueprint on how to realize the dream of an AIDS-free generation, aiming to see virtually no babies born with HIV by 2015.
Nov 29, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Brazil anti-AIDS effort uses indigenous language
(AP)—Brazil is using an indigenous language for the first in a campaign aimed at curbing violence against women and the spread of HIV.
Oct 11, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New approach to screen pregnant women for mental health disorders
A new model of care for screening and treating women around the time of childbirth for mental health disorders shows promise according to researchers from South Africa reporting in this week's PLoS Medicine as part of the ...
May 29, 2012
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Health
Simplified approach to preventing post-birth bleeding appears safe and effective
Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH; excessive bleeding) immediately after giving birth is a major killer of women in developing countries, responsible for a third of maternal deaths in Africa and Asia. Results of an international ...
Mar 5, 2012
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Other
Venezuelans line up to switch PIP breast implants
(AP) -- The office of plastic surgeon Ignacio Sousa is so packed that women are lined up outside the door. College students in their 20s, housewives in their 40s, middle-class office workers: nearly all are fearful that ...
Jan 31, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Warning to breastfeeding mothers
While breastfeeding babies has numerous health advantages to both mother and child, mothers who breastfeed may find that other people look down on them and do not want to work with them. A recent study released by Personality ...
Apr 15, 2011
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