Archive for May, 2009

Targeting Teens For Sexting - CBS News

May 31, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments

CBS News
Targeting Teens For Sexting
CBS News, NY
In fact, a recent survey shows that it's very common teenage behavior. Bill Albert of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy said, "We found, surprisingly, that one in five teens, and one in three young adults, freely admitted

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Equalizer or Terminator? - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

May 31, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Equalizer or Terminator?
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, CT
But it's interesting that we can program starships to ricochet from planet to planet and routinely use in vitro fertilization – yet if women want direct genetic descendants, they still have no alternative to pregnancy unless they are rich enough to

Source:Equalizer or Terminator? - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Health Buzz: Stroke Window Opens and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report

May 31, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments

U.S. News & World Report
Health Buzz: Stroke Window Opens and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report, DC
Warning signs include extreme thirst, heavy breathing, and drowsiness. How Much Weight Should Women Gain During Pregnancy? Since 1990, women have been told to gain between 25 and 35 pounds during pregnancy if they're at a healthy weight to begin with.

Source:Health Buzz: Stroke Window Opens and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report

Padieu testifies for first time in HIV assault trial - Frisco Enterprise

May 31, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments

ABC News
Padieu testifies for first time in HIV assault trial
Frisco Enterprise, TX
Several of his other victims testified before him, including one that became pregnant after sleeping with him in 2006 but had a miscarriage. She said she discovered she had HIV during her miscarriage. She gave Padieu's name and other information to the
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Maternity Leave - Make Now, Freeze, & Later Defrost & Eat - CHOW

May 31, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Maternity Leave - Make Now, Freeze, & Later Defrost & Eat
CHOW
I am planning to go on maternity leave in the fall - and I thought I might start compiling a list of things I can cook before the baby and then easily defrost for dinner post-baby. The criteria is doesn't take too much space in the freezer (since we

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Actress' sperm donor pregnancy stirs debate - Hürriyet

May 31, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Actress' sperm donor pregnancy stirs debate
Hürriyet, Turkey
Getting pregnant by a sperm donor is not legal or common in Turkey Pregnancy by sperm donor is a controversial topic and the recent decision by the daughter of a prestigious actor and actress to take this path to motherhood has flared the debate in

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One in 500 babies now born drug dependent - Independent

May 31, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments
One in 500 babies now born drug dependent
Independent, UK
However, research into links between drug use in pregnancy, birth defects and developmental problems suggests it is the overall affects of a chaotic lifestyle, poor diet, smoking and alcohol which cause the damage, rather than just the drugs.

Source:One in 500 babies now born drug dependent - Independent

State Treasurer's wife, son die after childbirth - Inside Tucson Business

May 31, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments

Arizona Capitol Times
State Treasurer's wife, son die after childbirth
Inside Tucson Business, AZ
In a rare but tragic event, Kerry Martin, 34-year-old wife of state Treasurer Dean Martin, died late the night of May 25 of complications from childbirth. About four hours earlier she had given birth to the couple's first child, son Austin Michael
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Melissa Bartick: Peaceful Revolution: Why Breastfeeding Needs To … - AlterNet

May 31, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Melissa Bartick: Peaceful Revolution: Why Breastfeeding Needs To
AlterNet, CA
By Melissa Bartick, Huffington Post Lack of policy and infrastructure to support breastfeeding in the US means that breastfeeding is made unnecessarily difficult. Breastfeeding is an important public health issue, both for women and children.

Source:Melissa Bartick: Peaceful Revolution: Why Breastfeeding Needs To … - AlterNet

Abortion foes fear backlash to Tiller's murder - The Associated Press

May 31, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Abortion foes fear backlash to Tiller's murder
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Anti-abortion leaders voiced concern Sunday that the Obama administration and other Democrats may try to capitalize on the murder of Dr. George Tiller to defuse the abortion issue in upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

Source:Abortion foes fear backlash to Tiller's murder - The Associated Press

Preventing teen pregnancy a wise investment for our state - Charleston Post Courier

May 30, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Preventing teen pregnancy a wise investment for our state
Charleston Post Courier, SC
Yet in comparison, the more than 10000 teen girls who get pregnant in our state each year barely get mentioned. Teen pregnancy rates in our state are increasing for the first time in the last 15 years and nobody is paying attention.

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Abortion Rights Backers Get Reassurances on Nominee - Washington Post

May 30, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Abortion Rights Backers Get Reassurances on Nominee
Washington Post, United States
The Supreme Court found that the right to privacy provided a woman the choice to terminate a pregnancy in its early stages. The president's advisers could not point to a specific basis for Obama's belief that he and Sotomayor share the same view on the

Source:Abortion Rights Backers Get Reassurances on Nominee - Washington Post

Swine flu: What you need to know - Food Consumer

May 30, 2009 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Swine flu: What you need to know
Food Consumer, IL
However, pregnancy and other previously recognized high risk medical conditions from seasonal influenza appear to be associated with increased risk of complications from this novel H1N1. Spread of this H1N1 virus is thought to be happening in the same

Source:Swine flu: What you need to know - Food Consumer