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The benefits of breast-feeding seem limitless. It's been linked to improved brain development and better immunity in babies; less postpartum depression and lower cancer risk in mothers; and better mother-infant bonding. Now a new review of recent research offers another [...] |
Single mothers may face poorer health in midlife than married mothers, according to a recent national study published in the American Sociological Review. The finding is particularly notable, the authors said, considering that about 40% of all births in the [...] |
For all the lead-up to having a baby, newborns don't do much: eat, sleep, poop. Pooping happens without any parental intervention. Eating is a function of breast or bottle. But, ah, sweet slumber — that is the wild card. It's [...] |
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Recently released photos of a smiling Rep. Gabrielle Giffords have reassured her supporters that she is recovering well. They have also sparked much media interest — a strategic ploy by Giffords' team, who released the images in the hopes that [...] |
Weight-loss surgery may not reduce the risk of death in higher risk patients — older, heavier and sicker men — a new study finds. The findings contradict earlier studies that have documented health and survival benefits for obese people who [...] |
Children who live with dogs and cats are less likely to develop allergies to those animals later in life, but only if the pet is under the same roof while the child is still an infant, a new study suggests. [...] |
When the media writes about vaccines in the U.S. and Europe, usually we're reporting on the endless controversy over whether some vaccines cause autism. (Short answer: they don't.) That's the luxury of wealth and health — thanks in no small [...] |
As revelations about Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter sexting continue to emerge — including private messages he sent to a 17-year-old girl — the announcement Saturday that he was entering "treatment" was almost inevitable. Expect declarations of sex addiction to ensue, [...] |
It's hard to imagine being Mary Parks, who three years ago unwittingly left her 23-month-old son, Juan, in her car while she went to work. With temperatures in the 80s that day, the baby didn't stand a chance. But Parks' [...] |
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