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| Staying Fit While Pregnant | Hits:0 |
| Three days before Nancy Karabaic's baby was born -- when most moms-to-be are finding it tough enough just walking a couple of blocks -- Karabaic took a 3.5-mile run, because it felt good, she says. "It was really important to me to... | 2008-06-16 |
| Violence at Home | Hits:0 |
| How can you defend yourself against domestic violence? By Michele Bloomquist April 24, 2000 (Portland, Ore.) -- Carey Draeger was 19 when she met her future husband. After only two months of dating, the two decided to get married. Not long... | 2008-06-16 |
| The Pain of Post-Divorce Parenting | Hits:0 |
| Easing the Pain By Michele Bloomquist Reviewed by Craig H. Kliger, MD Feb. 26, 2001 -- It's 9:30 on a Saturday morning, and it's painfully obvious that most of the 20 people sitting in the bright orange chairs of the cavernous jury room at... | 2008-06-16 |
| Look Who's Talking in Sign Language | Hits:0 |
| Jump-Start on Speech Reviewed by Charlotte E. Grayson Mathis, MD March 12, 2001 -- Jessica Jordan's daughter, Sophia, isn't deaf, but she started learning sign language when she was 5 months old. She started with simple words like "milk"... | 2008-06-16 |
| Banking on Umbilical Cord Blood | Hits:0 |
| Big Hope for Cord Blood When Pat Lilja's son was born in March 2000, he and his wife Laura took out what he calls an "insurance policy that works." But supplementary benefits through their HMO is not what he's referring to. Moments after... | 2008-06-16 |
| When a Mother Abandons Her Baby | Hits:0 |
| Newborn, Unwanted By Jeanie Lerche Davis June 25, 2001 -- The news reports are sporadic, but chilling: infant found in Dumpster, in river. Five years ago, Debi Faris was standing in her kitchen making dinner when one such news report... | 2008-06-16 |
| Who's Watching Our Teens? | Hits:0 |
| Latchkey Leftovers Reviewed by Gary D. Vogin, MD Oct. 29, 2001 -- It's 5:30 PM: Do you know where your teenagers are? No? In that case they may be more likely to take a joyride in your spare car, raid your liquor cabinet, fall in... | 2008-06-16 |
| When Your Child Has a Headache | Hits:0 |
| Kids and Migraines By Jeanie Lerche Davis Nov. 12, 2001 -- One day, Tyler Upchurch was just a regular kid growing up in Muskogee, Okla. The next day, things were very different. "He woke up and said he had a really bad headache," recalls... | 2008-06-16 |
| Choosing a Pregnancy Practitioner | Hits:0 |
| Special Delivery Reviewed by Charlotte E. Grayson Mathis, MD Jan. 21, 2002 -- Pregnancy kicks off a new chapter in your life, and one of the most important newcomers you'll meet during those nine months -- besides your baby, of course --... | 2008-06-16 |
| Adoption in Same-Sex Couples | Hits:0 |
| By Jeanie Lerche DavisWebMD Health News Reviewed by Charlotte E. Grayson Mathis, MD Feb. 4, 2002 -- Children thrive in same-sex families, studies have shown. Yet in most states, the co-parent -- the second parent -- is not allowed to adopt... | 2008-06-16 |
| Food Toxin Linked to Testicular Cancer | Hits:0 |
| WebMD Health News Reviewed by Gary D. Vogin, MD Feb. 7, 2002 -- A Wake Forest University researcher suggests that a toxin found commonly in certain foods may be causing testicular cancer in many men -- especially when exposed early in life... | 2008-06-16 |
| Giving Birth the Old Way | Hits:0 |
| Unassisted Birth Reviewed by Charlotte E. Grayson Mathis, MD Laura Shanley not only had her four children at home, but she birthed them without a doctor or midwife. Hunkered over a plastic tub, she even tugged out a breech baby... | 2008-06-16 |
| When a Child Has Cancer | Hits:0 |
| By Salynn BoylesWebMD Health News Reviewed by Charlotte E. Grayson Mathis, MD April 19, 2002 -- Five years ago this week, Patty Feist got the telephone call that changed her life in a heartbeat. Within hours of hearing that her 16-year-old... | 2008-06-16 |
| Many Drugs, Vaccines in Short Supply | Hits:0 |
| By Jeanie Lerche DavisWebMD Medical News Reviewed by Charlotte E. Grayson Mathis, MD April 26, 2002 -- There's a drug shortage in this country -- a crisis that involves children's vaccines and several commonly used prescription drugs. In... | 2008-06-16 |
| MMR Vaccine Is Safe | Hits:0 |
| Experts Say Benefits Are Proven, Risks Are Not WebMD Health News June 12, 2002 -- Despite overwhelming scientific evidence in favor of the safety of the MMR vaccine, some controversial research has raised questions about a possible... | 2008-06-16 |
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