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Do Calcium Supplements Boost Heart-Attack Risk?

by | September 3rd, 2010

A study looking at 15 randomized trials finds the use of calcium supplements without coadministered vitamin D is associated with an increased risk of heart attack.

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Drinking Alcohol to Shrink? (Women’s Health)

by | September 2nd, 2010

Alcohol and your weight have a tricky relationship. So tricky, in fact, that experts have had a tough time nailing down exactly why some women wind up with a beer gut (or butt) while others drink daily and never seem to gain a pound.

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Female Bladder Control (Guest Writer)

by | September 2nd, 2010

Have you been noticing lately that you constantly need to go to the nearest comfort room to empty your bladder, and to your consternation, find that you cannot pass urine? Or maybe it has suddenly become painful to urinate? Ever had an embarrassing experience of finding yourself rushing to the office restroom and not making it on time? If you have experienced any of these, fret not. You are not alone. You count among the many women facing urinary incontinence or bladder problems.

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Why has the USA’s cesarean section rate climbed so high? US Today

by | August 31st, 2010

Impatience could help explain the rising U.S. cesarean section rate, given that a high percentage of such deliveries probably are performed before women are in active labor, a new National Institutes of Health-sponsored study shows.

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Could a Test Predict Which Mothers Will Need Cesareans?

by | August 29th, 2010

A test which could stop women laboring for hours in the hope of a “normal” birth only to end up with a Caesarean section has been developed in Sweden.

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