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  In this edition of EmpowHER's "HER Week In Health", Bailey Mosier discusses how a university in Pennsylvania is now offering the Plan B pill in vending machines, we also learn that it ...

  HER Week In Health February 10, 2012

  By Bailey Mosier on February 10, 2012 - 4:59pm
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  Usually when a baby in the United States is being born everything goes well, although anyone who has been through it knows it’s a significant medical event and can be “exciting” in the ...

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  How a Cold Blanket Can Save a Newborn’s Life

  By Andrew Schorr HERWriter on February 9, 2012 - 8:09pm
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  Most women understand that they may experience pain in their nipples after giving birth because of the hormone shifts.

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  Combating Nipple Pain While Pregnant

  By mariasmith76 HERWriter Blogger on February 6, 2012 - 8:03pm
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  Currently, emergency contraception, also known as the "morning after pill" or Plan B One-Step, is available for purchase to women 17 years or older with a valid ID.

  Recent Rulings Regarding Emergency Contraception

  By EmpowHER on February 3, 2012 - 12:23am
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  According to the American Pregnancy Organization, "Pregnant women can have some light irregular bleeding during pregnancy, but it should not be like a normal period." Some women may ...

  Pregnancy And Your Period

  By EmpowHER on February 2, 2012 - 11:56pm
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  This week birth control pills have been in the news because there was a problem with a certain batch from Pfizer. I will give you information about the recall at the end of the article.

  Birth Control Pills: How They Work and Why Was There A Recall

  By Dr. Daemon Jones Expert HERWriter on February 2, 2012 - 3:01pm
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  On Feb. 1, 2012, Pfizer, Inc., the nation’s largest drug manufacturer issued a recall of one million packets of birth control pills.

  Birth Control Recall Could Affect Up to 1 Million Women

  By mariasmith76 HERWriter Blogger on February 1, 2012 - 7:05pm
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  It is always amazing when a pregnant mother looks like she’s carrying an elephant under her dress, and then emerges from the hospital with such a tiny baby in her arms.

  Oh Boy! Newborn Weighs in at Nearly 14 Pounds

  By mariasmith76 HERWriter Blogger on January 30, 2012 - 7:20pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids born by Cesarean section are no more likely to become obese than if they are born vaginally, a new study concludes.

  Don't blame C-sections for fat kids: study

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  When I was growing up, most people knew or knew of a set of twins. Some of us had a set of twins in our class but it was always a novelty of sorts.

  Everyone's Having Twins: The Surge of Multiples

  By Susan Cody HERWriter Guide on January 24, 2012 - 10:30am