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Many Women Miscalculate Time to Full-Term Birth

November 20, 2009 - 4:51pm

FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Recent reports show that the rate of preterm deliveries continues to climb in the United States.

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Pregnancy

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Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some

November 20, 2009 - 12:24pm

FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Using a blood test to pinpoint the optimal timing of breast MRI scans in women with irregular menstrual cycles could reduce the need for repeat scans, U.S. researchers say.

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Reproductive System

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New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer

November 20, 2009 - 7:26am

FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- For the second time in a week, medical experts are revising the advice given women on cancer screenings.

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Cervical Cancer

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First Mammograms, Now Pap Smears

Written by Kellen Wilson on November 20, 2009 - 6:54am

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology released early Friday that the annual pap smear, given to women in their 20’s to test for abnormalities in their cervix, may not be necessary and women should plan on taking this only every other year. The news came uncomfortably close to federal officials' new statement that women over 50 should begin to have a mammogram every two years as opposed to the original annual exam for women over 40. As new recommendations begin to flood in, what will be the new norm? And what do we do in the mean time?

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Cervical Cancer

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I Had an Abnormal Pap Smear!

Written by Shaina Gaul on November 19, 2009 - 3:51pm

No woman expects it. Most of us don’t even think about it.

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Premature Births Worsen U.S. Infant Mortality Rate

Written by Anna Portela on November 19, 2009 - 3:43pm

Premature births are the main reason that the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, according to a government report issued November 3. In the U.S. one in eight births is premature. These births are much less common in Europe, and in Ireland and Finland only one in eighteen babies is premature.

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Pregnancy

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Things You Know When You're A Parent....

Written by Susan Schade on November 19, 2009 - 1:28pm

Parenthood has it all: pride, joy, frustrations, and laughter. It is challenging and rewarding.

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Maternity / Parenting

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Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

November 19, 2009 - 12:00pm

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Parental Monitoring Can Curb Teen Marijuana Use

November 19, 2009 - 7:13am

THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Parents who take the time to know what their teenage children are up to and have strong anti-drug views can be effective in reducing their children's marijuana use, a new study says.

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Maternity / Parenting

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Brooke Shields, Audrey Gruss and The Hope for Depression Research Foundation

Written by Susan Dowd Stone on November 19, 2009 - 5:17am

There will undoubtedly be news stories over the next few weeks focusing on Brooke Shield’s appearance at The Hope for Depression Research Foundation luncheon which took place this week in Manhattan.

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Postpartum Depression

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Many Women Miscalculate Time to Full-Term Birth

Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some

New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer

First Mammograms, Now Pap Smears

I Had an Abnormal Pap Smear!

Premature Births Worsen U.S. Infant Mortality Rate

Things You Know When You're A Parent....

Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

Parental Monitoring Can Curb Teen Marijuana Use

Brooke Shields, Audrey Gruss and The Hope for Depression Research Foundation

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