Friday, April 28, 2017

Men Struggle During Infertility And Pregnancy Loss Too

In the three years that Thomas Smialek and his wife Sara have been trying to have a baby, they've endured two miscarriages and multiple failed infertility treatments. But this latest round ofin-vitro fertilization, or IVF, has been especially challenging. Not only are they shelling out thousands

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Friday, April 21, 2017

Significant connections between diet and drinking during pregnancy

It has been shown that both heavy and occasional drinking among the general population are linked to eating less fruits and vegetables, and eating more processed and fried meat. This is particularly worrisome for pregnant women, as both drinking and inadequate nutrition can have adverse

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Functional foods have role in reversing 'thin outside, fat inside' phenomenon, paper's authors conclude

Functional foods could have a key role to play in combating the global rise of the phenomenon of sarcopenic obesity, according to a published report of the proceedings of a recent scientific convention.

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Monday, April 10, 2017

Has U.S. Policy Changed Regarding ISIS And Syria's Civil War?

Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Tom Bowman and Republican Rep. Will Hurd of Texas about how the Trump administration is addressing Syria's civil war. Hurd says Syria's President Bashar Assad 'must go.'

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Friday, April 7, 2017

I Was Young And Active, But A Blood Clot In My Leg Almost Killed Me

I'm 24 years old, an avid runner and cyclist, follow a healthy diet, have never smoked, and have no family history of major health problems. In other words, I'm as healthy as they come. So it came as a shock a few months ago when a sudden health issue came close to killing me. It started as a

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Sunday, April 2, 2017

14-Year-Old Charged In Sexual Assault Broadcast On Facebook Live

The boy faces felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and manufacturing and dissemination of child pornography in connection with the attack on a 15-year-old Chicago girl. (Image credit: Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Images)

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