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Can birth-control flap rekindle 'repeal ObamaCare' crusade? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 11, 2012
Washington - President Obama's scramble to revise a controversial health-care mandate eased, but did not end, a sharp clash with Roman Catholic Church leaders that spread to Capitol Hill and beyond. The fix, announced Friday, shifted the costs of paying for employee birth-control coverage from church-affiliated employers, whose opposition to birth control is a matter of church teaching, to insurance… Full Story »
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Third Peer-Reviewed Study Shows Powerful Benefits of My Integrative Prostate Formula
SkyNewsWire.com: Health and Fitness &bull Feb 11, 2012
(SkyNewswire.com) Prostate cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related death for men in developed countries. One in six men will fight prostate cancer in their lifetime, and in many cases this disease is aggressive and difficult to treat using conventional… Full Story »
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Splash of rain on tap for the weekend
San Francisco Chronicle: Health &bull Feb 9, 2012
Light rain is expected to fall across the Bay Area Friday night and more showers are possible Sunday night, the National Weather Service says. "I'm not sure if it is anything to write home about," Diana Henderson, a... Full Story »
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If you had 24 hours to see the Bay Area ...
San Francisco Chronicle: The Baby Blog &bull Feb 9, 2012
Last week was one of those amazingly fun and busy weeks. My wife was in New York for a conference, leaving my daughter and me home to eat pizza and candy. I flew to New York to be on the… Full Story »
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Pregnant Alyson Hannigan And Family Shop In Santa Monica
Babyrazzi &bull Feb 9, 2012
'How I Met Your Mother' star Alyson Hannigan and her husband Alexis Denisof did some shopping with their daughter Satyana. Alyson and her family were photographed strolling and shopping in Santa Monica near the Montana Blvd. area. Alyson is expecting… Full Story »
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Outbreak sickens dozens at New Jersey university
CNN: Women's Health &bull Feb 9, 2012
Norovirus is a highly contagious illness that is often called stomach flu or food poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in the United States. Rider officials worked… Full Story »
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More Bay Area express lanes to offer toll access
San Francisco Chronicle: Health &bull Feb 9, 2012
Bay Area drivers will be able to buy their way into the fast lanes on six more freeway stretches - including the Oakland approach to the Bay Bridge - in 2015, as a region-wide express lane network rolls to a… Full Story »
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Unplanned Pregnancy Often Leads To Shorter Breastfeeding Duration
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Feb 9, 2012
Women who did not plan to get pregnant are much more likely to stop breastfeeding within three months of giving birth, according to a study published in the journal Current Anthropology. The research suggests that women whose pregnancies were unplanned often experience more emotional and physical discomfort with breastfeeding compared to women who planned to get… Full Story »
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Vending machine dispenses emergency contraception
CNN: Women's Health &bull Feb 9, 2012
Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania now offers the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step in a vending machine in the school's Etter Health Center, according to Peter Gigliotti, Executive Director for University Communications and Marketing. According to Gigliotti, the university started making… Full Story »
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The FIT Connection for Parents
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Feb 8, 2012It's not easy to make sure you're tending to all four areas of the FIT Platform -- FOOD, MOVE, MOOD, and RECHARGE -- at all times. For some people, their emotions, habits, and even biology can lead to an imbalance in eating and exercise habits. And today's… Full Story »
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Understanding the FIT Platform for Parents
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Feb 8, 2012Being fit is something we all aspire to -- both for ourselves and our children. But what does it mean to be fit? Does it mean walking a mile every day? Having salad for lunch? Staying thin enough to fit… Full Story »
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Saving Babies
Fit Pregnancy: Blogs &bull Feb 7, 2012
Even more appalling than the fact that the United States ranks 28th among major countries in infant mortality is the fact that certain ethnicities in the U.S. have considerably higher rates than others. The infant mortality rate for white women… Full Story »
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Insomnia
MedicineNet: Women's Health General &bull Feb 7, 2012
Dr. Nabili received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), majoring in chemistry and biochemistry. He then completed his graduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His graduate training included a specialized fellowship in public health where his research focused on environmental health and health-care delivery and management. Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stoppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina.… Full Story »
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On Cake: The best of the Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle: The Baby Blog &bull Feb 3, 2012
I went to a birthday party the other day and had a momentary vision of knocking over all the 5-and-6-year-olds to get at the chocolate-slathered pirate cake. It was calling to me, all those tasty planks and masts. The kids were doing some craft or other, while I… Full Story »
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Super Bowl Snack Attack
FamilyEducation Blogs &bull Feb 3, 2012
If you're in the same neck of the woods as we are (and care about football-- because let's face it-- not all of us do), you're busy planning where to watch the Pats trounce on the Giants. Excuse my biased… Full Story »
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Visual Marking Systems Donates Bicycle To Local Families
SkyNewsWire.com: Child are and Parental Guidance &bull Jan 27, 2012
Cleveland, OH (SkyNewswire.com) Visual Marking Systems (VMS) has partnered with Habitat for Humanity and area businesses to bring hope to local families in the greater Cleveland area. In the fall of 2011, VMS embarked on a program to help local… Full Story »
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Revolutionary New Boot Camp In Chiang Mai Thailand
SkyNewsWire.com: Health and Fitness &bull Jan 26, 2012
(SkyNewswire.com) The Bootcamp Thailand a leading fitness holiday company announces their next bootcamp .The Boot Camp Thailand guarantees 6 - 14 lbs weight loss in just 7 days. We pride ourselves as being 'people's people' and will endeavour to make… Full Story »
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From Legos to Roadways - an up-close view of the new Bay Bridge
San Francisco Chronicle: The Baby Blog &bull Jan 23, 2012
So after this post on building Bay Area bridges with Legos to explain the dynamics of suspension spans to my inquisitive child, I get a call from the public information crew in charge of explaining bridge dynamics to all the children. They asked, Would you two like to come out and see the… Full Story »
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Local Womenas Group Proves That Strength In Numbers Can Make A Big Difference In Communities
SkyNewWire.com: Women's &bull Jan 20, 2012
(SkyNewswire.com) aThese women come from all walks of life and different financial backgrounds,a says founder Karen Dunigan of Jackson, MI. aAs individuals we felt that it was difficult to make a very large impact, but as a group we have… Full Story »
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What will your kids be nostalgic for in 30 years?
San Francisco Chronicle: The Baby Blog &bull Jan 18, 2012
I've been working on Part II of my tribute to Bay Area TV anchors and reporters on The Big Event. This received a record response - more than 600 comments and another 50 or so e-mails, mostly from longtime Bay Area residents who wanted to see an old photo of their favorite weathercaster. At some point during my… Full Story »
