ROME — The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome’s mayor saying it sends the wrong message. But read full article
The nation’s champion for babies has received the 2010 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award. Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, who has served as president of the March of Dimes since 1990, was honored March 2 by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NIFD) at a ceremony at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner, Va. “Dr… read full article…
Kathi Jackson of Palo Alto is about to become a mom of twin boys. And as she reflects on her first trimester, new research shows she made some smart choices. “I believe I gained 12 pounds in the first trimester,” Jackson said. In a new Kaiser study read full article
Linda Coale, of Crownsville, Md., died from a blood clot 11 days after giving birth to her son, Benjamin. WASHINGTON — Eleven days after her son Benjamin’s birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly read full article
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Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud
New York Times ST. CHARLES, Mo. — President Obama continued his drive for a health care overhaul on Wednesday, ordering a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud, while in Washington, House leaders said they hoped to have a … President Obama talks action for health care reform in St. Charles Obama Says Curbing Waste, Abuse Will Help Fund Health-Care Plan Obama Promises to Root Out Waste in Push for Healthcare bill |
Various studies conducted over the past two decades have demonstrated the ability of the fetus to hear sound. Many studies have pointed to the change in heart rate as a positive sign that the baby is stimulated by the music. Here are what the studies show… read full article…
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Live Abortion on Social Media
Catholic Online She discovered her pregnancy within four weeks, in time to take the "French abortion pill," RU486. An artificial steroid, RU486 interferes with the hormone … Kyra Phillips Conducts Softball Interview of Woman Who Tweeted Abortion The copycat who stopped live tweeting her abortion The Bizarre Religious Roots of the Abortion TweeterFrom home birth to home … |
Not so many years ago, women trying to have a baby didn’t think much about their health until they were pregnant. Today, that focus has shifted. More and more women are ensuring they’re in good health before they start trying to conceive. “Pregnant women now are a little bit of a different crowd,” says Dr… read more…
A bill (SF 2645) in the Minnesota Legislature would require each school district to create an “abstinence-first” sex education curriculum with “age-appropriate” lessons on human sexuality and information about condoms and other contraceptives, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports… read more…
