In 1992, former Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the sitcom character Murphy Brown’s decision to have a child out of
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Making weight: Ensuring that micro preemies gain pounds and inches
A quality-improvement project to standardize feeding practices for micro preemies — preterm infants born months before their due date —
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Many young people don’t know when female and male fertility declines, study finds: Most students underestimate the impact of female and male age on fertility
Most students underestimate the impact of female and male age on fertility, new research published in Human Fertility finds. Less
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Birth study empowers pregnant women: Factors promoting and inhibiting natural birth
Research led by QUT Associate Professor Yvette Miller, from the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, asked almost 6000 women
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Moderate alcohol consumption may boost male fertility
The question of whether alcohol intake affects male reproductive function is controversial. In a new Andrologystudy, moderate alcohol intake was
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Blood sample breakthrough good news for pregnant women
A wide range of fetal genetic abnormalities could soon be detected in early pregnancy thanks to a world-first study led
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Babies introduced to solids early slept longer and woke less frequently, study finds
A study by King’s College London and St George’s University of London has found that babies introduced to solid foods
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Mechanisms of genetic diversification in major fungal pathogen of humans
Candida albicans is one of the most formidable fungal species, causing infection in humans. Investigating the structure and reproduction methods
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Binge drinking during youth may impact future offspring: Rat model finds parent’s alcohol exposure limits offspring’s growth, alters play behavior
A rat model found preconception binge drinking may have negative consequences on future offspring’s growth, social interactions and pubertal development,
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Tdap vaccine given during pregnancy reduces occurrence of infant pertussis: Results show a decrease in overall cases of pertussis
A study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows the effectiveness of the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular
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