Here are the top read news for #Pregnancy: Let’s Take A Look At That Autism-Ultrasound Link: Ultrasounds have not been shown to cause autism. First, this is a mathematical link. This paper, by Sarah Jane Webb and colleagues and published in Autism Research, does not show that ultrasounds cause autism.This paper’s findings relate only to…
Here are the top read news for #Pregnancy: Are DEET insect repellents safe to use during pregnancy?: Vogel said she understands the fear pregnant women may have about using chemicals to try to prevent he mosquito bites that spread Zika, but she says the repellents are “safe for use by all populations, including pregnant women:…
Here are the top read news for #ExerciseAndHealth: The 5 Diseases That Exercise May Ward Off — If You Get Enough, That Is: They found that getting 600 METs/week had very little effect on the risk of the five diseases mentioned above–for example, people who got just this amount had a 2% reduced risk of…
Here are the top read news for #Menopause: Menopause reversal restores periods and produces fertile eggs: The team says its technique has restarted periods in menopausal women, including one who had not menstruated in five years. If the results hold up to wider scrutiny, the technique may boost declining fertility in older women, allow women…
Here are the top read news for #Smoking: Female smokers face greatest risk for brain bleeds: Bleeding inside the lining of the brain (subarachnoid hemorrhage) is significantly more common among smokers, especially female smokers, than among people who do not smoke, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke. Subarachnoid hemorrhage results…
Here are the top read news for #Pregnancy: Opinion: Get the Epidural: There are scarier complications — for example, you might end up needing an emergency C-section — but you might end up needing one if you try to give birth naturally. Some doctors say epidurals slow labor down, but I spoke to doctors who…
Here are the top read news for #WomensHealth: Women’s long work hours linked to alarming increases in cancer, heart disease: Women who put in long hours for the bulk of their careers may pay a steep price: life-threatening illnesses, including heart disease and cancer. Work weeks that averaged 60 hours or more over three decades…
