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Pregnant ladies! Quit smoking or suffer depression
Sep 10 2008, Irani

Smoking among women is nothing unusual, but is disadvisable during pregnancy. It is not just a decades-old message, generally taken casually by many women. If are a mom-to-be and have not been able to or bother to quit smoking - do you know, your...

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Organ Donation Neglected
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Mariam Imran: The youngest with double lung transplant
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made popular Apr 30 2008
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Cholesterol linked to premature birth! Study
Apabrita, Kolkata
According to doctors and researchers, a recent research proves that low cholesterol is linked with a low birth weight. The right amount of cholesterol is very crucial...
Premature birth, Cholesterol, North Carolina, Health & Fitness
made popular Oct 4 2007
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Aspirin may reduce premature births and other pregnancy problems
Irani, New Delhi
The analgesic you might be using to get rid of some minor aches and pains during pregnancy may have duel advantage to your body. While relieving you of that pain, it...
pre-eclampsia, analgesic, Aspirin, premature birth
made popular May 19 2007
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Medical complications during pregnancy
Pooja, Shimla
1. Gestational Hypertension: About 5% of women have hypertension before they become pregnant. This is called chronic hypertension. Another 5% or so develop...
Gestational Hypertension, Gestational Diabetes, Premature Birth, Placental Abruption
made popular Jan 31 2007
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Fish eating may lead to premature birth!
Anupam Agnihotri, Shimla
Whereas eating fish may lead to the birth of healthy child, because it contains omega-3fatty acids, it can also lead to some bad consequences among which we often count...
Omega 3-fatty acid, Harvard School of Public Health, mercury, fish
made popular Oct 15 2006
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Pregnant woman's ambiguity: To have vitamins or not?
Charu, Delhi
Here is a piece of warning for expecting women: make sure you cut down the intake of Vitamin E from your diet, as a study conducted at St Thomas’ Hospital in...
Vitamin E, Vitamin D, Health, Premature birth
made popular Jun 13 2006
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Premature births are rising with alarming rate in Europe
Pratyush, New Delhi
Europe is facing a shocking increase of premature birth rate. Experts believe that women’s way of living life can be a cause of it. Researchers find difficult to...
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made popular Apr 22 2006
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