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Whooping Cough Vaccine Endorsed for Pregnant Women

By Mark Schweizer

13 days ago

Pregnant women should be vaccinated against the whooping cough, an advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today (June 22). It recommended that the ...

Newborns Left Vulnerable When Mom Waits to Get Whooping Cough Vaccine

By Mark Schweizer

13 days ago

Women should be vaccinated against pertussis, or whooping cough, during pregnancy rather than after giving birth because postpartum vaccinations do not provide enough protection to newborns during their ...

Parents Distrust, Delay Vaccines, Survey Finds

By Mark Schweizer

13 days ago

Parents are increasingly skipping or delaying vaccines for their young children, despite doctors’ concerns that doing so will leave their children and community at risk for preventable diseases. ...

The Video Game Workout: What Helps Kids Work Up a Sweat

By Mark Schweizer

13 days ago

Interactive video games, such as Dance Dance Revolution and Wii Boxing, provide kids with moderate to vigorous exercise, according to a new study. Some of these games increased ...

Nighttime Gadget Use Interferes with Young Adults’ Health

By Mark Schweizer

13 days ago

Our reluctance to put down our gadgets is increasingly taking a toll on our sleep, and teens and young adults appear to be the groups most affected. A ...

Self-Harm Linked to Earlier Natural Death

By Mark Schweizer

13 days ago

People who intentionally hurt themselves are known to be at an increased risk of committing suicide, but a new study finds they are also more likely to die ...

More Than a Third of US Births Unintended

By Mark Schweizer

13 days ago

More that one-third of U.S. births between 2006 and 2010 were the result of unintended pregnancies, a new government report says. That means the overall rate of unintended ...

Prostitution Attractive Option for Med Students with Debt

By Mark Schweizer

13 days ago

An increasing portion of students in the United Kingdom looking for a way to pay for their tuition are turning to prostitution, according to a new paper by ...

Women Who Fear Childbirth Have Longer Labor

By Mark Schweizer

13 days ago

Don’t let this scare you, but labor takes 47 minutes longer for women who fear childbirth, a new study from Norway finds. The study, which involved more than ...

Home HPV Test Could Reduce Cervical Cancer

By Mark Schweizer

13 days ago

Home testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV) may be a useful way to screen for and prevent cervical cancer among women who don’t have access to pap smears ...

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Whooping Cough Vaccine Endorsed for Pregnant Women

Newborns Left Vulnerable When Mom Waits to Get Whooping Cough Vaccine

Parents Distrust, Delay Vaccines, Survey Finds

The Video Game Workout: What Helps Kids Work Up a Sweat

Nighttime Gadget Use Interferes with Young Adults’ Health

Self-Harm Linked to Earlier Natural Death

More Than a Third of US Births Unintended

Prostitution Attractive Option for Med Students with Debt

Women Who Fear Childbirth Have Longer Labor

Home HPV Test Could Reduce Cervical Cancer

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