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Brazilian Army Begins Door-to-Door Fight Against Zika
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 12, 2016 10:36 AM ESTThe Brazilian army will begin a door-to-door fight against the Zika virus on Saturday.
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Pregnant Women Advised To Refrain Alcohol Drinking While Being In Birth Control Program
By Jenn Loro | Feb 05, 2016 12:12 PM ESTIn a vaguely-worded report, sexually active women of reproductive age are advised to quit drinking to avoid having babies with fetal alcohol syndrome.
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Pregnant Women Taking Antidepressants For Depression Need To Check It With Their Doctor
By Jenn Loro | Jan 31, 2016 02:09 PM ESTA new government-released report by CDC recommends adult screening for depression to women in their reproductive age and seek advice from doctors before taking anti-depressants.
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Soy offers Protective Benefits to Women on Infertility Treatments, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 28, 2016 11:33 AM ESTSoy might be able to help increase a woman's chances of getting pregnant via IVF, a new study reported.
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Pregnant Women Advised To Undergo Depression Screenings Before And After Pregnancy
By Jenn Loro | Jan 28, 2016 09:03 AM ESTA government-appointed task force recommends depression screenings for high at-risk populations including pregnant women in an effort to reduce cases of post-partum depression (PPD) among mothers.
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WHO Expects Zika to Spread throughout the Americas
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 25, 2016 09:37 AM ESTThe World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Zika outbreak will most likely spread throughout the Americas with the exception of two countries.
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ACOG Supports the CDC’s Travel Warnings tied to Zika
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 23, 2016 11:00 AM ESTThe American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) stated that it supports the new travel guidelines issued by the CDC in response to the Zika virus.
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New Guidelines Issued As The Number Of Zika-Infected Pregnant Women Increases
By Jenn Loro | Jan 22, 2016 08:56 AM ESTIn response to surging cases of Zika-caused birth defects abroad and in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued interim guidelines on recommended care for pregnant women potentially exposed to the mosquito-borne illness.
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Jamaican Government Advises Women To Delay Pregnancy Due To Looming Zika Virus
By Jenn Loro | Jan 21, 2016 10:50 AM ESTWidespread outbreaks of mosquito-borne Zika virus in the Caribbean and Latin America prompted Jamaica’s health ministry to counsel women on delaying or postponing pregnancy in fear of Zika-linked neurological defects in babies.
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Liv Tyler Confirms Pregnancy In Critics Choice Awards Red Carpet Moment
By Jenn Loro | Jan 20, 2016 08:55 AM ESTMore than a week after publicly announcing her pregnancy, Liv Tyler recently graced the Critics Choice Award in a stunning red carpet moment with her baby bump.
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Pregnant Women Should Avoid Potatoes: Here's Why
By Jenn Loro | Jan 14, 2016 02:49 PM ESTNational Institutes of Health-led study warned women to cut back on spuds after research findings linked high level of potato consumption with heightened risks of developing gestational diabetes.
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Link Between Zika Virus and Birth Defect is Strong, CDC reports
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 14, 2016 11:28 AM ESTThe CDC reported the link between the Zika virus and microcephaly is strong.
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Sharjah Woman Suffers Traumatic Experience Receiving False HIV Diagnosis
By Jenn Loro | Jan 13, 2016 10:36 AM ESTA Dubai-based Pakistani expatriate who expected her second child was wrongly diagnosed as HIV positive by hospital just a few days before her scheduled delivery.
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Home Births In The US Found To Have Slight Risk That May Lead To Infant Deaths
By Jenn Loro | Jan 02, 2016 08:41 PM ESTA newly published study that appeared in The New England Journal Medicine suggests greater health risks for out-of-hospital births leading to maternal and newborn complications.
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Puerto Rico Confirms First Case of Zika Virus
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 02, 2016 09:17 AM ESTHealth officials have confirmed the first case of Zika on the island of Puerto Rico.
