Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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Pre-pregnancy diabetes tied to birth defects

Diabetic women who get pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects than other women, according to new government research.

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Freezing time? Banking eggs buys hope

While doctors have been freezing sperm for about 50 years, egg freezing is still considered experimental by some and reserved mostly for young cancer patients facing fertility-threatening chemotherapy.When you're 37 and stressed about making babies some day, egg freezing offers the promise of preserving fertility.


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Report: No risk to children from artificial turf

Children aren't at risk for lead exposure from synthetic athletic fields, according to a report Wednesday from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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What's your doc thinking? Web site offers clues

Doctors love to talk shop. Now they're  turning to an online community to share advice, vent and empathize.

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New Alzheimer's drug shows early promise

July 29: While Alzheimer’s drugs haven’t provided major treatment breakthroughs, undeterred scientists are testing what they hope will be more promising options. NBC's Robert Bazell reports.  (Nightly News)For the first time, an experimental drug shows promise for halting the progression of Alzheimer's disease by breaking up the protein tangles that clog victims' brains.


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