Durex, the popular contraceptive manufacturer has introduced a condom delivery service in Dubai, in United Arab Emirates. So if you need a rubber quickly delivered to your doorstep, SOS Condoms (a subsidiary of Durex and Buzzman Middle East) will have it to you within the hour. Dubai is known for its often liberal outlook, even […]
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According to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gestational diabetes afflicts up to 10-percent of expectant moms across the U.S. The condition is exacerbated if pregnant women are already overweight or carry a family history of diabetes. The confusing thing is that it can strike randomly, making carbohydrate absorption and high blood […]
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Previous research has tied c-sections to a variety of health conditions affecting children, including asthma, allergies and diabetes. However, after reviewing nine different birth studies, researchers are now tying cesarean births to obesity and weight gain in children and adults. Even though the findings don’t point to c-sections as the root cause of weight gain […]
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Our royal obsession with Britain’s Prince William and Catherine Middleton, and more importantly, when and if they are going to announce that they’re pregnant, has shed some light on a common plague for expecting mothers—hyperemesis gravidarum or acute morning sickness. In fact, when the Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in […]
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An unfortunate mix-up at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis has shocked a new mother. Tammy Van Dyke had just given birth to her baby boy, Cody, one day previously when the mistake happened. Hospital workers put him in the wrong bassinette, and he was then breastfed by the wrong mother. Another mother had recently given […]
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A recent study from Denmark has linked childlessness with higher death rates and instance of mental illness. Researchers found that death rates were two to four times higher among childless couples treated for infertility—regardless of age, education, income, health, and lifestyle. They also found that adoption tended to increase longevity and lower the risk of […]
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