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Babies born after mom's obesity surgery do better
WASHINGTON (AP) — Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way — by affecting how their children's genes behave. In a first-...
Tags: Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology, Research, Diabetes
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Treatment, medicine changes help preemies' outlook
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — The baby girl is small. Tiny. She has a big pink flower on her little head, and you'd swear she's smiling. Although she was born three months premature, Raela (pronounced RAY-luh) Ruchell Loe has plenty to smile about....Tags: Respiratory Disease, John F. Kennedy, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, Viagra (drug)
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Rally planned for Ind. woman charged in baby death
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters of a woman charged with murdering her infant by eating rat poison while pregnant are planning a rally in downtown Indianapolis. Reproductive rights activists, mental health advocates and others are expected to attend...
Tags: Mental Health, Prosecution
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Prosecutor: Rat poison murder charge may have to be dropped
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana prosecutor acknowledged Friday that he may drop a murder charge against a Chinese immigrant who ate rat poison while she was pregnant now that a judge has ruled a doctor's claim that the toxin killed her newborn baby...
Tags: Justice System, Murder, Lawyers, Judges, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Judge: Death link to rat poison "unreliable"
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A medical examiner's conclusion that a newborn baby's death was caused by the rat poison her mother ate while she was pregnant is unreliable and cannot be used against the woman at her murder trial, an Indiana judge has ruled....Tags: Justice System, Pathology, Lawyers, Indiana University, Judges
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Indiana premature birth rate declines
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana has lowered the rate of premature births in the state, reflecting a nationwide decline. The March of Dimes says Indiana lowered its preterm birth rate to 11.6 percent, down nearly two percentage points from the 13.2 rate...
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Ind. mom's lawyer: Cause of baby's death unproven
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The attorney for a Chinese immigrant charged with murder for eating rat poison in an attempt to kill herself while she was pregnant argued Wednesday that authorities haven't proved that the toxin is what caused the premature...
Tags: Justice System, Science, Lawyers, Science and Technology, Judges
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Concert For a Cause helps Niles girl
MISHAWAKA -- At the 4th annual Concert For a Cause at the Mishawaka FOP Saturday night the community rallied around a Niles family to help a special little girl who has been battling major health issues her entire life.
The Concert For A Cause was...Tags: Respiratory Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Music, Immune System, Hospitals and Clinics
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Reality show star Duggar suffers miscarriage
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas woman who stars on the TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting" has suffered a miscarriage after announcing she was expecting her 20th child. Jim Bob Duggar said in a statement that he and his wife, Michelle,...Tags: TLC (tv network), Television Industry
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Program targets premature births
SOUTH BEND — After her twin girls were born, Nicole Blount didn't want to leave the hospital — because her babies couldn't.
Born 15 weeks early, Blount's daughters needed the constant medical care that Memorial Hospital's Natal Intensive Care...Tags: Social Sciences, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Twins, Hospitals and Clinics, Family
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Chesapeake BMX offers young and old the chance to compete
Coral Shreve held her breath as her 10-year-old son Ethan lost control of his bike and thudded down onto the track's dirt surface during a practice run in early March at the Chesapeake BMX track in Severn. Any mom would be concerned, but Ethan is a...
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Mother's age tied to risk of delivery complications
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenage mothers are at increased risk of delivering their babies prematurely, while older moms are more likely to give birth via Caesarean section, according to a new study from Ireland. "It more or less confirmed what we know...Tags: Gynecology, Health and Safety at School, Demographics, Hospitals and Clinics, Obstetrics
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