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Eggs and nutrition
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is reprinted here. This week, Elaine Pelc weighs in on eggs....Tags: Vitamin E, Dietary Supplements, Vitamin B1, Lifestyle and Leisure, Nutrition
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Study ties fertility treatment, birth defect risk
Test-tube babies have higher rates of birth defects, and doctors have long wondered: Is it because of certain fertility treatments or infertility itself? A large new study from Australia suggests both may play a role. Compared to those conceived...Tags: Urinary System, In Vitro Fertilization, Genes and Chromosomes, Infertility, Australia
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Toxic chemicals: Do you know what's in your hose or garden gloves?
High amounts of lead, phthalates and the toxic chemical BPA were all found in the water of a new hose after sitting outside in the sun for just a few days, according to researchers at the Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center, who just completed a large study of...
Tags: Consumers, Gardening, Lifestyle and Leisure, Science and Technology, Food and Drug Administration
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Mother banned from Facebook for posting pictures of son
One mother says she's been banned from Facebook for posting pictures of her infant son who was born with birth defects. Heather walker says she was locked out of the social media site for 24 hours after sharing photos of her child who was born without...
Tags: Social Media, Facebook
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Tatyana McFadden: Howard County's 'Lady Velocity'
World-class track athlete Tatyana McFadden is not a flashy person. Soft-spoken with a thin face, dark brown eyes and a deceptively muscular frame, she is not the type to speak of her accomplishments without some prompting. But when she does talk about her...
Tags: Chicago Marathon, BP Plc, Amputation, Track and Field, Girl Scouts of the USA
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Student loan solutions
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelOn July 1, 2012, the interest rate on federal subsidized Stafford student loans is going to be doubled from 3.4% to 6.8% unless Congress acts quickly. Student loan debt now surpasses credit card debt in this country, and it cannot be discharged by... -
Garden hoses often contain phthalates and lead, study says
L.A. at HomeHealthyStuff.org tests 90 garden hoses, 53 gloves and other gardening equipment and finds that many contained phthalates or lead.... -
Wasserman Schultz enters political fray over student loan rates
DAVIE – The latest issue to get stuck in the swamp of Washington politics: student loan interest rates. It has a big impact in Florida. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, said Monday as many as 500,000 students could face higher interest...Tags: Democratic Party, Money and Monetary Policy, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Pregnancy not as easy for older women as it may seem
Middle-aged Hollywood stars and their newborns may make it seem like a fountain of youth has been discovered for women's fertility. But researchers at Yale University School of Medicine say these stars may be giving women the wrong perception. Many...Tags: Science and Technology, In Vitro Fertilization, Drugs and Medicines, Yale School of Medicine, Health
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Calif. Regulators Find Harmful Toxins in Nail Polishes
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- California Department of Toxic Substances Control has released a list of nail polishes that could harm thousands of women. Investigators chose 25 brands at random -- including some listed as being toxin-free -- and tested them for...Tags: Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Chelsea (Staten Island, New York)
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Americans mostly getting enough nutrients
Americans have good levels of many important vitamins in their bodies, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There still are some stark disparities, such as a 31 percent vitamin D deficiency in African...
Tags: Dietary Supplements, Nutrition, Vitamin D, Vitamin Therapy, Healthy Diet
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Q&A on fertility with Dr. Pasquale Patrizio
In an age of assisted reproductive technology, can you rewind the biological clock? Not as much as you think, say Yale researchers in a study published in a recent issue of "Fertility and Sterility." Those are the findings of Dr. Pasquale Patrizio,...
Tags: In Vitro Fertilization, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Genes and Chromosomes, Drugs and Medicines, Yale School of Medicine
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