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Jan 4th 2009Drug InformationPregnancy
The San Francisco Superior Court has struck down a state law requiring that low-income working women must have resided in California for at least six months before they can be eligible to receive prenatal and other medical care services through California’s Access for Infants and Mothers (AIM) insurance program.
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Jan 3rd 2009Drug InformationPregnancy
A simple, effective and low-cost method of preventing lung disease - and therefore death - in newborn children is not being practiced widely enough in South-East Asian hospitals, according to a major international study involving the University of Adelaide. The study - published in the international online journal
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Jan 3rd 2009Drug InformationPregnancy
Body image is a tricky thing for many women. Like looking into a funhouse mirror, the way they perceive their bodies can make them think they’re thinner or more obese than they actually are. Researchers led by Temple University’s Sharon Herring, MD, MPH, have found that this misperception is associated with excess weight gain during pregnancy - which can cause complications for both mother and baby.
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