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July 27, 2016

Zika Now Tied to Miscarriage Dutch case finds woman’s infection in South America may have spurred her pregnancy loss

WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Dutch researchers are reporting a case of miscarriage tied to maternal infection with the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The virus is best known for…

July 27, 2016

Is Pot Harder on the Heart Than Tobacco? Damaging effects from marijuana smoke last three times longer than tobacco’s, rat study finds

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking pot might harm your heart health and that of the people around you -- perhaps even more…

July 27, 2016

‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Funds a Boon to ALS Research Money raised during the online campaign helped scientists spot gene linked to deadly nerve disease

WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The hugely popular "Ice Bucket Challenge" did more than convince millions of people to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to…

July 27, 2016

Quitting Smoking While Pregnant: What Works Nicotine patches, Zyban helped 4 out of 5 women, study says

WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Use of nicotine patches or the drug Zyban helps pregnant women quit smoking before and after they give birth, a new study says.…

July 27, 2016

E-Cigarettes Emit Toxic Vapors: Study Levels depend on type and age of device, and they increase as it heats up

WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- All electronic cigarettes emit harmful chemicals, and levels of those toxic compounds are affected by factors such as temperature, type and age of…

July 27, 2016

Safer Heads Prevail With New High School Football Rule When full-contact practices were limited, blows to the head dropped, study found

By Don Rauf HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Concussions are a major risk for high school football players, but new research found that limiting tackling during…

July 27, 2016

Lack of Fitness Second Only to Smoking as Predictor of Early Death: Study Increases in fitness levels were associated with greater longevity

By Maureen Salamon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Poor physical fitness ranks right behind smoking as leading risk factors for an early death, new long-term research…

July 27, 2016

Later Start, Finish to Menstruation May Extend Women’s Lives Those with this pattern were more likely to live past 90, study suggests

WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women whose periods begin later and who experience menopause later in life are more likely to live to be 90, new research suggests.…

July 27, 2016

Sharing Drug ‘Snorting Straws’ Spreads Hepatitis C Study highlights more fallout from opioid epidemic

WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Sharing straws to snort opioids is a major cause of hepatitis C infection, a new study finds. The sharing of snorting straws could…

July 26, 2016

Little Threat of Zika Spread From Rio Olympics: Study Because it’s winter in Brazil, mosquito activity has subsided

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Travelers and competitors at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil are not likely to contract the Zika virus…

July 26, 2016

CDC Updates Zika Guidelines for Pregnant Women Any sex partner, male or female, has potential to pass the virus on, agency says

MONDAY, July 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials on Monday updated their Zika virus guidelines, saying that pregnant women could contract Zika from a sex partner of either…

July 26, 2016

Is Binge-Watching Hazardous to Your Health? Risk of death from blood clot rises along with TV time, study finds

MONDAY, July 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Binge-watchers, beware: Too much time in front of the TV could boost your risk of death from a blood clot in the lung,…
Everything You Ever Wanted to
Know About Pregnancy:

But Were Too
Embarrassed or Afraid to Ask

by Idries Abdur-Rahman (Goodreads Author),
Jamil Abdur-Rahman MD, Nikia Bilal (Editor)

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