 Pregnant Information - December 5, 2008
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A California Superior Court judge, citing health risks of lead and arsenic in tattoo inks, has ordered two major tattoo-ink manufacturers to carry warning labels, according to a CNN medical report. The preliminary injunction granted by Judge Irving Feffer also requires Huck Spaulding Enterprises of New York and Superior Tattoo Equipment of Phoenix to carry the labels in their catalogs and on their Internet sites aimed at California customers |
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Doctors warn that obesity increases a pregnant women's risk of miscarriage and other serious, even life-threatening complications such as gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes. They say the higher the body mass index a woman has, the higher the chance of a Caesarean section |
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According to a group of London-based fertility specialists the increase in women over 35 having children is cause for some alarm. They say the best age for pregnancy remains 20 to 35 |
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According to a group of London-based fertility specialists the increase in women over 35 having children is cause for some alarm. They say the best age for pregnancy remains 20 to 35 |
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A study released by environmental groups Thursday shows store-bought swordfish contained mercury levels above the legal limit. A University of North Carolina Lab found increased mercury concentrations in 24 swordfish samples from supermarket chains, including Safeway, Shaws, Albertsons and Whole Foods |
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