 Pregnant Information - December 5, 2008
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The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention are guaranteeing the availability of as many as 97 million influenza shots in the U.S. market this upcoming flu season. According to the CDC, along with the addition of GlaxoSmithKline, there are four companies providing vaccines to the United States |
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New research shows that babies conceived due to the failure of the "morning after" pill, levonorgestrel, are just as healthy as other babies. The study involved 36 pregnant women who were exposed to levonorgestrel and 80 similar women who were not. A total of 25 deliveries took place in the exposed group and 69 occurred in the nonexposed group |
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Users of the acne drug Accutane will have to enroll in a national registry, along with every doctor who prescribes it and every drugstore that sells it. The Food and Drug Administration announced the long-anticipated program Friday - a move to toughen new restrictions aimed at preventing women from becoming pregnant with this birth defect-causing drug |
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By month's end, federal health officials hope to decide whether women will be allowed to buy emergency contraception without a prescription. The debate centers around the option of selling the pills over-the-counter, or implementing an age check, similiar to the requirements for alcohol and cigarettes |
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Couples who are currently having trouble conceiving a child now have a magazine to appeal to their needs and concerns. "Fertility Today Magazine" launches Tuesday in hopes of bringing help to the 2 million couples in the U.S. who seek help becoming pregnant |
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