 Pregnant Information - December 5, 2008
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A new test reveals babies' genders accurately and earlier than ever before. According to a report by WCVB-TV in Boston, between one-half and three-quarters of all expectant parents now want to learn the sex of their baby before delivery. This latest home gender test will allow pregnant moms to know before they're even showing |
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A 21-week-old fetus is surviving inside the womb of its brain-dead mother, being kept alive for a least a month until the fetus can be born. According to Jason Torres, his wife, Susan, would have wanted to save her child's life |
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A new antibiotic approved by the FDA Thursday will give doctors another option against tough acting infections. Tygacil, known chemically as tigecycline, is an intravenous antibiotic, for use in treating complicated abdominal and skin infections in adults |
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Tuesday, Canadian researchers said moms pregnant with boys may be less forgetful than those carrying girls. Researchers found evidence that women who gave birth to boys outperformed moms of girls in tests taxing memory in areas of listening, computational and visualization skills |
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Scientists believe that insulin resistance, which can lead to diabetes, might stem from the habits of a child's grandmother. Animal studies suggest that children may be at increased risk of diabetes if their grandmother maintained a poor diet while pregnant and breast feeding |
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