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Uncovered: Ritual public drunkenness and sex in ancient Egypt
I'll bet you that archaeologist Betsy Bryan's perspective on reality-show behavior is a little longer than most. Since 2001, Bryan has led the excavation of the temple complex of the Egyptian goddess Mut in modern-day Luxor, the site of the city of Thebes...
Tags: Entertainment, Festive Events, Health and Safety at School, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief
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Placentas provide clues about autism risk at birth, study says
Researchers believe they have come up with a way to tell whether a newborn infant has a higher-than-normal risk of developing autism -- by looking for abnormalities in the placenta shortly after birth. The abnormalities in question are called...
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Autism, American School for the Deaf, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Too many babies start eating solid foods too soon, CDC study says
Four out of 10 mothers surveyed began feeding their infants solid food when they were only 4 months old and their still-developing bodies weren’t able to process it -- and more than half the moms said they had been advised to do so by a medical...
Tags: Celiac Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, American Academy of Pediatrics, Family, Disease Prevention
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Kate Middleton hospitalized for hyperemesis gravidarum: What is it?
Could Kate Middleton be pregnant with twins? According to this backgrounder from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, one cause of hyperemesis gravidarum -- the severe form of morning sickness that has landed the expecting Duchess of Cambridge in King...
Tags: Obstetrics, Twins, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Human Interest, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Contraceptives that are long-term and reversible are in demand
Tribune staff reporterContraceptives such as IUDs and implants are finally being embraced by U.S. women after many years of doubts and controversy. In a new study, researchers at the Guttmacher Institute looked at data from the National Survey of Family Growth from 2006 and...Tags: Obstetrics, Health Treatments, Birth Control, Physical Conditions, Health
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The Unreal World: A miscarriage in 'A Separation'
"A Separation"
Hopscotch Films, Golem Distribution
U.S. release: September
The premise
Nader (Peyman Moaadi) refuses to leave Iran with his wife because his aged father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi) suffers from Alzheimer's disease, causing a schism between...Tags: Miscarriage, Psychiatry, Alzheimer's Disease, New York University, Abusive Behavior
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'The pill': 50 years after
It was supposed to make every child a wanted child, give women control over their bodies and grant couples worry-free sex.
Such were the aspirations of health professionals worldwide when the medication now known simply as "the pill" arrived on the...Tags: Heart Attack, University of Minnesota, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Birth Control
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Pregnancy myths
Tribune staff reporterOnce a woman becomes visibly pregnant, it isn't long before she's being asked extremely personal questions by complete strangers: "Are you going to have an epidural or go natural? "You're not drinking alcohol, are you?" "Have you tried ginger for...Tags: Oxytocin (drug), Diseases and Illnesses, National Institutes of Health, Birth Defects, Physical Conditions
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Group recommends less-frequent Pap tests
Only days after a federal panel scaled back on breast cancer screening recommendations for many women, another organization -- the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists -- has done the same for a screening credited with drastically...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Harvard Medical School, Drugs and Medicines, Arts and Culture
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Pregnancy advice looks familiar
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMore than 60% of U.S. women of childbearing age are overweight or obese -- a significant increase from 20 years ago. And recent studies strongly suggest that either too much or too little nutrition in utero can increase a fetus' chance of becoming an...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Health, Drugs and Medicines, Education, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Treating even mild cases of diabetes in pregnancy helps both mom, baby
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTo improve the health of both mother and baby, even women with mild gestational diabetes should receive treatment, researchers say -- helping resolve a long-standing dilemma in obstetrics. Rates of gestational diabetes have been increasing as more U.S....Tags: Diets and Dieting, Health, Education, Hospitals and Clinics, Overweight
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Fertility supplements may help some women conceive
Female fertility can be a mysterious business. No matter how carefully a woman tracks her ovulation or times her romantic encounters, there's no guarantee that a baby will be on the way.
Women who have trouble conceiving get lots of free advice: Relax,...Tags: University of California, Vitamin Therapy, Stanford University, Health, Drugs and Medicines
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