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"My Vagina Fell Out": Woman Shares Health Horror

Sphere | Buck Wolf | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Birth, Vulva, Prolapse, Uterus, Pregnancy, Plastic Surgery, Hematoma, Cystocele, Child Birth, Health, Urethra, Reproductive Health, Women's Health, Rectum, Vaginal Prolapse, Stds, Std, Vagina, Placenta, Rectocele, Bladder, Labia Reduction, Living News

Allison Henry isn't the first to suffer from a horrifying medical condition that few women talk about. But her case was particularly bad, and she's ju...

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Health Care: Why I Had My Second Baby in the UK

Helen I. Hwang | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Uk Health Care Services, Health Care Reform, Pregnancy, Universal Health Care, National Health Service, Health Care, Uk Health Care, Living News
Helen I. Hwang

I had my first baby under private health care in the U.S. and then my next one under socialized medicine in the U.K. The differences in the two systems are enlightening, to say the least.

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Project Prevention Encourages Addicts Not To Have Children

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.31.2009 | Impact

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Substance-Exposed Births, Pregnancy, Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse, Barbara Harris, Project Prevention, Impact News

An estimated 11-15% of babies are exposed to drugs or alcohol in utero. Many of these babies are born with addictions or physical disabilities. For ye...

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Health Tip: Recovering After Childbirth

Yahoo! News | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Birth, Post-Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Health Tips, Parenting, Babies, Newborn, Health, Pregnant, Childbirth, Living News

New mothers may be so consumed with their newborns that they forget the ordeal of childbirth. How quickly their bodies actually recover is another sto...

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EPA Puts Health First by Limiting Mercury Emissions

Wendy Gordon | Posted 10.29.2009 | Impact

Read More: Neurological-Damage, Mercury, Pregnancy, Coal-Fired-Power-Plants, Health Care Debate, Premature Death, Air Pollution, Impact News
Wendy Gordon

How can we cut health care costs, save lives and improve our kids' chances to do well in school? Reduce our mercury emissions.

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I Am Not a Pre-Existing Condition

Amie Newman | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: C-Sections, Women's Rights, Senate, Reproductive Rights, RH Reality Check, Health Care Reform, Pregnancy, Domestic Violence, Politics of Birth, Childbirth, Inside DC, Politics News
Amie Newman

Is the fact that women experience gender discrimination in health care even debatable? Many insurance companies even regard a C-section as a pre-existing condition. This must stop.

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Scientists: Cancer Can Be Passed From Mother To Fetus

The Guardian | Sarah Boseley | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Institue of Cancer Research, Leukemia Cells, University of London, Cancer Passed in Womb, Scientist Prove Cancer Case, Cancer in Fetus, Cancer, Mother, Child, Pregnancy, Health, Cancer Cells, In Utero, Living News

Scientists have established beyond doubt that in rare cases cancer can be transmitted in the womb, following the birth of a baby to a woman with leuke...

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Mary Cheney Pregnant For Second Time?

True/Slant | Kate Klonick | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Partner, Lesbian, Second Time, Second Baby, Pregnancy, Mary Cheney Pregnant, Mary Cheney, Mary Cheney Baby, Dick Cheney's Daughter, Republican, Dick Cheney, Gay Parenting, Mary Cheney Pregnant Again, Gay Parents, Parenting, Mary Cheney Second Pregnancy, Gay Marriage, Mary Cheney and Heather Poe, Heather Poe and Mary Cheney, Mary Cheney Heather Poe, Heather Poe, Mary Cheyney, Navigators Global, Samuel David Cheney, Samuel Cheney, Liz Cheney, Politics News

Mary Cheney, the former vice president's daughter, and her long-time partner, Heather Poe, are expecting their second child, a source close to the fam...

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Biggest Loser Tips For Losing Baby Weight

Heather Cabot | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Losing-Baby-Weight, The Biggest Loser, Pregnancy, The Well Mom, Baby Weight, Jillian Michaels, Time Management, Health, Living News
Heather Cabot

For any new mom who hasn't been blessed with a body that easily lets go of pregnancy pounds, bouncing back feels like a long, long road. Even the Biggest Loser's toughest trainer, Jillian Michaels recognizes that.

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Family Fun and Fitness

Peter Clothier | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Personal Responsibility, Book Review, Childhood Nutrition, Diet, Health Care, Nutrition, Childhood Obesity, Knute Keeling, Michelle Obama Garden, Pregnancy, Obama Smoking Habit, Pre-Pregnancy, Living News
Peter Clothier

We are reminded by the current debate about health care that we are, as a nation, doing a pretty poor job of taking care of the bodies we have been given to inhabit for the course of our earthly lives.

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Pregnant Woman Pregnant Again (VIDEO): Julia Grovenburg's Medical Shock

Huffington Post | Michael Macher | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Woman Pregnant Twice, Infant, Todd Grovenburg, Ultrasound, Twins, Child, Baby, Health, Pregnant, Julia and Todd Grovenburg, Twin, Pregnancy, Julia Grovenburg, Pregnant Twice, Living News

***UPDATE 9/28/09*** The couple was interviewed about their experience this morning on the "Today Show." WATCH: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, W...

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Insurance Denials for Pregnant Moms

Barbara Dehn | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Public Health Insurance Plan, Prenatal, High Blood Pressure, Pregnant, Ob/Gyn, Pregnancy, Diabetes, Prenatal Care, C-Section, Politics News
Barbara Dehn

Insurance companies have no liability or risk if they chose not to cover prenatal tests. And since health care providers must do these tests, whether they are paid for or not, OB providers and hospitals absorb the cost.

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Exercise During Pregnancy Keeps Newborn Size Normal

forbes.com | Steve Forbes | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Pregnancy, Weight, Prenatal Care, Wellness, Health, Exercise, Living News

Along with keeping mom healthy, regular exercise during pregnancy helps prevent excessive newborn weight, a new study shows....

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Gender Equity in Health Insurance?

Morgan Carroll | Posted 09.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Pregnancy, Jim Kerr, Gender Equity, Colorado General Assembly, Colorado, Denver, Denver News
Morgan Carroll

Women are charged as much as 30 - 40% more than men for the same coverage in individual health insurance plans.

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Who Says Pregnancy Can't Be Sexy?

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Teleseminar, Pregnancy, Orgasms, Sex, Living News
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright

Great sex and orgasms are not only possible during pregnancy, it is a practical must for every woman with a healthy, normal pregnancy.

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Pregnancy Cravings Of The Stars

Divine Caroline | The Frisky | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Usher, Nicole Richie, Katie Holmes, Britney Spears, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie, Pregnancy, Food, Pregnancy Cravings, Celebrities, Living News

What weird foods do stars crave when they're expecting? Nicole Richie is preggers with her second child. She looks like she barely eats at all, so ...

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NBA Star Dirk Nowitzki Is Scum ... Not

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 10.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Dr. Johnny Benjamin, Professional Athletes, Dirk-Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks, Nba, Pregnancy, Entertainment News
Dr. Johnny Benjamin

Professional athletes are constantly targeted by unscrupulous individuals for unsavory reasons, most of them financial.

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Celine Dion's Pregnancy News Should Come With A Disclaimer - Not Many Women Can Have Babies Post-40

Jill Brooke | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Iman, Salma Hayek, Halle Berry, Celine Dion, Brooke Shileds, Susan Sarandon, Pregnancy, Entertainment News
Jill Brooke

Almost one in five women seeking infertility treatments are over 40 and two-thirds will not be able to get pregnant on their own.

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Interview: Baby Bumps and Celebrity Moms

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Working Women, Celeb-Weeklies, Working Mother, Celebrity Kids, Carol Evans, Working Mothers, Baby Bumps, Mommy Wars, Beauty Standards, Pregnancy, Women in Hollywood, Living News
Morra Aarons-Mele

It's wonderful that pregnancy is seen as such a beautiful thing, but it's a shame that motherhood is framed against a backdrop of such beauty [that] no one can live up to.

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Five Simple Moves to Get Your Pre-Pregnancy Body Back With Minimal Effort

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 09.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Health, Post-Pregnancy, Fitness, Pregnancy, Women's Fitness, Exercise Tips, Postpartum Diet, Living News
Danielle Cavallucci

There are some simple moves you can start making as soon as your body feels up to it that can make all the difference in rebounding your body post-birth.

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Health Care and the Unborn: Why We Need Free Prenatal Care

Dan Agin | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance, Politics, Congress, Prenatal Care, Health Care, Pregnancy, Health Care Costs, Politics News
Dan Agin

Are we a people who would rather compromise our children than compromise our bank accounts?

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American Life League: Anti-Abortion "Personhood" Measures Really Will Hurt All Pregnant Women

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Life League, Abortion, Cesarean Section, Personhood, Egg Is Person, Pregnancy, Pro-Life, C-Section, Politics News
Lynn M. Paltrow

What the American Life League provides is a defense of court orders forcing pregnant women to have cesarean surgery against their will.

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The Reality of Post-Baby Body Bounceback

Jeana Lee Tahnk | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Pregnancy, Women's Health, Body, Advice, Post-Baby, Us Weekly, Parenting, Celebrities, Celebrity Parents, Living News
Jeana Lee Tahnk

The tabloids love to promote the 'How I Got My Body Back' feature with every new celebrity mom. Heidi Klum famously strutted her stuff eight weeks after giving birth. The reality is, it isn't real.

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Beyond the X-Ray: Radiology and The Use of Imaging Guidance For Tissue Sampling

Helene Pavlov | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: X-Ray, Health, Radiology, Pregnancy, Living, Medicine, Infections, Allergies, Living News
Helene Pavlov

There are precautions to take with any invasive procedure. These are some things to keep in mind when undergoing tissue sampling.

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Helping Women: Eliminating Obstetric Fistula in Developing World

Jim Luce | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: George Bush, Facebook, Mexican National Institute of Health, Ronald Reagan, Myspace, “Global Gag Rule”, Women’s Health, Pregnancy, Thought Leaders, Vaginal Fistula, Global Citizens, South Africa, Clinton Global Initiative, Roe v. Wade, Argentina, World Health Organization, Abortion, Uganda, Bill Clinton, Developing World, M.D., Roman Catholic Church, EngenderHealth., Mexico, Twitter, AIDS Prevention, Barack Obama, Ana Langer, Women, Population Control, Reproductive Health, Smith Barney, India, Obstetric Fistula, Orphans International Worldwide, Frances D. Alleman-Luce, Usaid, Pep Far, Engenderhealth, World News
Jim Luce

EngenderHealth focuses on far more than fistula repair and prevention. They are dedicated to improving the overall health and well-being of people in the countries where they work.

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