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Saturday, June 25, 2005Study Shows Home Birth Lowers Cesarean RiskStudy Shows Home Birth Lowers Cesarean Risk: "A landmark study published June 18 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) shows planned home births with Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) result in significantly lower cesarean rates than planned hospital births."“We hope the positive results of this home birth study will move the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to review their protocols and guidelines to support women who choose home birth and to integrate Certified Professional Midwives into the healthcare system,” Jamois said. Currently, ACOG opposes home birth. The largest study of its kind to date found “planned home births for low-risk women in the United States are associated with similar safety and less medical intervention as low-risk hospital births.” http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abridged/330/7505/1416 This is good news for mothers who wish to avoid unnessecary intervetion. But I urge people to be savvie, Certified Proffessional Midwives should have earned a certification from the North American Registry of Midwives (www.narm.org) or have been licensed by the state. A cirtified Nurse Midwife is slighly different, they work with an obstetrician and most likely deliver in a hospital or birth center setting. Gina froze in time on 7:37 PM [ | ]
Friday, June 24, 2005Threat of Pandemic Flu Shines Light on Poor Planning in USHalf a million Americans could die and more than 2 million could end up in the hospital with serious complications if an even moderately severe strain of a pandemic flu hits, a report predicted on Friday. This really shines a light on how broken our health care system is. While they seem to always threaten that THIS YEAR will be the year for a pandemic flu strain, I think this report highlights a more serious problem then the flu, our failing health care system in the US. Gina froze in time on 10:13 AM [ | ]
Artificial wombs here by 2010Artificial wombs here by 2010:"Researchers in Japan have successfully tested crude prototypes of artificial wombs with animals. And most experts believe a human version could be ready within the decade. Advocates admit that “at first glance, the artificial womb seems like the Blade Runner technology of modern medicine gone amok”, said Gregory Pence, a bioethicists at University of Alabama and author of Brave New Bioethics. Artificial wombs will most likely first be used as intensive care units for fetuses where either the mother is ill and can no longer carry the child, or where the fetus is ill and needs to be removed from the mother’s womb and cared for where it can be easily monitored." While this may have the potential to save babies, this does come up with some tricky medical ethics. Would women who didn't want their "bodies wrecked" by pregnancy now order up a baby to be carried "artificially"? What about the bond that is developed between mother and baby, the heartbeat rythms and hearing the voices of familiy members? Would this stunt the emotional development of these children? Gina froze in time on 9:56 AM [ | ]
Skin Stem Cells Made into Bone and MuscleThe new study, detailed today in the journal Stem Cells and Development, is among the first to actually show the ability of a single adult stem cell to become multiple tissue types. "Our study shows that stem cells can be obtained from a simple skin biopsy and can be made to become three vital tissues," said Shay Soker, associate professor of surgery at Wake Forest's School of Medicine. "The bulk of our bodies is made up of fat, muscle and bone." This has great potential for people with burns, to be able to grow thier own skin for skin grafts and eliminate rejection and would really increase the chance of survival. But in addition to that there is hope for conditions ranging from spinal cord injuries to diabetes. Gina froze in time on 9:51 AM [ | ]
Thursday, June 23, 2005New Scientist Breaking News - No paradox for time travellersWe can travel back in time and not change the present accourding to quantum theory."Now, physicists Daniel Greenberger of the City University of New York and Karl Svozil of the Vienna University of Technology in Austria have shown that the most basic features of quantum theory may ensure that time travellers could never alter the past, even if they are able to go back in time." Quantum Theory says that objects (like you) behave like waves, and that the components of that object (ie your cells) each have a wave of their own that follows a distinctive path through space and time. If something "interferes" with that path the particles find each other again and continue on the same path. Isn't science fun. Gina froze in time on 7:01 PM [ | ]
Nestle China again under attack for excess iodine in baby milkNestle China again under attack for excess iodine in baby milk - Yahoo! News: "Nestle apologized this month for putting too much iodine in its baby milk, but so far has only agreed to exchange sub-standard milk powder for powder that meets state requirements.'We apologise for the mistake in deviating from the National Standard regarding the content of iodine in some Nestle milk-based powder products and we reaffirm that all Nestle products are safe for consumers to continue to use,' a statement said." I have serious problems with Nestle and how they push baby formula in countries where breastfeeding would be the safest thing for the baby, in countries with poor sanitation and water. But it really erks me that they are not making sure their products are the best for the babies that do use them. Good for China! Gina froze in time on 6:19 PM [ | ]
Botox useful for preventing frequent migrainesBotox useful for preventing frequent migraines - Yahoo! News: "In the present study, 228 patients with chronic daily headache were randomly allocated to botulinum toxin injections or inactive 'placebo' injections of saline every 3 months for 11 months.Dodick said that the injections are placed primarily in the area of the trigeminal nerve, but may continue into other areas as needed to 'follow the pain.' In the current study group, the number of injections during each treatment session ranged from 10 to 25 per patient. Treatment with botulinum toxin reduced the frequency of migraine attacks per month from 14 to 6 -- a reduction of 55 percent. By contrast, with placebo, attacks dropped from 12.9 to 8.4 per month, for a significantly lower reduction of 35 percent. Dodick said that treatment with Botox 'was also linked to a significant reduction in headache severity and with a drop in the use of acute headache medications.'" I am a migraine sufferer and I know the pain. While I don't get anywhere near 15 per month and the current drugs out there work well for me, I am a little worried about this treatment. The botulinum toxin is serious stuff and I'm glad to see that they are looking into alternative uses for it, I still worry that people who are suffering will use this treatment without worrying about the side-effects. Gina froze in time on 6:14 PM [ | ]
Tuesday, June 21, 2005Donated Eggs Bring Higher Miscarriage RiskNew research indicates that women who become pregnant with donated eggs are more likely to suffer miscarriages and dangerous high blood pressure than those who undergo fertility treatments with their own eggs.There is a believe that donated eggs, like donated organs, are not genetically identical and are prone to immune system attacks. It is further speculated that the placenta may contain more of this "foreign" DNA and "trigger abnormal responses from the mother, which could results in complications, such as miscarriages or high blood pressure." Experts recommend, that if a donated egg needs to be used, try getting one from a relative. Problems were two times higher in eggs donated from a sister, but women had five times more problems with eggs donated from a stranger. Gina froze in time on 9:20 PM [ | ]
Revealed - why IVF babies have a harder infancyA new study has revealed why IVF babies may have a harder infancy. Invetro babies are usually smaller, born earlier, and spend more time in the hospital then naturally concieved babies, but a new study may tell us why. The key? Multipule transfer of embryos. It is comon for several embryos to be transfered to increas the odds of a pregency, but this also raise the risks.De Neubourg and her team showed that IVF babies resulting from the transfer of a single embryo are as healthy as babies conceived normally. Even if only one embryo survives, in the early stages of life "multiple embryos compete for the same nutrients and blood supply in the mother". So these children do not have the same early advantage as a single transfer embryo. "They might have identified one of the puzzles of why IVF singletons are not exactly the same as naturally conceived singletons," Sunde said. Gina froze in time on 9:10 PM [ | ]
Plant chemical may harm male fertility - study - Yahoo! NewsA plant chemical found in soya, tofu and legumes could potentially damage sperm and affect male fertility, a British researcher said on Wednesday.Genistein, the chemical found in Soy and other legumes that mimics estrogen, can cause human sperm to "burn out and lose fertility." But, even more significant is the maternal impact. Women who eat foods high in genistein may have a higher impact on sperm waiting to fertilize an egg in the females body. Although it is very preliminary research, Fraser speculated that the findings could have an impact on women trying to conceive. Gina froze in time on 8:56 PM [ | ]
Common virus kills cancerCommon virus kills cancer, study findsA common virus found in 80% of the population may be the key to a new cancer treatment.
In this study, cells were infected with HPV (a virus that can cause cervical cancer). The infected cells and normal cells were then infected with AAV-2, within six days all the HPV-infected cells were dead. The same thing happened with cervical, breast, prostate and squamous cell tumor cells. This could be a great discovery because so many of the current cancer treatments are so toxic and harmful to healthy cells and tissues. Gina froze in time on 8:42 PM [ | ]
Lions Rescue and Guard Beaten Ethiopian GirlA 12 year-old girl was abducted and beaten by men trying to force her into marriage. She was found a week after her abduction being guarded by Lions that had chased off her abductors.'They stood guard until we found her and then they just left her like a gift and went back into the forest,' Wondimu said. Just proof nature works in mysterious ways. Gina froze in time on 8:34 PM [ | ]
Monday, June 20, 2005More Boys Born Than Girls in USA for 63rd Year RunningMore Boys Born Than Girls in USA for 63rd Year Running: "For the 63rd year in a row, the number of boys born in the United States outnumbers births of girls - in 2002 94,232 more boys than girls were born. This is the central finding of a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that examines total sex ratios at birth for over six decades. "This adds up to more than 5.7 million more boys being born than girls. Wile there are many reasons the CDC points to Mother's age, the Birth order, more children means more equality between boys and girls (although this did not work out of my grandmother who only had three girls out of eight) and the mother's ethnic background, they also admit they don't track things like environmental toxins, stress, maternal weight and fathers age all which may have an effect. Gina froze in time on 8:52 PM [ | ]
Baby Gender Mentor™ Home DNA Gender Testing KitThe Pregnancy Store.com has their own do-it-yourself home gender testing kit will let mothers know the gender of their child as early as 5 weeks with 99.9% accuracy.On some levels I think this is wonderful, a non-invasive, totally harmless was of finding out your child's gender. However, there could be a very dangerous thing. I have read many accounts of mothers desperately wanting a boy/girl and being disappointed when they find they are not having the baby they want. By being able to find out so early, 5 weeks after conception, it could make the choice to end a pregnancy and try again, easier. Gina froze in time on 8:30 PM [ | ]
Hemp Oil Candy Coming to a Store Near YouHemp Oil Candy has anti-drug advocates up in arms.Lollipops with names like Purple Haze, Acapulco Gold and Rasta are showing up on the shelves of convenience stores and smoke shops accross the U.S.All traces of THC, the chemical that results in the "high" from Marijuana, has been removed. The makers say they are perfectly legal. But many anti-drug advocates say it will send the wrong message to kids. Gina froze in time on 7:10 PM [ | ]
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