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If you follow Shawn Johnson East on social media (and if you don’t, you should), you know the Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars champ and her husband, pro football player Andrew East, have been no holds barred about her pregnancy. From sharing the heartbreak of miscarriage to her pregnancy announcement to fears of complications and even her […]
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More than half of all women have used a vibrator for sexual pleasure, according to one study—suggesting that these buzzy bedroom devices are becoming a lot more mainstream. Yet some people still hold on to the idea that vibrators are for just masturbation, used only when an actual partner isn't available. It's time to bust that misguided sex myth. Fact is, using a vibrator during sex with a partner […]
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What would you do if you could predict the future a minute in advance? That might not seem like a long time, but for caretakers of people with autism, knowing what will happen 60 seconds from now could be enough time to prevent an aggressive outburst. To alert caretakers when stress levels are nearing the point of an aggressive episode, […]
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Traumatic brain injuries, as well as infectious diseases such as meningitis, can lead to brain swelling and dangerously high pressure in the brain. If untreated, patients are at risk for brain damage, and in some cases elevated pressure can be fatal. Current techniques for measuring pressure within the brain are so invasive that the measurement is only performed in the […]
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Piece of cake! Kirsten Dunst didn’t think she’d have an easy time starting a family, but her first pregnancy was unexpected. “I thought I would have a hard time getting pregnant, but it was a surprise,” the actress, 37, revealed in her Net-A-Porter cover story, published on Friday, August 23. “If I hadn’t met Jesse [Plemons], I would have frozen […]
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One year down. Ben Affleck recently reached a major milestone, celebrating 365 days of sobriety. “Ben is in a great place in his recovery and life,” a source close to the Oscar winner tells Us Weekly. “He continues to want to be the best father and friend he can be.” Affleck, 47, and his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, have been doing […]
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If you’ve ever seen a newborn wrapped up like a burrito, you know it is the cutest sight. Their legs and arms are tucked and snug, and all you can see is their sweet little head. But cuteness aside, swaddling serves a very important purpose: It helps infants “feel safe and warm,” Dr. Katherine Williamson, MD, a pediatrician at Mission […]
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A team of researchers from the Scripps Research Institute and the University of Kansas has found a protein that could one day be manipulated to make it safer for pain sufferers to use opioids. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their study of intentional mutations in nematodes and what they learned. Opioids are a class […]
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Instagram versus reality! Meghan King Edmonds admitted that she doesn’t always “feel like a person” while raising her three toddlers. “You guys, I’m IN IT right now,” the former Real Housewives of Orange County star, 34, captioned a slideshow of pics with her 14-month-old twin sons, Hart and Hayes. “Hart and I leave for several weeks of intensive therapy and […]
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Behati Prinsloo has her hands full! The model posted a picture of an adorably rowdy moment with her daughters. “Here’s to the sleepless nights, bleeding nipples, crying, laughing, the highest of highs and lowest of lows and everything in between, I won’t change a single thing,” the Victoria’s Secret Angel, 31, wrote on her Thursday, August 8, Instagram post. “Being […]
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