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Whether you want to find out the sex of your baby-to-be in advance is a personal decision every pregnant person has to make on their own (and/or with the help of a partner who is maybe being slowly crushed by the suspense of not knowing). You might be counting the days until your 20-week ultrasound to find out whether you’re […]
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More than 100 approved drugs in the U.S. warn of immune-related side effects on their labels. Countless others never make it onto shelves because of unwanted immune responses that can harm patients and limit the effectiveness of drug candidates. Most gene therapies, for instance, use viruses to enter a person’s cells and alter their DNA. But those viruses often elicit […]
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If you’re a parent, you’ve probably let your little one sleep in their car seat. It is easy and convenient, plus most of us don’t give it a second thought. I mean, your baby is strapped in and safe, right? Well, think again. According to a new study, babies should not stay asleep in their car seat when they’re not […]
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Duchess Meghan’s closest friends opened up about the new mom in a CBS special, Meghan and Harry Plus One, that aired on Friday, May 17, and revealed how she will raise her son, Archie, with husband Prince Harry. “Meghan and I have talked about her being a mother for over a decade,” the former Suits star’s pal Janina Gavankar told […]
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Aunt and uncle on deck! Duchess Kate and Prince William will finally meet baby Archie on Tuesday, May 14, a source confirms to Us Weekly. The visit will come more than a week after Prince Harry, William’s younger brother, and Duchess Meghan welcomed the baby boy. Also waiting to meet the newest royal are Prince Charles, William and Harry’s father, […]
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Excessive noise is widely known to have negative effects on health, and children in neonatal intensive care units are among the most vulnerable. To help preterm infants make a smooth transition to life outside of the womb, some NICUs have instituted set quiet times to limit children’s exposure to potentially dangerous levels of noise. Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, […]
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Writing a kid-friendly travel guide for NYC is like writing a travel guide to space. Do you rise with the sun or stay up late watching the stars? It’s a whole universe out there, and you can do and see and eat just about anything your heart fancies on a moment’s notice. (We’re talking about New York again, not space. […]
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(HealthDay)—Strokes are common but not inevitable. There are ways you can reduce your risk, starting with your blood pressure. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of permanent disability, said Dr. Gary Bernardini, neurology chair at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens. Most strokes occur when blood flow to the brain gets cut […]
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It’s not just you — sometimes it can seem like everyone has an opinion or nugget of well-meaning advice when it comes to getting pregnant. Unfortunately, all of that talk often leads to some pretty dated and wildly inaccurate old wives’ tales about trying to conceive. These conception myths vary in absurdity — from throwing your underwear on the roof […]
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(HealthDay)—Atenolol is associated with a reduction in incident intermediate- and low-risk prostate cancer (PCa), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association, held from May 3 to 6 in Chicago. Ali Zahalka, M.D., Ph.D., from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, and colleagues conducted a retrospective […]
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