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by dragonfly
Posted: Fri., July 4, 2008, 12:40 pm
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This story out of India makes me wonder how old it too old for children? One of the twins was apparently conceived through in vitro fertilization.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ActiveAging...
How old do you think is too old to be a parent? Would you have children at 72?
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., July 2, 2008, 02:53 pm
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We have selected several of the best entries from our Gift of Giving contest, which asked women to share their best health advice, and here is one of them. Please share your best health advice with us here. Your advice could be the answer that someone has been waiting for.
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by magicpanic
Posted: Wed., July 2, 2008, 11:06 am
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The firestorm that erupted last month over Ricki Lake choosing homebirthing and the AMA's subsequent statement about how it feels hospital births are safer got me thinking. Should women have choices when it comes to birthing options? Or should women rely on hospitals?
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by Dr Shoshana Bennett
Posted: Fri., June 27, 2008, 04:22 pm
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Listen to Dr. Shoshana Bennett, EmpowHer.com’s host of Mom’s Health Matters talk with Susan Dowd Stone about postpartum depression.
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by Dr Shoshana Bennett
Posted: Fri., June 27, 2008, 04:11 pm
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Listen to Dr. Shoshana Bennett, EmpowHer.com’s host of Mom’s Health Matters talk with Susan Dowd Stone about post partum depression and recent legislation in our country called the Mother's Act, that advocates for mothers suffering from PPD.
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by Dr Shoshana Bennett
Posted: Fri., June 27, 2008, 03:45 pm
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Listen to Dr. Shoshana Bennett, EmpowHer.com’s host of Mom’s Health Matters talk about what new parents and mothers can do to prevent post partum depression.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., June 24, 2008, 10:18 am
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TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Preeclampsia may change the way arteries respond to insulin, thereby increasing the risk of cardiovascular problems years after the dangerous pregnancy complication occurs, Scandinavian researchers report.
In this small study, researchers found an association between insulin sensitivity in women and a history of preeclampsia, which is high blood pressure during pregnancy.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., June 23, 2008, 12:08 pm
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The mayor of a small New England city with a recent explosion in teen pregnancy said Monday officials still were not sure if high school girls made a pact to get pregnant.
"Any planned blood-oath bond to become pregnant — there is absolutely no evidence of," Gloucester (Mass.) Mayor Carolyn Kirk said at a press conference Monday held after a meeting of city leaders.
Read full story
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by Tina T
Posted: Mon., June 23, 2008, 08:15 am
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Interesting story today out of the Wall Street Journal on how Planned Parenthood -- a long-time feature in many metropolitan areas -- is expanding its reach into the suburbs in an attempt to woo a more affluent clientile.
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB1...
"They feature touches such as muted lighting, hardwood floors and airy waiting rooms in colors selected by marketing experts -- as well as walls designed to withstand a car's impact should an antiabortion protest turn violent."
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by hernews
Posted: Thu., June 19, 2008, 10:33 am
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By Shannon Koehle
EmpowHer.com's Health Reporter
Plastic baby bottle have been used for many generations, but it is still unknown how safe they truly are.
When manufactured, a large portion of baby bottles are made with polycarbonate plastic. However, this plastic is combined with Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic chemical, to increase heat resistance and durability of the product.
The problem arises when bottles are heated. Heating the product causes trace amounts of BPA to leach into the liquid contained within the bottle.
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