Smoking in pregnancy risks psychotic children: study (Reuters)

Reuters - Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms as teenagers, British scientists said on Thursday.

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Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop 2% Annually (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Fewer women in the United States are dying from breast cancer, but disparities in death rates still exist between whites and blacks, a new report shows.

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Non-AIDS-Related Cancers Growing Among HIV Patients (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Non-AIDS-related cancers such as anal and lung cancer have become more common among HIV patients than among people without HIV since antiretroviral therapies were introduced in the mid-1990s to treat people with the virus, U.S. researchers say.

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Double hand transplant patient out of hospital (AP)

AP - The mother of the nation’s first double hand transplant patient says he’s out of the hospital and looking forward to returning to his wife and daughter in Georgia.

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Heart disease link to prenatal flu exposure: study (Reuters)

Reuters - Children of women infected with influenza during pregnancy have a substantially higher risk of heart disease late in life, according to a study published on Wednesday.

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In 16 states, drug deaths overtake traffic fatals (AP)

AP - In 16 states and counting, drugs now kill more people than auto accidents do, the government said Wednesday.

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Treating mild gestational diabetes found worthwhile (Reuters)

Reuters - Treating even mild forms of gestational diabetes helps cut the number of Cesarean sections and other serious problems that can occur when women carry larger-than-average babies, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

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Treating mild diabetes during pregnancy beneficial (AP)

AP - Treating even mild diabetes that develops during pregnancy helps keep moms and babies from gaining too much weight and makes for easier deliveries, new research shows. Pregnant women in the U.S

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Spiritual Women Have More Sex (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Is it sexy to be spiritual? New research has found that spirituality has a greater effect on the sex lives of young adults - especially women - than religion, impulsivity, or alcohol.

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Workplace Wellness Seems to Really Work (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Workplace wellness programs are an effective way to reduce major risk factors for heart disease, such as smoking, obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes, says a new American Heart Association policy statement.

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