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  • Doctors should offer women birth control right after babies arrive

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    By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women should have the chance to get long-acting birth control like intrauterine devices (IUDs) before they leave the hospital with a new baby, a leading group of U.S. obstetricians recommends. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has long advocated that women have access to IUDs and contraceptive…

  • Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

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    Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas. Zika is transmitted to people through the bite of infected female mosquitoes, primarily the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the same type that spreads dengue, chikungunya and…

  • Mothers worldwide leaving hospitals too soon after childbirth

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    By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – – Women around the world are leaving hospitals too soon after giving birth, according to a new analysis. The World Health Organization suggests that women stay in the hospital at least 24 hours after a vaginal delivery, but researchers found that depending on the region, up to 83…

  • Binge Eating: Self-Sabotage or Self-Defense?

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    As a nutritionist, I understand the biochemical factors associated with eating disorders and the way in which proper nutrition plays an integral part in finding resolution. According to a national survey, it is estimated that more than 2.8 million adults in the United States–both men and women– are coping with a binge eating disorder. Because…

  • British sailors ready ‘protection package’ for Rio

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    By Alexander Smith LONDON (Reuters) – Obsessive hand washing, mouthwashes, downing cola after races and popping garlic tablets are just some of the precautions Britain's Olympic sailing team will be taking for the Games in Rio. With the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay a concern and the Zika virus also a worry, the athletes are…

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    By Alexander Smith LONDON (Reuters) – Obsessive hand washing, mouthwashes, downing cola after races and popping garlic tablets are just some of the precautions Britain's Olympic sailing team will be taking for the Games in Rio. With the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay a concern and the Zika virus also a worry, the athletes are…