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Staple diet: Christmas turkey nightmare is resolved at last

The table has been set, the wine has been poured and the Christmas turkey is brought out for everyone's approval.

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Physicists find that an ultrahigh-energy proton looks like a black disk

(PhysOrg.com) -- What does a proton look like? The common answer to this question is that protons are much too small to scatter light, and since light is necessary for us to see things, protons do not “look” ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 43 | with audio podcast feature

Bacteria possible cause of preterm births

The type of bacteria that colonize the placenta during pregnancy could be associated with preterm birth and other developmental problems in newborns according to research published in the current issue of the online journal ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breaching the breech protocol: Researcher advocates returning to old-school methods for delivering breech babies

Most babies are delivered head-first, but in about 4% of all deliveries babies are "born breech" -- with their buttocks or feet first. Doctors usually exercise caution and use caesarean sections (C-sections) as the delivery ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds high rate of c-sections after pelvic fractures

In research led by a Saint Louis University surgeon, investigators found that women who give birth after suffering pelvic fractures receive C-sections at more than double normal rates despite the fact that ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coming to terms with the increase in caesarian sections

(PhysOrg.com) -- Caesarian sections are becoming more and more common in the United States. Does this increase matter to the mother? Her baby? Neonatologist Dr. Lucky Jain, says it does indeed matter.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New guidelines aim to reduce repeated C-sections

(AP) -- Most women who've had a C-section, and many who've had two, should be allowed to try labor with their next baby, say new guidelines - a step toward reversing the "once a cesarean, always a cesarean" policies taking ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overtreated: More medical care isn't always better

(AP) -- More medical care won't necessarily make you healthier - it may make you sicker. It's an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Federal report finds early births decline in most categories

For the first time in three decades, the nation - and most states - saw a two-year decline in preterm birth rates, indicating that strategies implemented over the past seven years have begun to pay off, according to the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Caesarean deliveries reach record high in US: study

Births by Caesarean section in the United States reached an all-time high in 2007 when some 1.4 million babies, or 32 percent of births, were delivered by C-section, a study showed Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Infection combined with premature birth increases asthma risk, study says

An infection of the uterine cavity during pregnancy combined with premature birth doubles the risk that an African American child will develop asthma, researchers have found. The combination also increases risk for some other ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Routine Antibiotic Use Reduces Mothers’ Infection Risk From C-Section

Having a baby by Caesarean section is becoming increasingly common, despite the higher risks associated with the surgery compared to a vaginal birth. One important concern is the risk of infection, which is between five and ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Eating and drinking during labor: Let women decide

Women should be allowed to eat and drink what they want during labour, say Cochrane Researchers. The researchers carried out a systematic review of studies examining the traditional practice of restricting food and fluid ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Doppler ultrasound in pregnancy reduces risk in high-risk groups

Current evidence suggests that using Doppler ultrasound in high-risk pregnancies to monitor a fetus' health may reduce caesarean sections and the number of babies who die, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survey: Half of China's moms-to-be have C-sections

(AP) -- Nearly half of moms-to-be surveyed in China were delivering by cesarean sections, the world's highest rate recorded by the World Health Organization, which warned Tuesday that a boom in unnecessary surgeries is jeopardizing ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0