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...African-American babies who are born underweight, particularly those weighing less than 1,500 grams, or 3.3 lbs. As one might expect, figuring out why this occurs requires a closer look at maternal health. According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, very nearly all the excess mortality is directly related to four common pregnancy problems. Infection or rupture of the amniotic membranes accounted for 38% of the increase in underweight births. Premature labor accounted for 21%. High blood pressure contributed 12%, and uterine bleeding 10%. All these conditions are treatable -- which suggests that...
Everyone agrees that PSA tests should be given in tandem with rectal exams. But what if the tests seem to contradict each other? It is not unusual to have a PSA level in excess of four-billionths of a gram per milliliter and a rectal exam that reveals nothing. In that case, the next step might include further observation, an ultrasound exam or even a biopsy, a procedure in which bits of tissue are removed from the prostate and examined under a microscope. Should men with high PSA levels undergo expensive, anxiety-producing biopsies year after year to make sure...
...past three years, textbook prices have gone up in excess of the rise in the cost of living," he says. "It's fair to assume that it's going to continue...
...past three years, textbook prices have gone up in excess of the rise in the cost of living," he says. "It's fair to assume that it's going to continue...
...actually is being done by either the Administration or its challengers. For Bush, as for Clinton and most members of Congress, the prospect of lost jobs, closed bases and canceled contracts makes it politically risky to propose the really substantial changes that are needed -- especially with unemployment running in excess...