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...government hospital was crowded with people. The administration of the hospital announced the death of Ismail Shamlakh. He was from the Gaza Strip. He came with his brother to work in the West Bank a few months ago. He was unable to see his pregnant wife, whom he left in Gaza. His son will be born as an orphan. Mourners came to pay their respects to his brother. "You should come to congratulate me," he said. "My brother wanted to be a martyr...
Still, some important issues haven't yet been addressed. While omega-3s do indeed lower the level of triglycerides in the blood, they have a tendency to raise the level of LDL, or "bad cholesterol." No one knows if that's a healthy trade-off or for whom. Pregnant women in particular should be careful about fish-oil supplements. Taking cod liver oil, for example, can lead to an overdose of vitamin A, which can in turn cause birth defects. Some nutritionists speculate that omega-6 fatty acids--found in corn and many other vegetable oils--may limit the health...
...that reason, he chose PCBs and DDE for one of the very few large, long-term studies of chemical exposure and puberty in humans. Rogan and his colleagues began with some 600 pregnant women, measuring concentrations of the chemicals in their bodies. When their babies were born, the researchers then measured levels in the mothers' breast milk. Finally, the team monitored the children as they grew and entered puberty...
...recognize that students taking the RU-486 drug may be sensitive and emotional as a result of the decision to have an abortion. But UHS already offers counseling for women who become pregnant--through both UHS' own services and through student groups on campus. This counseling should also apply to women who are prescribed...
AFTER THE FALL If you're thinking of trying in-vitro fertilization to get pregnant, you might consider waiting a few months. A report from Israel suggests that the likelihood of an egg's being fertilized, and the quality of the embryo that results, are lowest in autumn. No explanation yet, but things pick up by winter and peak when signs of life are popping up everywhere: in spring...