Early Treatment Can Push HIV Into Remission in Kids: Study
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Ever since one child, dubbed the ' Mississippi baby, ' went into drug-free remission of HIV in 2013, experts have wondered if giving treatment within hours of birth might do the same for others.The results of a new trial... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Halle Bailey Says “There Was No Way in Hell” She Would Expose Her Pregnancy and Baby to the Media
Halle Bailey knows the importance of personal and professional boundaries. The actress and new mom spoke about her choice to keep her pregnancy and baby out of the spotlight while speaking at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards on Thursday. “There was no way in hell I was going to share…#essenceblackwomen #littlemermaid #halo #ddg #academymuseum #daniellebrooks #kathrynbusby #nkechiokorocarroll #carolinewanga #essenceventures (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The population problem in Singapore is also an economic problem
Singapore's government said that its fertility rate has fallen to a record low. It's one of many industrialized countries trying to encourage its people to have more babies.#singapore (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Four babies with HIV enter remission after receiving experimental drug regimen during NIH-funded study - in potential breakthrough for hundreds of kids born to infected moms each year
Four HIV-positive babies were able to achieve remission for more than a year after doctors treated them with aggressive medication, giving hope to treatment and cure research. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How a Sudden Halt to In Vitro Fertilization Shook Alabama Couples
Many suffered setbacks after the State Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos were children. “Someone else’s opinion changed my future,” one woman said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Law and Legislation Decisions and Verdicts Embryos (Human) Abortion Fertility Drugs Pregnancy and Childbirth Reproduction (Biological) Babies and Infants In Vitro Fertilization Infertility Supreme Courts (State) A Source Type: news
Researchers have found an amphibian that makes milk for its babies
The snake-like amphibian is native to Brazil. Researchers say the milk in many ways resembles that produced by mammals. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Geoff Brumfiel Source Type: news
Equality Health Foundation and March of Dimes Host Healthy Mama Festival
Expectant Mother Care Providers Supply Resources, Education and 1,000 Free Diaper Bags PHOENIX, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Equality Health Foundation, in collaboration with the March of Dimes, the leading organization fighting for the health of moms and babies, and premier... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
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Daylight Saving Time Is the Worst
On Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m., the U.S. and about a third of the world’s other countries will set their clocks forward by one hour, which will make the sun seem to rise later in the morning and hang in the sky longer in the evening. I am not alone in dreading it. Plenty of people want nothing to do with the whole hoary practice.
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It’s bad for health, bad for safety, bad for your mood, and just plain unpopular. But that doesn’t stop us from changing the clocks, pointlessly, twice a year.
The ridiculous history of Daylight Saving Time
The first push for ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
International Women ’s Day, 2024Rural Tajik Woman’s Road to Empowering Women Living with HIV
Takhmina Haidarova, Tajik advocate for the rights of women living with HIV. By Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Mar 7 2024 (IPS) Born and raised in a rural area in a traditional Tajik family, Takhmina Haidarova managed to finish high school with excellent grades and wanted to go to university.
“[But] it was compulsory for my family to give higher education to boys, and girls were trained to be housewives,” she says. Her dream of higher education was instead replaced by an arranged marriage to a cousin.
“I was strongly against this wedding, but my father decided for me and married me to him. I hadn’t even seen him before the wed...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ed Holt Tags: Active Citizens Civil Society Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Middle East & North Africa Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health International Women's Day 2024 IPS UN Bu Source Type: news
'My life gives people hope': America's first IVF baby calls for procedure to be protected after Alabama ruling, saying she 'wouldn't be here without it'
America's first IVF baby, Elizabeth Carr, 42, was born from the procedure on December 28, 1981. Now, she is fighting to protect access to the procedure amid Alabama's Supreme Court ruling. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scandal in Oz: Was “Over the Rainbow” Plagiarized?
Norwegian pianist Rune Alver carefully unfolded the brittle sheet music and began caressing the keys of the baby grand. He had found the classical piece buried in an archive and believed it hadn’t been heard in maybe a century. But as he delved into the second section, Cantando, he felt a shiver…#norwegian #runealver #overrainbow #academyaward #judygarland #wizardofoz #hollywood #alver #scandinavian #signelund (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Mo Abudu ’s ‘Baby Farm’ On Netflix Africa’s Latest Slate Of Series & Movies
Netflix’s has unveiled a slate of female-led African projects to coincide with International Women’s Month. EbonyLife TV boss Mo Abudu will exec produce Baby Farm, a series following Adanna, a young pregnant woman, unknowingly entrusts her unborn twins to a high-profile NGO, only to discover she’s…#netflix #african #moabudu #babyfarm #adanna #ngo #hamishadaryaniahuja #postcards #nigerians #bolanleaustenpeters (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Breastfeeding After COVID Booster Passes Protective Antibodies to Baby
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- There ' s more evidence bolstering the health effects of both breastfeeding and the COVID booster shot: Vaccinated, breastfeeding moms appear to pass COVID-fighting antibodies to their infants.
That ' s important, since... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 6, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Can You Guess How Much The Average Retirement Account Balance Is? Here's A Hint
As baby boomers enjoy a wealth surge, younger generations grapple with financial strain. The latest figures highlight a concerning contrast: The average American’s savings barely cover a year’s expenses. With household spending on the rise, driven by inflation and higher living costs, the gap in…#federalreserves #nerdwallet #socialsecurity #motleyfool #jeanninemancini #zacks #nest #ehow #benzingaproclick (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New AI Tool Could Diagnose Ear Infections
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- A new smartphone app can help doctors more accurately diagnose ear infections in babies and small children, potentially reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in kids, researchers report.
Ear infections -- known by doctors as... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
