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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Examines Treatment Options For Pregnant Women With Cancer
23 July 2008
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday examined the "life-and-death" decisions pregnant women with cancer must make and the treatment options available to them. According to the Post-Dispatch, as many...
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Study Finds Link Between Small Birth Size And Changes To The Cardiovascular System That Predispose To Disease In Later Life
23 July 2008
Researchers have found the first evidence that smaller size at birth is associated with specific alterations in the functioning of the heart and circulation in children and that these changes differ between boys and girls...
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Record Number Of Infants Born In U.S. In 2007, Preliminary Data Finds
22 July 2008
A record number of infants were born in the U.S. in 2007, according to provisional data released last week by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics...
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