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Junk food consumption's association to premature birth a bit premature
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 28, 2014 Source: Eating junk food before getting pregnant spikes risk of premature birth: researchers Reference: Preconception Dietary Patterns in Human Pregnancies Are Associated with Preterm Delivery
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Ontario Government to cover in-vitro fertilization procedures
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 10, 2014 Source: Ontario to fund in-vitro fertilization with a caveat — one embryo at a time to cut risky multiple births
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Hot yoga in first trimester of pregnancy increases risk of neural tube defects
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 3 , 2014 Source: Hot yoga and pregnancy a dangerous mix, doctors warn Reference: Hot yoga and pregnancy
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Health Canada considering approval of therapeutic abortion drug Mifepristone but its use also applies to specific medical conditions too
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 29, 2014 [display_podcast] Source: Health Canada considers abortion pill
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An overlooked reason why RU-486 should be approved for use in Canada
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 26, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Health Canada urged to approve abortion drug RU-486
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Uterus transplant stretches ethical bounds of "Do no harm"
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 2, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Donor wombs: World’s first attempt at pregnancy after mom-to-daughter womb transplant nears
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New prenatal genetic screening test has lower false positive rate
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 24, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Prenatal blood test could revolutionize birth defect screening Reference: M. M. Gil, M. S. Quezada, B. Bregant, M. Ferraro, K. H. Nicolaides. Implementation of maternal blood cell-free DNA testing in early screening for aneuploidies.Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2013; DOI:10.1002/uog.12504 K. H. Nicolaides, D. Wright, L.…
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Preliminary study points to pregnancy complications with low vitamin D levels but randomized trials needed to prove hypothesis
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 29, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Low vitamin D levels linked to pregnancy complications Reference: Aghajafari F, et al “Association between maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies” BMJ 2013; 346: f1169 Lucas R, et al “Vitamin D sufficiency in pregnancy: Better evidence…