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1. Men and women equally transmit genetic risk of MS to their children
   06-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Men and women with multiple sclerosis (MS) equally transmit the genetic risk of the disease to their children, according to a study published June 27, 2007, in the online edition of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The research contradicts the results of a recent study, which found affected fathers were more likely than affected mothers to transmit the risk of developing MS to their children.
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2. Majority of state Medicaid programs have or plan to have 'pay-for-performance' programs
   04-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
   In the first published nationwide survey of state Medicaid programs on "pay-for-performance" practices, more than half of all programs state that they provide financial incentives to health care providers for better quality care. Almost 85 percent of states plan to have pay-for-performance programs within five years. Researchers also found that most current programs focus on women's, children's and adolescents' health issues.
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3. Fine particulate matter from traffic may influence birth weight
   06-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Together with colleagues from the French Institute for Health and Medical Research INSERM scientists at the GSF -- National Research Center for Environment and Health in Neuherberg near Munich showed that exposure of pregnant women to fine particulate matter from traffic may reduce their children's birth weight.
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4. Divorce reduces chance of new, successful relationship
   09-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
   After a separation or divorce the chances of marrying or cohabiting again decrease. In particular, a previous marriage or children from a previous relationship reduce the chances of a new relationship. Moreover, the prospects are slimmer for women compared to men. A possible explanation for this negative impact of previous experiences might be that people are more cautious following a divorce.
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5. In utero exposure to smoking by mother can increase risk of ADHD
   05-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Women smokers who become pregnant have long been encouraged to reduce or eliminate their nicotine intake. A new study being published in the June 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry provides further reason to do so, as it presents new evidence that in utero exposure to smoking is associated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) problems in genetically susceptible children.
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6. Men with bladder exstrophy report robust sex lives, but women fare worse, Hopkins study shows
   10-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Adult men born with a severe urological anomaly in which the bladder forms outside of the abdomen report much more robust sexual lives than women born with the same condition, according to a small study led by urologists at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
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7. Mercury contamination of fish warrants worldwide public warning
   03-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The health risks posed by mercury contaminated fish is sufficient to warrant issuing a worldwide general warning to the public -- especially children and women of childbearing age -- to be careful about how much and which fish they eat.
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8. Multivitamins improve birth outcomes among children born to HIV-negative women
   04-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
   In a new study, the largest to date, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, found that giving daily multivitamin supplements to HIV-negative women during pregnancy significantly reduced the risks of low birth weight and a small- for-gestational age birth size.
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9. Common preterm labor drug has more side effects than alternative
   06-29-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The drug most commonly used to arrest preterm labor, magnesium sulfate, is more likely than another common treatment to cause mild to serious side effects in pregnant women, according to a study from researchers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine.
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10. Prenatal stress keeps infants, toddlers up at night, study says
    07-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Anxious or depressed mothers-to-be are at increased risk of having children who will experience sleep problems in infancy and toddlerhood, finds a study that published this month in Early Human Development. The study tracked 14,000 pregnant women (and an index child) living in Avon, England and found that women classified as "mood disturbed" during their pregnancies were 40 percent more likely to have a child with significant trouble sleeping.
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