Supporting life the No. 1 issue Oct 3, 2008
Pro-Life Democrat wrote on Oct 2, 2008 9:24 PM:" What surprises me with supposedly "pro-life" people is that as soon as the child is out of the womb, these kids are pretty much out on their own. There are 9 million children in this country that don't have health insurance. How many kids die each year simply because their parents can't afford to take them to the doctor's office? Whatever it is, we all know that it's far too many.And how about the millions of poor elderly who have to make the... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Our plastic world Oct 3, 2008
In hundreds of experiments, animals exposed to hormone disruptors in the womb went on to develop breast cancer, early puberty, diabetes, obesity, behavioral problems and other health issues. What we know is that BPA and phthalates disrupt hormones, and that hormones are necessary for normal human development, brain development and reproductive development, says David Wallinga, director of the Institute for Agriculture and Food Policy s Food and Health Program in Minneapolis. (Science News for Kids)
Dyslexia gene is carried by 15% of population Oct 3, 2008
It was already known that a particular DNA pattern, or haplotype, in one variant of the KIAA0319 gene is associated with reduced activity of the gene during development in the womb. The mutation affects development of the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for thought processes. (Belfast Telegraph)
Birth size linked to breast cancer Oct 3, 2008
The authors suggest that exposure to oestrogen in the womb both affects growth and, in some way, increases future cancer risk. This study found that the increase in breast cancer risk due to birth size was moderate or small. (NHS Choices)
Antidepressants 'may harm sperm' Sep 25, 2008
In couples undergoing IVF, studies have found that couples where the man's sperm has higher levels of DNA damage produce fewer embryos, and their embryos are less likely to implant successfully in the womb. More work needed. (BBC News)
Recent letter on Obama brings chills--Sheila Hobein Sep 25, 2008
He fully embraces the murder of unborn children, and as indicated by Ms. Carlson, even advocates for the death of those outside of the womb. This kind of extremism is not the change we want. (Chetek Alert, WI)
First Rights: Abortion wars crescendo Sep 25, 2008
"That powerful preacher was the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who later became pro-choice. He supports Obama. Opposing Obama is conservative black Los Angeles minister, the Rev. Jesse Peterson. Protesting outside a Planned Parenthood office in April, he told the crowd: "Before you go to bed tonight, more than 1,500 babies will be killed in a black woman's womb. "No matter who is elected president, this war will not cease.Nat Hentoff is a nationally renowned authority on the First Amendment and the Bill of... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Depression pill may damage men's chances of having children Sep 25, 2008
Similar levels of damage are known to affect the formation of embryos and their ability to implant in the womb to create a pregnancy. Seroxat slows sperm through the male reproductive system, which may give it more time to develop flaws. (Daily Mail)
Bullying won't result in transformation Sep 24, 2008
Tom P wrote on Sep 24, 2008 12:24 AM:" I, like Joe Biden, believe that life begins at conception. But I believe that the infant doesn't magically get passed a soul as he/she exits the womb. I think it would be a stretch to assume the "thou shalt not kill" provision of God's top 10 only applies to His children outside of the womb. It's not bullying, it's conviction. ". Pro-Choicer wrote on Sep 23, 2008 10:22 PM:" The right to life people seem so self-righteous and judgemental. Putting down those... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Editor's Mailbag (Sept. 19) Sep 24, 2008
Genesis 1:28 God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. Psalm 127:3 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.God causes the man to sleep, and creates a woman from his rib. The man names her "Woman" (Heb. ishshah), "for this one was taken from a man" (Heb. ish). "On account of this a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his woman. "Sorry, but those are God's words. So that must mean he is homophobic too.... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Letters to the Editor Sep 24, 2008
The court-created right to abortion ends once the child is born and is no longer in the mother's womb. No matter how one tries to stretch the right of privacy about which the right to abortion was based, it is not implicated once there is no more privacy, once the child is outside the mother. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
EPA Failing on Children's Environmental Health Issues Sep 24, 2008
One notable research effort being assembled is the , an epidemiological study that will track more than 100,000 children from the womb to age 21. The study "will examine the effects of environmental influences on the health and development" of children, according to the study's website, with the goals of identifying preventable environmental causes of disease and developing preventative actions to improve children's health and health care. (OMB Watch)
FOXSexpert: The Vibrator - What's All the Buzz About? Sep 23, 2008
From the time of Hippocrates all the way to Freud, doctors stimulated orgasms in women and girls to relieve them of what was thought to be their "starved" or "misplaced" womb. Historically, people thought that hysteria ("hyster" is Greek, meaning "womb") was a condition where the uterus was revolting against sexual deprivation. (Fox News)
Don’t point fingers Sep 23, 2008
Patriot wrote on Sep 23, 2008 9:32 AM:" Jim - I understand the visceral need that liberals have to believe that Obama's support for infanticide is a great lie. They simply cannot face the reality that their nominee has such a radical (and frightening) position on something as important as life. They refuse to accept reality - although you and I know that liberals like Dana and Murray know the truth about their candidate. His radical, pro-choice views are an abomination to most Americans. No... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Horse happy - Ravalli County rodeo queen has an equine addiction Sep 23, 2008
Given her natural horse sense - among the many Zacha family stories is the one about Ciara and how she first learned to ride in the womb - lessons from her mom and time spent with the Bitterroot Saddlebusters 4-H Club, finding her seat wasn t a challenge, and she quickly picked up where she left off. During a July show in Corvallis, Zacha s grace on a horse so impressed Suzanne Nebeker of Salmon, owner of Checkmate s HMS Ark Royal N, that Nebeker asked if the young woman would be interested in... (Missoulian, MT)
There goes ... Larry Sep 23, 2008
Listened to Larry since I was in the womb (vibrations then, mostly), and graduated from UGA nearly ten years ago and still listened when I could. Unfortunately the TV delay got so bad with the advent of satellite I couldn t listen to Larry much anymore and still watch, but it will never dampen the memories of old. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
LETTER: I believe child in womb is entitled to life Sep 21, 2008
Nevertheless, the child in womb has committed no injustice to anyone and I feel with my whole being that he/she is entitled to the right to life. To me this is a very important issue. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Tapestry offers help to parents of colicky babies Sep 20, 2008
For new parents, it's frustrating, said Miriam Irwin, registered dietitian, Somerset Tapestry of Health WIC. They don't know how to stop their baby's crying (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Natural Childbirth Linked To Stronger Baby Bonding Than C-sections Sep 20, 2008
(July 1, 2008) Impaired contraction of the uterus (womb) may play a part in the association of advancing maternal age with increased cesarean rates. Researchers analyzed a large Scottish data base to characterize. (Science Daily)
Finger Lengths Linked To Voluntary Exercise Sep 20, 2008
While both situations were first thought to have been caused by exposure to elevated levels of prenatal testosterone in the womb, research conducted using lab mice yielded no concrete evidence to support that original hypothesis ... Given the results, the findings suggest that prenatal stress rather than prenatal testosterone levels in the womb, forms a component of the inherent desire for physical activity. (Science Daily)
First frozen embryo baby born in Bangladesh Sep 20, 2008
Opshora, the baby girl, was born by caesarean at Modern Hospital in the city in the afternoon, after being in the mother's womb for 37 weeks. "Opshora is doing well. At birth, her weight was 3.2 kilograms," Dr Rashida Begum, who led the caesarean operation, said at a press conference here on Friday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Palin Derangement Syndrome: Obama's Worst Enemy? Sep 19, 2008
As he noted: Wendy Doniger, the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School, wrote that Palin's "greatest hypocrisy is in her pretense that she is a woman" and denounced "the Republican Party's cynical calculation that because [Palin] has a womb and makes lots and lots of babies -- she speaks for the women of America. "Carol Fowler, the chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, said that Palin's "primary... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
FOXSexpert: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Men and Sex Sep 19, 2008
Research out of the University of Liverpool in England indicated the size of a man s ring fingers and genitals are directly related to how much testosterone he received in the womb ... If a man s ring fingers are longer than his index fingers, this means there were healthy testosterone levels in the womb. (Fox News)
It's time to reclaim our government for the people Sep 19, 2008
Maybe Mr. Fairhurst feels that he should be taken care of from womb to tomb, as do all liberals. " TOP JOBS RELATED STORIES: 1 | | | | Copyright ? The Montana Standard; a division of Lee Enterprises Copyright ? 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Regional Lee Papers. (Montana Standard, MT)
Emergency pill for Chilean girls Sep 19, 2008
It works by stopping or delaying ovulation, or by stopping an egg settling in the womb. SEE ALSO 12 May 04 | Americas. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Abortion allies show their ignorance Sep 19, 2008
When the embryo exhausts its food supply and does not implant in the wall of the mother's womb, it will die ... The nine months that the baby (or fetus) is in the womb are perilous, as the mother's immune system treats the baby as a foreign object in the body and tries to kill it ... They knew very little of biology and nothing of genetics, so considered quickness, the first movements of a baby in the womb, as the start of life. (The Augusta Chronicle)
* [POP STOP] Sep 19, 2008
The women also went to a Buddhist temple and prayed that Leungs magical seed would plant itself in Laus womb forthwith. Despite unceasing speculation over when the Leung-Lau superfetus will finally come into being, Lau has taken a much more pragmatic attitude toward childbearing, telling reporters: getting pregnant and having a baby is a matter of fate. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Anti-abortion groups to buy ads on Google Sep 18, 2008
What grows in the womb of a preganant woman ... Beyond that, the baby's body is "walled off" from your body by the womb,a membrane that separates your body from the baby's body- otherwise your body would reject it. (Times Online)
Pregnancy alert Sep 18, 2008
When silent infection is provoking premature labour, treatment with low doses of antibiotics might only suppress rather than eradicate infection from inside the womb, prolonging pregnancy and allowing the unborn baby continued exposure to a "hostile" environment, they say in The Lancet journal. What advice is being given in light of the findings. (BBC News -- UK)
Down's test miscarriage warning Sep 18, 2008
To confirm or rule it out, a further test is offered - either amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling, both of which use a fine needle to take tissue or fluid from inside the womb. However, the charity suggests that the risks linked to these invasive tests, and the high number carried out, lead to 400 miscarriages in pregnancies unaffected by Down's. (BBC News -- Health)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 17, 2008 Sep 18, 2008
"Well, she's had one interview with Charlie Gibson, and tonight, as i understand it, she will have an interview with Sean Hannity.What is the problem for Marilyn Davey? Like all leftists, She doesn't watch Fox. But, I'll tell you what this "why doesn't she give more interviews" is really all about by the left.The want to press to destroy her, for them. They are as afraid as they have ever been, cause they know they had this thing. And now... it's gone.She is simply a target of opportunity. Palin... (North County Times)
New to the Stable: Two Champion Clones Sep 18, 2008
In some species, notably cattle, clones have died in the womb or just after birth with dire health problems, though not enough data are available yet to know if that will be true in horses. "We applaud the Thoroughbred industry and other segments of the horse industry that are shunning this practice," said Wayne Pacelle, chief executive of the Humane Society, in Washington. (Yahoo News -- Cloning)
Heart Disease in Infants Sep 17, 2008
When a baby takes its first breath of air outside the womb, a flap closes over the foramen ovale due to the pressure. If this does not occur then blood is able to seep through the atrial septal defect. (Suite101.com)
Research shows spike in IVF babies Sep 17, 2008
Male sperm serve a number different purposes duri 00004000 ng fertilisation, some are swimmers that fertilise the egg, other sperm clogg the womb and vaginal passge to prevent other males from fertilising the female. These sperm were never intended to produce an embryo yet IVF treatments cannot ensure they are not used during fertilisation. (ABC Online)
I won't tell my sons I've got cancer, says Jade Goody Sep 16, 2008
"I don't want to start suing them or stuff like that because I don't think it's morally right to sue an NHS hospital. "I just think, 'It's not going to get my womb back, it's not going to get my health back, so what's the point. " A doctor told Goody she had cancer while she took part in the Indian version of Big Brother. Her interview, Living With Jade, is on TV tonight at 9pm. Share this article Site Tools Related Stories Sep 13 2008 Sep 9 2008 Sep 8 2008 Sep 6 2008 Sep 4 2008 Sep 3 2008... (Glasgow Daily Record)
New Method Identifies Meth Hot Spots Sep 16, 2008
16, 2008) A researcher at Oregon State University has used a new method of combining multiple sources of data to identify counties in Oregon with high numbers of methamphetamine-related problems per capita, giving officials a new tool in fighting the illegal drug. The study, presented today at a toxicology conference in Canada, examined statistics from four sources then identified five counties with the most meth-linked incidents per capita, such as deaths, poisonings and places where meth is... (Science Daily)
Could Yoga Help Control Diabetes? Sep 16, 2008
"Weight's been on my mind since I came out of the womb," Kain said. "You lose the weight and then you gain that and more.". (ABC News)
The pastor who clashed with Palin (159) Sep 16, 2008
Halacha (Jewish Law) does define when a fetus becomes a nephesh (person), a full-fledged human being, when the head emerges from the womb. Before then, the fetus is considered a "partial-life". (Salon)
Jade shelters kids from news Sep 15, 2008
Doctors discovered Goody's cancer had spread further than expected during the eight-hour operation to remove her womb, the Sunday Mirror reported. The cancer was discovered in a ligament behind her uterus, when doctors had thought it was contained in her womb. (TeleText)
MUSIC THERAPY: A healing grace note for patients Sep 15, 2008
As a clinical director and music therapist at Beth Israel's Louis and Lucille Armstrong Music Therapy Program, Stewart specializes in working with premature babies, children and patients with trauma in this case, showing parents Rick Mei and Shan Liew how to use instruments that mimic heartbeats and womb sounds, as well as their own voices, to comfort their newborns. The goal on this day: to encourage the babies to sleep, become calm and alert, and prepare for feeding. (USA Today)
Catholics and Obama Sep 15, 2008
lodisafeway wrote on Sep 15, 2008 6:52 AM:" Is this the same Barack Obama for President who indicated that his own daughter should not be "punished" for making a mistake should she somehow find herself with an unwanted pregnancy? You can call it "pro choice" all you want, if that makes the "pro abortion" crowd feel a little bit better about themselves. The fact is the Catholic Church is pro life and Obama is not.Anyone who believes that bringing a new life into the world is "punishment" has no... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Jade Goody's cancer has spread further than expected Sep 14, 2008
Jade Goody s cancer has spread further than expected, doctors have discovered during an eight-hour operation to remove her womb. Medics who carried out the hysterectomy found that the cancer had reached Stage Three a term used to describe when it has moved beyond the womb ... Before the operation, when they thought it was contained in her womb, the reality TV star was given 95 per cent odds of making a full recovery. (Sunday Mirror)
Semen Analysis Sep 14, 2008
Intra-uterine Insemination - with this technique, only the best quality sperm are selected to put back in your partner's womb, giving her the best chance of getting pregnant. Sperm Donation - If you don't have any sperm or are unable to use the ones you do have, then you might consider sperm donation, where a sperm sample from an anonymous and thoroughly tested donor will be used to help you have a family. (Suite101.com)
John McCain and abortion Sep 14, 2008
Considering, of course, that Oblahma would allow the slaughter of a full term infant in the mother s womb and, if said infant should survive having a hole drilled in it s head, he would leave it to die a slow, torturous death ... So if a baby breaths its first breath of oxygen it then becomes a soul (even though it can smell, taste, see, feel and hear in the womb plus the brain waves). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Unusual eight-hour surgery to save Jade Sep 14, 2008
Each year, 2,700 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer, which develops from cells lining the neck of the womb. Many deaths have been prevented because of the introduction of regular screenings by the National Health Service. (Calcutta Telegraph)
Taking care of rescued pooches takes extra patience, time, effort Sep 13, 2008
A 10-year-old black-and-white cocker spaniel, which had emergency surgery because her babies had died in her womb, is slowly warming up to kennel staff, but she spends much of her time huddled in the back of her cage. Lhasa apso mothers busy nursing their puppies warily peer out from their enclosures as strangers pass. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Pregnant drinking Sep 13, 2008
It wasn't until her daughter was five or six that doctors established that she had in fact been brain-damaged by her natural mother's drinking in the womb and she was diagnosed with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) ... She has a catalogue of health problems relating to the womb damage including a squint, repeated ear infections, poorly developed teeth and finds tasks such as doing up buttons very difficult ... Now the UK's first centre has opened in London to support children who were... (BBC News -- UK)
Arthritis knee op 'does not work' Sep 13, 2008
Page last updated at 08:03 GMT, Friday, 12 September 2008 09:03 UK. Arthritis knee op 'does not work. (BBC News)
Broccoli 'may help protect lungs' Sep 13, 2008
Page last updated at 23:05 GMT, Friday, 12 September 2008 00:05 UK. Broccoli 'may help protect lungs. (BBC News)
New abortion law - Part 2 Sep 13, 2008
Four, an experiment or medical procedure on a developing child in an artificial womb, at any stage of development, that is not related to the beneficial treatment of the developing child ... Abortion Survivor wrote on Sep 9, 2008 4:39 PM:" Comfort? Because my children are dead rather than adopted and raised here? No, that doesn't give me any comfort. How do you sleep at night after suggesting such a thing?Though many like you attempt to use the word "fetus" to take away the humanity of these... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
First U.S. Uterus Transplant Planned Sep 13, 2008
Now, doctors are planning the first womb transplant in the United States ... They note that thousands of women cannot bear children because they were born with a malfunctioning uterus or their wombs were damaged by cancer, accidents, pregnancy complications or other problems. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
Not what she claims to be Sep 13, 2008
Pelosi was basing her argument on scholastic debates over the moment of animation (infusation of the soul), which, some believed to occur at the quickening of the child in the womb ... Chaput further quotes the eminent Lutheran theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer (who died by hanging in a concentration camp for opposing the nazi extermination of the Jews), that: Destruction of the embryo in the mother s womb is a violation of the right to live which God has bestowed on this nascent life. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Home-birth baby dies Sep 13, 2008
The baby's father told The Sun-Herald the doulas had told him the baby was stillborn due to an infection contracted inside the womb ... Against medical advice, she made a last-minute decision to leave hospital and go home and soon after the baby died in the womb. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Women 'more prone to nightmares' Sep 13, 2008
Page last updated at 11:11 GMT, Thursday, 11 September 2008 12:11 UK. Women 'more prone to nightmares. (BBC News)
Let's get real on abortion laws Sep 12, 2008
When medical sciences advance and it is 100% possible for a child to survive outside the womb at 20 weeks conception or after, it is very inhumane and barbaric to kill it through abortion ... It is not easy when you believe in God, through no fault of your own, to learn that you have laid in the Womb, grown and been born where others have laid but been terminated. (ABC Online)
Sue Nelson has all the banter from the BA Science Festival Sep 12, 2008
1400: The X-Change team is everywhere - listening in on sessions about binge drinking, the new shape of science in the Islamic world and womb wars. Robert Winston, the man with the most recognisable moustache in Britain, is naturally involved. (BBC News -- Science)
Govt may raise legal time limit to abort baby Sep 12, 2008
Nikita, well into her 25th week of pregnancy, was informed by doctors that the foetus in her womb had a congenital heart block, indicating that the child would be born with severe congenital deformities. The Bombay HC had disallowed aborting the foetus after observing that the plea to terminate the pregnancy was equivalent to mercy killing. (Times of India)
SC Dem chair: Palin primary qualification is she hasn't had abortion... Sep 11, 2008
Ms. Fowler can't imagine a feminist who isn't an ardent supporter of ripping an unborn child from one's womb. This thinking is far more responsible for the non-advancement of women in the past 40 years than any patriarchal system. (The Drudge Report)
How 1-a-month drug could end the misery of miscarriages Sep 11, 2008
Doctors told her there was nothing they could do. But after reading about the pioneering research at Liverpool on the internet, the couple travelled from their York home to meet Dr Siobhan Quenby. (This is London)
Abortion Dilemmas: Perfect Baby, Imperfect Society Sep 11, 2008
Observes well-known gynaecologist Dr. Kiran Coelho, "I do feel sorry for the couple. Certain kinds of cardiac malfunctions are made out between the 20th-24th week and sometimes later, when it is too late for an abortion. But after the 24th week, it is really dangerous for the mother to undergo an abortion. And what of the ethical issues? Suppose the foetus, which is viable outside the womb after the 20th week, is born alive? What are doctors going to do with it?". Reproductive technologies, like... (Gorkhapatra)
Study Finds Connection Between Pollution and Childhood Obesity Sep 11, 2008
If babies are exposed to a range of common chemicals while still in the womb they are more likely to become bulky before they turn ten, the study suggests. Findings of this groundbreaking Spanish study that links chemical contamination in the womb with obesity are published in the current issue of the journal Acta Paediatrica. (TheMedGuru)
Drug Could End Miscarriage Misery Sep 11, 2008
More blood vessels meant an elevated oxygen supply in the womb during the early weeks of pregnancy, a time when low oxygen levels are needed for proper implantation of the embryo against the uterus wall, Quenby explained. In the preliminary trials of the steroid - Prednisolone, 30 of the 40 women suffering from repeated miscarriages, all with high NK levels, went on to have successful pregnancies. (TheMedGuru)
'Healthy' Individuals May Be At Risk For Heart Disease Sep 10, 2008
(May 13, 2005) There is emerging evidence that the diet that our mothers consume while we are in the womb and also when breast feeding may lead to health risks associated with. (July 25, 2003) There is more to losing weight than diet and exercise, according to investigators the Research Institute at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). (Science Daily)
Bitter abortion debate in Victoria Sep 10, 2008
Among the amendments is a proposal to reduce the cut-off for abortion on demand from 24 weeks, when critics say a foetus is viable outside the womb to 20 weeks. Under the legislation two doctors must decide if an abortion post 24 weeks is appropriate, based on the women's current and future physical, psychological and social circumstances. (Sky News Australia)
Letters to the editor Sep 10, 2008
CarpeDM wrote on Sep 9, 2008 12:44 PM:" Roscoe....why have the right to abort stop at the point the last inch of a baby leaves the womb ? that is until it commits a crime in which case killing is wrong..... What if your mother thought like you do....and acted on it...... "male unbalanced world" ??? Hey! we have a victim looking for a cause here... " ... VH wrote on Sep 9, 2008 2:30 PM:" CarpeDM said: "why have the right to abort stop at the point the last inch of a baby leaves the womb. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
