Pregnant women at high risk for developing gestational diabetes may be less likely to experience this complication when they switch to a Mediterranean diet instead of sticking with their usual eating habits, a recent experiment suggests. Researchers studied 1,252 women who had obesity, high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol before they conceived — all so-called […]
America’s Pregnant Women are Smoking More Marijuana As alcohol and tobacco use continue to decline among pregnant women in the US, a new study offers fresh evidence that more American mothers are using cannabis during pregnancy. Other recent studies have also documented a rise in cannabis use among pregnant women of all ages, with some […]
Experts are saying, “CBD is the Most Effective Medicine of All Time” The Cannabis stocks are on Fire, read about them here. Below are the Big Q’s and the Big A’s about CBD What do we know about CBD oil? Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of over 60 naturally occurring cannabinoids found in the Cannabis sativa […]
Pregnant Woman’s Suicide Ignites China Ma Rongrong’s labour pains were unbearable. For hours she had begged for a C-section to ease her agony. After multiple requests were refused, she jumped five floors from a hospital window in northern China to her death. Ma’s family and her doctors have blamed each other for denying her the […]
Drug Overdoses are a Leading Cause of Death in the US Opioid addiction and accidental overdoses are now taking a huge toll. According to US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50 anni. In Y 2015, more than 52,000 Americans died from some form […]
Zika Virus Risk Went Beyond Florida’s Miami-Dade County Local transmission of the Zika virus in Florida may have occurred as early as 15 June of last year and likely infected people who lived not only in Miami-Dade County, but in 2 nearby counties, US health officials said Monday. The warning means that some men who […]
Homegrown Zika Virus No Longer a Threat in Miami Beach, But… Friday, Florida’s Governor says the potentially deadly Zika infection is no longer spreading locally in Florida. With State and Local officials looking on Gov. Rick Scott lifted the “Red” designation from the area of Miami Beach that includes South Beach, a tourism hub that had […]
The Key Reasons Children are Obese Childhood obesity has more than 2X’d in children and 4X’d in adolescents over the past 30 years, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Big Q: Why? The Big A: A study conducted by British researchers sought to find out. They discovered that some of the […]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Renewed Vow to Eliminate Homegrown Zika Florida Governor Rick Scott has renewed his vow to eliminate homegrown Zika from Miami-Dade County, the only place in the US where the disease is spreading locally. “I know that everyone here is very concerned about how we can stop the spread of Zika. Our […]
Florida’s ‘Home Grown’ Zika Cases Top 1000 The total number of people in Florida infected by the Zika virus now tops 1,000, state officials say. A total of 1,014 have contracted the virus since state health officials began keeping the tally, the officials said Wednesday. That total includes 6 new cases of homegrown Zika and […]
Protect Yourself from Mosquito Born Zika Virus the Natural Way Thursday, the US Congress authorized $1.1-B to fight Zika, with the virus threatening the US. Nevertheless, pregnant women still face the choice to cover themselves with chemically-laden bug repellent or risk catching the virus, which can cause microcephaly and other heartbreaking brain defects in newborns. […]
No New Zika Cases in Wynwood (Miami) in 45 Days Monday, US health officials on continued to advise pregnant women and their partners to consider postponing non-essential travel to Miami to avoid the risk of exposure to Zika, even as Florida Governor Rick Scott declared the city’s Wynwood neighborhood Zika-free and invited visitors to return. […]
The Zika Virus is Here, So Fight the Bugs “Smart” According to the data there have been more than 18,000 cases of Zika virus in the US and its territories. Researchers are trying to understand both how the virus enters the body, how it behaves, and how it’s passed to other people, along with the […]
Zika Virus Funding Bill Dies in US Senate Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Monday, “Due to Hurricane Hermine, I cancelled my scheduled trip to Washington D.C. where I was supposed to meet with members of Congress today on funding for Zika. “I am disappointed a bill which included funding for the Zika virus died today […]
Safe Protections from the Zika Virus Bearing Mosquito The number of locally transmitted Zika virus cases has risen to 36 and health officials have confirmed the mosquito-borne virus is spreading outside the Miami neighborhood that has been the outbreak’s epicenter and could extend its reach across the US Gulf Coast. Late last week, the Centers […]
Congressional Republicans Push Billion Dollar Program to Battle Zika Virus Friday, US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called on the Department of Health and Human Services to focus on battling the Zika Virus in the United States instead of trying to boost Barack Obamacare. “We see reports that the administration is working on yet another […]
