TMC Medical Minutes: 9 Months is Best

Study: Infertility Treatments No Help
Two common infertility treatments do not improve fertility when used alone, according to a study conducted in the U.K.
Men Adopt Twice As Often As Women
CDC: Men are twice as likely as women to adopt a child. African-Americans adopt more often than whites. 1 million U.S. women currently seek to adopt.
Scientists Create Stem Cells For Diseases
Harvard scientists produced stem cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow them to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish.
10 Tips For An Olympic Body
Experts share the diet and exercise secrets of Olympic athletes.

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Posted: 5:51 PM May 5, 2008
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Pregnancy is different for every woman, but for most the growth near those last months becomes more and more uncomfortable causing many women to want to schedule an early delivery. TMC Nurse manager Beva Beagley discussed why waiting that full 9 months is really best for baby.

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Gift cards key to new AIDS prevention strategy (AP)
AP - Could the AIDS virus be stopped with gift cards? Desperate for a way to stop the escalating spread of HIV among young gay men, public health officials are looking to novel strategies, such as enlisting local gay opinion leaders to urge their peers to practice safe sex.
FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix (AP)
AP - Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday.
Scientists create stem cells for 10 disorders (AP)
AP - Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish.
Report say flu is bigger risk than terror in UK (AP)
AP - Pandemic flu, not terrorism, is the most serious risk to the U.K. public, says Britain's first ever national threat assessment, published on Friday.
For unexplained infertility, 2 methods don't help (AP)
AP - A new study calls into question the use of two common infertility treatments for couples who have unexplained problems having children.