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Which is worse in pregnancy, snuff or cigarettes?

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Babies born to snuff-using mothers were more likely to have breathing problems than those whose mothers smoked while pregnant, according to a Swedish study.Snuff -- ground tobacco that is high in nicotine but doesn't generate the same additional ...

Mom in California baby-dropping case on suicide watch

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The arraignment for a California mom accused of pushing her 7-month-old baby to his death from a parking structure was postponed on Thursday after a doctor found her mentally unfit to go to court.A doctor who examined Sonia ...

Unplanned pregnancies rising among poor U.S. women: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Unintended pregnancies, which make up nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States, are increasingly concentrated among low-income women, a study showed on Wednesday.Unplanned pregnancies have skyrocketed among poor women in recent years even as such pregnancies among ...

Women who want to be supermoms at higher depression risk

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Working women who expect they can fill the role of a supermom are at greater risk of depression than mothers who combine work and family but don't expect perfection, new research showed on Saturday.The research showed working moms ...

Emmy organizers honor TV crime show host John Walsh

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh, whose TV crime show has helped police capture 1,500 fugitives and find 50 missing children since 1988, is being given an honorary award from organizers of the Emmys.The Academy of Television Arts ...

Philadelphia mayor cracks down on youth flash mobs

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Mayor Michael Nutter announced a youth curfew in Philadelphia on Monday in response to flash mobs that rioted and beat store owners, saying parents would be held as responsible as their out-of-control children.The crackdown on teens who swarm in ...

Teenage brides suffer pain and shame of fistula

NAIROBI (TrustLaw) - "Nobody wants a woman who passes stools all the time and smells," whispered Farhiya Mohamed Farah, explaining why her husband divorced her when she was pregnant with their second child.Farah, developed a hole between her vagina and rectum, causing ...

Study on magnetic fields, asthma is flawed: critics

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Critics say a controversial new study that linked high exposure to electromagnetic fields during pregnancy to asthma in children is flawed and ignores many prior studies that suggest such exposures are harmless.The study by researchers at Kaiser Permanente in ...

New York law would limit anti-abortion group: judge

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City law forcing non-medical pregnancy centers to disclose what kind of services they offer was frozen on Wednesday by a U.S. judge, who said the law would violate anti-abortion centers free speech rights.The law, which ...

Texas-sized newborn weighs in at over 16 pounds

AUSTIN (Reuters) - Texans love to brag about how everything is bigger in the Lone Star State. Now they have proof, with the birth of a baby boy who weighed a whopping 16 pounds and one ounce.JaMichael Brown's weight was more than ...