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IVF restrictions could reduce newborn deaths

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Limiting the number of embryos used for in vitro fertilization (IVF) would prevent up to 40 newborn deaths in Canada each year, researchers say.It would also stave off dozens of cases of severe eye and brain damage, ...

"Something Borrowed" star Kate Hudson loves being pregnant

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kate Hudson stars in the romantic comedy "Something Borrowed," due out in U.S. movie theaters on Friday.Based on author Emily Giffin's best-selling novel of the same name, the film is about two best friends (Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin) ...

U.S. women opt for help at home over office: poll

BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Working mothers want to earn a good salary, put a higher priority on getting some help around the house than at the office, and undervalue their work at home, surveys released on Tuesday showed.Salary is the key factor ...

Women opt for household help over office help, survey says

BOSTON (Reuters) - Working moms want to make good money on the job, put a higher priority on getting some help around the house than at the office, and undervalue their work at home, surveys released on Tuesday showed.Salary is the key ...

"Mad Men" actress pregnant, father not revealed

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress January Jones, who plays sullen housewife Betty Draper on the Emmy-award winning television drama "Mad Men," is about to become a single mother, People magazine reported Thursday.Jones, 33, is expecting her first baby in the fall. The ...

A minute with: Amy Poehler about "Hoodwinked"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Since catapulting to fame on the TV show "Saturday Night Live," Amy Poehler has acted in and produced her own series "Parks & Recreation" and appeared in films like "Blades of Glory" and "Baby Mama."She has also ...

Busy expectant moms hire baby planners to prepare

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - New Yorker Melissa Garden learned she was pregnant with her first child last year just as her communication director job at New Meadowlands Stadium hit full throttle.When exactly, she wondered, would she squeeze car seat and stroller ...

Prenatal pesticide exposure linked with lower IQ

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Babies exposed to pesticides before birth may have significantly lower intelligence scores by age 7 than children who were not exposed, three separate studies published on Thursday said.Results from the studies -- two in New York and one in ...

Laser acupuncture may help bedwetters: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture using a laser beam might help young bedwetters break the nighttime habit, according to a new study from Turkey.The results show that "laser acupuncture therapy which is noninvasive, painless, short-term therapy with low cost can be ...

White House joins forces to support military families

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House launched on Tuesday a "Joining Forces" initiative to encourage non-government support of the particular needs of military families.Leading the initiative, First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will travel to ...