Topic: United States

Sleep position may affect stillbirth risk

LONDON (Reuters) - Women who do not sleep on their left side on their last night of pregnancy have double the risk of late stillbirth compared with women who do sleep on their left side, according to a study from New Zealand.The ...

Sextuplets critical but responding to treatment

ABINGTON, Pa (Reuters Life!) - Sextuplets born to a couple in Pennsylvania were listed in critical condition but were responding to treatment, doctors said on Monday.At a press conference the parents of the babies and doctors at Abington Memorial Hospital spoke about ...

Sextuplets born in north Philadelphia suburb

ABINGTON, Pa (Reuters) - Have a cigar -- and another, and another, and another three -- to celebrate the birth of sextuplets at a hospital in a northern Philadelphia suburb.The three baby boys and three baby girls were in the neonatal intensive ...

More U.S. women using medications during pregnancy

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most pregnant women in the U.S. use at least one prescription or over-the-counter medication -- even though the safety of those drugs during pregnancy is not always clear, a new study finds.Looking at data from two long-running ...

Couple sentenced for forcing teenager into prostitution

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A couple accused of forcing a teenage mother into prostitution and beating her infant son to death were sentenced Thursday in Brooklyn federal court to a total of more than 35 years in prison.Domingo Salazar received 30 years, ...

Study: $41 billion yearly losses due to crash-related deaths

BOSTON (Reuters) - Motor vehicle crash-related deaths, the leading killer of children, teens and young adults, cost an estimated $41 billion in medical and work loss expenses in a year, a study showed on Wednesday.The study showed just 10 states bear nearly ...
Henderson officials launched a campaign Monday to eliminate pool-related deaths, as approximately eight children drown each year in Southern Nevada.Henderson firefighters are teaming up with the American Red Cross to blanket neighborhoods this month to discuss pool safety.About one-fourth of Henderson homes ...

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 ...
High levels of pesticide exposure in pregnant women have been linked to lower IQs in their children, according to three separate US studies.Two studies were done in New York City and a third was in Salinas, a farming area of northern California. ...

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 ...