AHA: Enlarged Heart Cited in Pregnancy Deaths

AHA: Enlarged Heart Cited in Pregnancy Deaths

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"Medical care professionals and public health should support efforts that help women achieve a healthy weight and avoid substance abuse because of the increased risk of cardiovascular complications in pregnancy," Hameed said. In commenting on the study …
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Can Hedge Fund Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Save America's Public Education …

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“We've been fighting poverty for 25 years through homeless shelters, food banks, job training, teenage pregnancy centers and charter schools,” he says. “But the solution to the problem was right there in front of us. … “It was a very dangerous area …
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Area hospitals see increase in infants born dependent on drugs

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Syracuse does have the area's only drug treatment programs for pregnant women, and those women who use drugs can choose to deliver in Syracuse, too, she said. The Onondaga number compares to six drug-dependent babies in 1,000 statewide, 13 in …
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