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14/04/2011 - Global call to tackle stillbirths
Millions of babies are born dead worldwide every year because simple health measures are not in place, experts said today. More

13/04/2011 - Diet clue to post-natal depression
Getting pregnant women to eat oily fish or fish oil during pregnancy may help stave off post-natal depression, researchers reported last night. More

13/04/2011 - How apple a day boosts women
Apples are a natural alternative to drugs for women who want to keep their heart and circulation healthy in later life, researchers claimed yesterday. More

11/04/2011 - Women may understate alcohol pregnancy risk
Health services need to do more to identify women who are drinking heavily in the early stages of pregnancy, researchers have warned. More

07/04/2011 - Studies back metformin
The commonly used diabetes drug metformin outstrips others at preventing heart attacks and strokes, researchers report today. More

06/04/2011 - Hormone therapy risks may fade over long-term
Stroke risk from oestrogen therapy seems to disappear over the long-term, researchers said last night. More

01/04/2011 - Milk teeth wanted for palace art project
Thousands of youngsters are being asked if they will donate their milk teeth as part of an art-science collaboration – and they will still get their money from the Tooth Fairy. More

30/03/2011 - Weight training 'safe' in pregnancy
Weight training is safe for pregnant women - allowing them to use it to maintain fitness, research has found. More

28/03/2011 - New breast cancer prevention plan
Women should be assessed for risk of breast cancer and offered drugs to prevent it, British experts said today. More

25/03/2011 - Pregnancy obesity challenge
Little is being done to help obese mothers-to-be, despite the dangers for both mother and the baby, it has been claimed. More

23/03/2011 - How tobacco and alcohol harm pregnancy
Pregnant women exposed to cigarette smoke risk infection, stillbirth and having babies with low birth weight, researchers warn today. More

23/03/2011 - Immune system genes linked to pregnancy problem
Genetic mutations have been identified that increase a woman's risk developing a dangerous blood pressure problem during pregnancy, researchers said today. More

22/03/2011 - Priority medicines for babies and childbirth
Simple treatments such as zinc, rehydration therapy and oxytocin for childbirth must be available in all countries to save the lives of children and their mothers, global experts said yesterday. More

22/03/2011 - Complete five-year drug course, women urged
Women with breast cancer improve their prospects by staying the course of treatment with the drug tamoxifen, researchers say today. More

16/03/2011 - Women urged to take pregnancy vitamin
A major national campaign is launched today in the UK to encourage young women to take folic acid supplements in case they become pregnant. More

16/03/2011 - Home smear tests could save lives
More women could be screened for cervical cancer risk if home tests were available, researchers reported today. More

15/03/2011 - Mountain man seeks pregnancy clues
Women who live in America's mountain state are helping British researchers investigate new ways of dealing with oxygen deprivation during birth. More

11/03/2011 - Coffee cuts stroke risk in women, claim
Women who drink more than one cup of coffee a day have a lower risk of stroke than those who drink less, researchers have reported. More

10/03/2011 - Diamond boost for breast treatment
Minuscule diamonds could dramatically improve the success of a common breast cancer drug, researchers reported last night. More

09/03/2011 - Support needed for obese mothers
Pregnancy often makes women feel "free" from the stigma of being overweight, researchers say today. More

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