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Pregnant? Use Herbal Remedies With Care
December 29, 2011 – 12:32 pm | No Comment
Pregnant? Use Herbal Remedies With Care

More and more, people are turning to natural remediesas a replacement for medications manufactured by pharmaceutical companies. After all, medicinal plants and herbs were the original pharmacy for tribes and cultures all over the world.

Contraceptive Poses Same Problems as Predecessors?
December 19, 2011 – 11:52 am | No Comment
Contraceptive Poses Same Problems as Predecessors?

More than 50 years ago, birth control was introduced to America. “The Pill” gave women more control over their bodies, but not without certain health risks. One set of contraceptive pills — Bayer’s Yaz, Yasmin and …

Know the Facts about Pregnancy & Antidepressants
September 23, 2011 – 9:07 am | No Comment
Know the Facts about Pregnancy & Antidepressants

Depression is among the most common problems seen in primary-care medicine.
According to the American College of Obstericians and Gynecologists (ACOG), reproductive-age women have the highest prevalence of major depressive disorders; approximately 1 in 10 women will have major or minor …