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19 May
ATLANTA Home births rose 20 percent over four years, government figures show, reflecting what experts say is a small subculture among white women toward natural birth.
Fewer than 1 percent of U.S. births occur at home. But the proportion is clearly going up, study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. The new figures are for 2004 to 2008.
15 May
News outlets report on the progress of bills dealing with abortion issues in Minnesota and Iowa.
Minneapolis Star Tribune: Minnesota Senate Easily Approves Limits On Abortions A pair of bills that would dramatically limit abortion rights passed their final legislative hurdle on Monday and will soon be headed to the governor’s desk. The GOP-led Minnesota Senate voted 40-26 to eliminate state funding of abortions for poor women and voted 42-24 to prohibit all abortions 20 weeks after conception. The votes split largely along party lines, though several DFLers joined Republicans in support of the restrictions. … DFL Gov. Mark Dayton has said he would not sign bills violating the “fundamental right” to an abortion(Roper, 5/16).
14 May
After you have purchased the right electronic cigarette starter kit and start enjoying the electronic cigarette, you will have to purchase refill cartridges in order to replace the old one and continue smoking. Just like buying an electronic cigarette starter kit, there are a few things you need to consider when buying refill cartridges. In this part, we are going to talk about the necessary aspects to consider when buying electronic cigarette refill cartridges.
First of all, you need to choose the right flavor you want. There are at least 10 different electronic cigarette flavors available from top suppliers, from the original refill cartridges all the way to exotic flavors such as vanilla refills for smokeless cigs. Read more info…
12 May
May 13, 2011 — Germs may be lurking where you least expect them, according to a new study by NSF International.
Contrary to public perception that the bathroom is the most germ-ridden room in the house, the real trouble spot is the kitchen. And the most germ-tainted item is the one most people reach for when it’s time to clean up: the sponge.
NSF International is a not-for-profit organization established in 1944 to certify and write safety standards for, among other things, common household items. I
10 May
More than 1,100 women are raped every day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a study published on Tuesday in the June issue of the American Journal of Public Health, Agence France-Presse reports. Through extrapolation based on data collected from more than 3,400 Congolese women in 2007, researchers determined that more than 400,000 women between the ages of 15 and 49 were raped in a 12-month period between 2006 and 2007, a number 26 times higher than U.N. estimates (5/11).
A U.N. official working in the DRC expressed doubt over the findings, saying the sample group was too small, local and cultural factors were not considered, and five-year old data are not relevant to the current situation, Reuters writes (Hogg 5/11).
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