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C-Section Births Tied To Obesity

NewserMay 24, 2012 //
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Caesarian sections are on the rise in the United States, but a new study out yesterday indicates that the surgical birth method may have an unexpected consequence. It found that babies born by C-section are twice as likely to be obese by age three, reports the Washington Post. Researchers reviewing the records of 1,255 mothers and babies discovered that 7.5 percent of those born vaginally were obese at three, vs. 15.7 percent of those born by C-section. Read more…

Quickies!: McCain’s Body Language, J. Lo The Mother, & An Elephant With A Smack Problem

Annika HarrisSeptember 5, 2008 //
  • Jennifer Lopez dishes on motherhood, marriage and her glamorous life in October’s Elle. [Shine.yahoo]
  • John McCain had displayed some very interesting body language at the RNC last night. [Daily Bedpost]
  • A new study found that natural birth triggers maternal bonds, which means women who have C-sections are less attached. [Tango]
  • A four-year-old bull elephant kicked his heroin addiction after a three-year detox. [Asylum]

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    Quickies!: Is Vanity Keeping You Poor?

    Annika HarrisAugust 15, 2008 //
  • Women pay a high price for all their primping and coiffing. [Shine]
  • Cesarean section rates in New York City have increased by 24 percent over the past six years. [Medical News Today]
  • A recent study found that married women in India whose husbands physically and sexually abuse them are about four times more likely to contract HIV compared with married women in the country who do not experience abuse. [Medical News Today]
  • We still have sexual stereotypes in relationships, but when it comes to cooking the playing field is a little more even. [Dear Sugar]
  • Here’s a list of date ideas for the not-so-new couple that still really digs each other. [College Candy]
  • Hormonal birth control pills may cause a woman to be attracted to the scents of men whose immune system DNA is most similar to her own, which can make for a bad reproductive match. [Tango]

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    Star Couplings: Madonna Messes Up Alex Rodriguez’s Game

    Amelia McDonell-ParryJuly 14, 2008 //
  • Some Toronto Blue Jays fans taunted Alex Rodriguez at a Yankee game this weekend, holding up photos of Madonna. As a Red Sox fan, I love it! [DListed]

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    Star Couplings: Jessica Biel Can Take Or Leave Marriage

    Amelia McDonell-ParryJuly 10, 2008 //
  • Jessica Biel tells the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar that she doesn’t “have to have marriage.” Okay, I am/was one of those people too, but something tells me Biel is just saying that to make herself feel better cause Justin Timberlake is a total committment-phobe. [Us Weekly]

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    Star Couplings: Jamie Lynn Spears Prepares For A C-Section

    Amelia McDonell-ParryJune 19, 2008 //
  • The National Enquirer says that Jamie Lynn Spears is having a C-section today and she and her baby daddy, Casey, plan to name the tot (reportedly a girl) a combo of their two names — either Cassie or Cailynn. Why not Jasey or Cammie or Lynnsy? Too stripper? [Perez Hilton]

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