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Proposed law would govern surrogate births
When Whitney Watts of Columbia agreed to bear twins on behalf of an infertile Boston couple two years ago, she entered a murky area of Maryland law. Nothing forbade her from signing a contract to carry babies conceived through in vitro fertilization and...
Tags: Towson, Lawyers, Baltimore County, Hospitals and Clinics, Delores G. Kelley
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Fort Meade VA Outpatient clinic advances effort to serve women veterans
When retired Master Sgt. Sheryl A. Webb left the U.S. Army in 1997, she was scarcely aware of services that U.S. Veterans Administration hospitals offered specifically for women. That was well before women became the fastest growing demographic group...
Tags: Osteoporosis, Iraq War (2003-2011), Mammogram, Hospitals and Clinics, Menopause
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Few saw warning signs in case of Hopkins doctor accused of secretly taping patients
Fanya O'Donoghue had just learned she was pregnant when she happened to meet a group of nurses at a social gathering. She was looking for an obstetrician, and asked them whom they would recommend. "All six of them said, 'Dr. [Nikita] Levy,'" she...
Tags: Endometriosis, Manhattan (New York City), Hospitals and Clinics, Upper East Side, Internists
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More women turn to frozen eggs for help with infertility
Ellen Carpenter delayed marriage until she found Mr. Right, but by that time she was 38 years old, making it much more difficult to have children. After getting pregnant with the help of hormone injections, the Frederick County resident lost the baby ...
Tags: Medical Research, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Maryland picks model for essential health insurance benefits
Under national health care reform, insurance policies in Maryland will be required to cover acupuncture for pain management and chiropractic care in certain cases.
The plans won't cover acupuncture for other treatments, such as infertility or stress, and...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Health Treatments, Health Care Reform (2009), Chiropractic, Healthcare Policies
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Dr. Frances H. Trimble, Planned Parenthood of Md. medical director
Dr. Frances H. Trimble, a gynecologist who had been medical director of Planned Parenthood of Maryland for nearly three decades, died Friday of pneumonia at Roland Park Place. She was 94.
"She took Planned Parenthood from a highly criticized small...Tags: Charles Street, Health Treatments, Anglicanism, Feminism, Christianity
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'Once Upon A Time' recap, 'Lady of the Lake'
This week in Storybrooke, there was no sign of Rumpelstiltskin and only five seconds of Regina. No worries though, as we got our dose of evil this week from Cora. The episode also showed us the brief relationship of Snow and Charming's mother, as well as...
Tags: Alan Dale
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Understanding the new pap smear guidelines
Many women became used to having a Pap smear annually to check for cervical cancer, but recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force have updated the timeline. Now, most women will need the test every five years. Cancer experts...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Concerts, General Practitioners, Colonoscopy, Music
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Treating menopause symptoms
Every woman will experience menopause, some in the normal course of aging and some before. It can bring on a host of symptoms in addition to hot flashes. But there are things that women can do, from improving their diet and exercising to finding the right...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health Treatments, Osteoporosis, Health Treatments
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Fertility preservation for women with cancer
When a young woman is diagnosed with cancer, getting pregnant is probably the last thing on her mind. But if she wants children in the future, it's something she should think about. The chemotherapy and radiation treatments used to treat cancer can hurt a...Tags: Health Treatments, Radiation Therapy, Sexual and Reproductive Organs, Oncology, Medical Specialization
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From Sun Magazine: Giuliana Rancic isn't afraid to bring reality to reality TV
Growing up in Bethesda, Giuliana Rancic thought there was nothing more glamorous than the news women she saw on TV. First at the University of Maryland, College Park, then at graduate school in Washington, she trained to join their ranks, heading with...Tags: Television, Giuliana DePandi, Placido Domingo, The Pentagon, Mastectomy
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The power of light
It doesn’t look like much -- Janet Althen places what looks like a small flashlight with an inverted colored bulb on certain points of the body, holding it there for about 30 seconds -- but for Althen’s patients, as well as a growing number of...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Health Treatments, Depression, Lupus, Health Treatments
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