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ATLANTA — A new government study suggests a lot of teenage girls are clueless about their chances of getting pregnant.

In a survey of thousands of teenage mothers who had unintended pregnancies, about a third who didn’t use birth control said the reason was they didn’t believe they could pregnant.

Why they thought that isn’t clear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey didn’t ask teens to explain.

But other researchers have talked to teen moms who believed they couldn’t get pregnant the first time they had sex, didn’t think they could get pregnant at that time of the month or thought they were sterile.

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While many mothers of preschoolers covet an extra hour of sleep, Katie Hayes and her three close friends are up before dawn, jogging with headlamps in an effort to exercise their bodies and their friendship.

It is always a blessing to know one of the girls will be there waiting for me, even in the cold, dark, wind and snow, said Hayes, 32. When we are pushing each other, it is quiet and all you hear is our breathing and encouragement to each other. But there is always time to share about life the ups, the downs and everything in between.

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This book fills an important niche in the market providing practical expert advice on service user (patients, carers and the public) involvement in nursing and healthcare research. An invaluable guide for anyone working or involved in nursing and healthcare research, this book provides a step-by-step guide to the principles and process of involvement, including understanding the rationale for involvement, designing involvement, working with service users, and evaluating what has been achieved.

With illustrations, worked examples and tool sheets throughout, this evidence-based guide uses real life examples from recent research studies in health and social care research, thus relating theory to practice in a meaningful way.

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If you live with chronic pain may rely on painkilling medications like ibuprofen, aspirin or acetaminophen to help you make it through the day-to-day grind. However, if you rely too heavily on over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications, you may run the risk of developing long term and potentially deadly health risks. 

Studies say that taking ibuprofen, naproxen, and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications long term can cause gastrointestinal problems,like ulcers and gastritis, and kidney disease.  Recent research says it can even cause kidney cancer. I

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At a Des Moines forum, Republican presidential hopefuls Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Rick Santorum promised limits on abortion.

Des Moines Register: Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry And Rick Santorum Tell Forum Crowd How They’d Limit Abortion Republican presidential contenders Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Rick Santorum appeared at the screening of an abortion documentary hosted by former candidate Mike Huckabee.

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DEAR MIKE: I am writing because my husband has a temper that causes him to throw things when he gets angry. It could be a pitcher, a child’s toy, a spoon, whatever is handy. Last month, we had an argument in the car and he threw a cup of scalding hot coffee at the dashboard. It splashed all over me and gave me a couple of nasty burns.

He is on probation for hitting me while when I was pregnant more than a year ago. He is in a mandatory program for men who batter women. He seems to show interest in what he is learning and has not hit me or abused me since entering the program. His control of his temper seems much better but he still seems to want to throw things when he gets upset.

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These colonial-heyday berries were once popular in wines, pies and pudding recipes but are often neglected today. Cultivated mainly in Oregon, gooseberries grow wild in many areas in the U.S. and can be recognized by their Chinese-lantern-like coverings.

SOURCE: FruitsandVeggiesMatter.gov

• Special feature: the complete list of MAK- and BAT values on a CD-ROM included in the book! The CD-ROM allows easy searches e. g. for substance names or CAS numbers.
• MAK values (Maximum Concentrations at the Workplace) and BAT values (Biological Tolerance Values) promote the protection of health at the workplace. They are an efficient indicator for the toxic potential of chemical compounds. This book contains a list of scientifically recommended threshold limit values for about 1000 chemical compounds. Carcinogens, germ cell mutagens, embryotoxicants, sensitizing substances and those potentially bearing a risk to pregnancy are treated separately.

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When you tell a doctor you’re having pain, he or she will typically ask you to rank it on a scale of one to ten. But if you say “five,” does the doctor really know what you’re feeling? Is your five the same as someone else’s five? And what if you aren’t able to verbally communicate? How will your physician know what you’re feeling without your saying anything?

New research has uncovered a tool that lets doctors accurately assess your pain without needing your input.

A team of scientists from Stanford University tested 24 subjects who had an arm heated to the point of moderate pain.

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A selection of health care stories from various states around the country.

The New York Times: Seeking A Cure For Troubled Hospitals In Brooklyn Only a few private hospitals have survived in neighborhoods like Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville and Bushwick to serve poor patients like them. Now all are in such dire financial shape that a small group of veteran health care planners appointed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is debating last-ditch measures to save them (Bernstein, 11/9).

The Associated Press/MSN: Lawmakers Hear About Mental Health Post-Irene  The closing of the Vermont State Hospital because of flooding from a tropical storm has made hospital emergency rooms around the state ground zero for people in psychiatric crisis … lawmakers were told Wednesday.  … [Em

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