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New magazine targets over-35 moms-to-be
The Houston Chronicle reports: While there are plenty of books and magazines for women who do not know what to expect while expecting, a new magazine geared to women having children later in life…
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Flu during pregancy linked to schizophrenia
Lee Bowman in Scripps Howard News Service reports: A study published Monday finds that pregnant women who get the flu may increase the risk of having a baby who develops schizophrenia years later, underscoring…
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Six Patterns for Weight Loss Management
Kelli A. Miller in WebMD reports: Has dieting got you down? Concentrating more on your behavioral patterns and less on your middle may help keep off the pounds for good. A study published in…
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Parents ponder tech’s place for kids
News-Journal Online reports: There’s no shortage of sites and software aimed at very young kids and even toddlers. Noggin.com has games and virtual coloring books for preschoolers. A Crayola licensee makes handheld video games,…
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Your Credit Rating Is Likely Flawed
Selena Maranjian in The Motley Fool reports: According to the Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG), a survey they conducted found that 79% of credit reports featured errors — that’s nearly four in five, suggesting…
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Students are still hooked on plastic
Ron Matus in St. Petersburgy Times reports: College students are as mired in credit card debt as ever, despite a flurry of action by campus administrators and lawmakers since the late 1990s. The average…
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Many lost health insurance from employer, study says
John A. Macdonald in The Seattle Times reports: Nearly 9 million Americans lost their employer-provided health insurance from 2001 to 2003, with low-income workers and Hispanics feeling the biggest impact, according to a study…
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Strong parenting, counseling help teens in life after drugs
Jim Memmott in Democrat and Chronicle reports: “It is best when the family is involved in the child’s treatment. Recovery is a family process. … One of the best things for me to watch…
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Gene find hope for acne sufferers
BBC News reports: Scientists have cracked the genetic code of a bacterium involved in acne, an advance they say could lead to new treatments. The German team from Georg-August University in Gottingen found genes…
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Most individual health policies lack pregnancy coverage
Kristen Gerencher in CBS MarketWatch reports: When it comes to covering the medical costs of bringing a new human being into the world, women are largely on their own in the individual health-insurance market.…