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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | 11:37 a.m.

Women's Health

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NJ couple accused of disposing of stillborn baby

Authorities have accused a New Jersey couple of disposing of their stillborn baby in the garbage. The Morris County prosecutor has charged 25-year-old Erin Dougherty and her 31-year-old boyfriend, Daniel Aratow, with unlawful disposal of medical waste. The prosecutor's office says the couple went to Morristown Medical Center seeking treatment ...

SPOTLIGHT: Aging with grace includes staying well

There are a lot of labels to describe women 'of a certain age' as Toni Lucas said during a recent series of workshops sponsored by Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru, but the truth is far more complicated. The three-part workshop titled "Aging Gracefully and Creating Vibrant Health" focused on a ...

The facts of Trisomy 18: It's a genetic disorder

She had felt her baby's first kicks 15 weeks into her pregnancy when she got a call with the results of a blood test she hadn't wanted. Something was wrong with her baby. Adeline Sullivan looked on the Internet to learn about the genetic disorder that happens when a baby ...

Suit alleges discrimination at Nev. forest agency

The Justice Department is suing the Nevada Division of Forestry, claiming the agency discriminated against an employee by firing her shortly after she announced her pregnancy. The federal agency announced Friday that the suit was filed in U.S District Court in Reno on behalf of former Forestry Division dispatcher Tawnya ...

Fetal pain bill makes DC abortion battleground

The nation's capital once again served as a battleground in the national debate over abortion Thursday as a Congressional subcommittee aired a bill that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The proposal, introduced by Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., is based on the disputed ...

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