Health Rewind: Halle Berry on Motherhood and Breastfeeding
Plus, should prisoners be allowed to be in clinical trials?
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Halle Berry Talks Being an Older Mom and Breastfeeding - On a recent episode of the Ellen DeGeneres Show, actress Halle Berry talked about being in her late 40s and having a baby. She admits to being terrified that her pregnancy was called “geriatric pregnancy.” She also jokes about breastfeeding her son Mateo. Watch the video of her interview here.(Photo: ELLEN TV)
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Do Kids of Divorce Have Higher Suicide Rates? - A recent study found that kids of divorce have a 14 percent higher chance to commit suicide than children whose parents are still together. Researchers from Columbia University are clear: They are not advocating for parents to stay in unhealthy marriages, but for parents and doctors to pay closer attention to these children’s mental health, writes the Huffington Post. (Photo: Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
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Study: Almost 75 Percent of Americans May Have HPV - Human papillomavirus (HPV) may be much more common than we thought. A recent report suggests that almost 69 percent of us are carrying one form of the virus in our bodies. The good news: Only a tiny fraction of us have type 16 and 18, which cause cervical cancer, writes Health Day News. (Photo: BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)
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Can E-Cigs Cause Respiratory Disease in Teens? - The debate about just how safe electronic cigarettes are is in full effect. A recent study suggests that the vapor from electronic cigs can cause and worsen respiratory disease, such as asthma and bronchitis, in young people. Researchers found that almost 40 percent of vapor particles and residue are deposited in young folks’ lungs. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Should Prisoners Be Allowed to Participate in Health Research? - While federal laws don’t allow it, researchers say that newly incarcerated prisoners who took part in health research prior to their arrest should be allowed to continue their participation. They claim that for African-Americans, mass incarceration makes it difficult to complete data to understand racial health disparities if they keep losing participants to the prison system, writes the Register Citizen. (Photo: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
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