Love in the time of Zika: A young American couple’s story about life and babies in Brazil; You’ll save a LOT of money buying running shoes online; Ultrasounds missed her Zika infection–until one showed serious harm to her fetus; Cornell study finds some people may be genetically programmed to be vegetarians; Mom’s and dad’s (!) pre-pregnancy caffeine intake may affect miscarriage risk, NIH study warns; A doctor removed the wrong ovary, and other nightmare tales from California licensing records; Brain-zapping gadgets promise to make you a better you — smarter, stronger, even happier; Blood test that can find evidence of a concussion days later is closer to becoming a reality;
 
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Love in the time of Zika: A young American couple’s story about life and babies in Brazil
Our attempts to have a second child coincided almost perfectly with the full-bore international red alert over Zika.
You’ll save a LOT of money buying running shoes online
Even more savings is available if you can find last year's models, a survey shows.
 
Ultrasounds missed her Zika infection–until one showed serious harm to her fetus
A new report raises even more troubling concerns about how and when doctors can detect Zika’s potential harm to a fetus.
 
Cornell study finds some people may be genetically programmed to be vegetarians
Why is it that some people can only stay healthy by sticking to a strict vegetarian diet? Why is it that others can eat a steak a day, remain slim, avoid heart disease, and still feel like a million dollars? The answers may lie with your heritage.
 
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Mom’s and dad’s (!) pre-pregnancy caffeine intake may affect miscarriage risk, NIH study warns
The study was conducted by the National Institutes of Health and Ohio University.
 
A doctor removed the wrong ovary, and other nightmare tales from California licensing records
In a report published Tuesday, Consumer Reports took a deep dive into the list of California doctors on probation -- but still practicing -- and what they found is unsettling.
 
Brain-zapping gadgets promise to make you a better you — smarter, stronger, even happier
There’s some real, peer-reviewed science behind the theory driving these devices. It involves stimulating key regions of the brain – with currents or magnetic fields -- to impact mood, physical well-being and health.
 
Blood test that can find evidence of a concussion days later is closer to becoming a reality
If you've ever rushed your child to the emergency room after a head injury only to be met with vague information from a doctor about whether he has suffered a concussion and how to follow up, a new blood test may be able to help with that in the future.
 
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