Study finds prior preterm delivery indicates subsequent baby will be small even if carried to term
(Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine) In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that women who deliver their first baby early are more likely to have a subsequent baby that is small for its gestational age, even when the second pregnancy is carried to term. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
California Man Uses Social Media To Find Bone Marrow Donor
BOSTON (CBS) #8211; Amit Gupta says social media helped save his life. The 32-year-old San Francisco Internet entrepreneur spoke with WBZ from his room at Brigham and Women#8217;s Hospital in Boston.
#8220;It#8217;s kind of amazing that this came together the way it did,#8221; says Gupta. #8220;I can#8217;t imagine this happening without Twitter or Facebook or Tumblr. It just wouldn#8217;t have been possible to meet so many people so quickly.#8221;
Gupta was diagnosed with Leukemia in September. To live, he needed a bone marrow transplant. Since he#8217;s Indian American, he says his chances of finding the perfect match he needed were slim#8230;some estimate one in 20,000. He turned to social media to get the word out, and his friends in the tech industry even raised a $30,000 r...