The pregnancy rate among U.S. teens ages 15 through 19 rose 3% from 2005 to 2006, marking the first increase since 1990, according to a new analysis by the Guttmacher Institute, the Washington Post reports (Stein, Washington Post, 1/26). The increase spanned racial demographics and coincided with an increase in teen birth rates and a 1% rise in abortion rates (Jayson, USA Today, 1/26)...
Some national women's groups on Monday told CBS not to broadcast a Super Bowl commercial featuring former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother that is expected to include an antiabortion-rights message, the AP/Washington Post reports. Tebow and his mother, Pam, will appear in the 30-second commercial on behalf of the Christian group Focus on the Family...
Women with higher blood levels of PBDEs, a type of flame retardant commonly found in household consumer products, took longer to become pregnant compared with women who have lower PBDE levels, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The study, to be published Jan...