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Learn more about your legal rights, finding a job, and staying healthy during stressful transitions from the Office on Women’s Health.

Dr. Rodgers is joined by Dr. Josie Briggs, who explains what you need to know about dietary supplements.

Reviews the basics of high blood pressure and the effect it has on the kidneys. Discusses the signs and symptoms of kidney disease and ways to prevent it.

Discusses the causes, symptoms, and treatment for nephrotic syndrome in adults.

Describes long-term and short-term constipation in children, its complications, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

In honor of National Birth Defects Prevention Month, make a PACT to get healthy, physically and mentally, before and during pregnancy to increase your chances of having a healthy baby. Talking with a healthcare provider about medication use is an important step.

We applaud Oldenburg and colleagues for the successful implementation of a community-based intervention to curtail cardiovascular disease

Learn about medications and pregnancy.

The journal Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety has published a new brief report: “Safe Lists for Medications in Pregnancy: Inadequate Evidence Base and Inconsistent Guidance from Web-based Information, 2011.” You can read the article’s abstract here. See below for a summary of the findings from this article.