Do new mothers have worse health habits? Read this special New York Times article.

Read an interesting article, published in the NY Times, about babies who are born dependent on prescription opiates.   To read the article click here.

Read the report, Guidelines for the Identification & Management of Lead Exposure in Pregnant & Lactating Women, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

There are some critically new updates on the Woman’s Health Site. Topics of interest include:

• Advances and legislation related to the health of women in 2010
• Preliminary birth data for 2009
• Recent trends in birth and fertility rates
• PLUS MORE!

Take a few minutes to glean this valuable source of information on Woman’s Health NOW!

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new Disabilities and Health website.   The site offers much information about disabilities, resources, and health data.  You can visit the wibsite at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/index.html

Pocket Shots are marketed as booze in a bag that “goes anywhere.”  They are sold at liquor stores around the Tampa Bay area and on the Internet. The company says they’re for people on the go who are over 21, and since this is a single-serve item, it’s easier to keep track of how much you’ve consumed.

College students have been ordering the pocket shots and getting them delivered at their schools with no problem despite many being underage.  Read more about this problem at http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/investigates/308-pocket-shots-concern-colleges

Reproductive Healthcare for Women with Disabilities: Free, Web-Based Program for Clinicians

Through a cooperative agreement with NCBDDD, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has developed a free, six-part, web-based program for clinicians working with women who have disabilities. “Reproductive Healthcare for Women with Disabilities” is an interactive and searchable resource available on the ACOG website. Intended to provide guidance in working with individual patients and for professional education, the program will offer CE credit to practitioners. Among the topics are: Scope of Disability, Sexuality, Psychosocial Issues, The GYN Exam and Screenings, Contraception and AUB, Pregnancy and Parenting, Diet/Exercise/Weight, Adolescent Considerations, Aging and Osteoporosis, Specific Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Sensory Impairments, ADA Requirements, Disability Culture, Office and Practice Solutions, and Resources. Visit  the ACOG website and use the search term “disability.”