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Megan Fox W Magazine March 2010: “I Don’t Trust Girls In This Industry….”

Edgy and outspoken actress Megan Fox graces the cover of the March issue of W Magazine, hitting newsstands Feb. 23. The screen siren holds true to her pull no punches reputation in a provocative interview that delves into her maternal instinct, how nervousness impacts her performances on the big screen, and why she doesn’t compete [...]

Courtney Love Sets Out To “Save” Ke$ha

Ke$ha makes Courtney Love “go all maternal.” (Her words, not ours.) Now that the State of California has snatched her own daughter away from her insanity, the Hole frontwoman has turned her focus to “saving” the “Tik Tok” party girl-turned-pop sensation before her image is ruined by the music industry.
(Who’s going to save us [...]

Interplay of maternal, paternal genes may last well into childhood

The subtle tug-of-war between maternal and paternal genes is likely to track into childhood, and possibly as late as the onset of puberty, say researchers.
Human development is set by ongoing interplay of parent and offspring genes.
Previous research has offered evidence of a genetic struggle for supremacy only during foetal development.
In the womb, some [...]

Ray Chambers: In Response to Liya Kebede: Our Responsiblity to Improving Maternal Health

For HIV, women account for 60 percent of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa and transmission from mothers to newborns is a significant, yet solvable problem.

Daily antiretroviral therapy may prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission

A daily dose of antiretroviral syrup to breastfeeding infants or treating their HIV-infected mothers with highly active antiretroviral drugs could be a safe way to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast milk, according to a study.
The Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals and Nutrition (BAN) study, led by Dr. Charles van der Horst from University of North Carolina at [...]

Liya Kebede: We Need a Global Fund for Moms

Each mother who dies leaves behind a devastated family and weakened community that will eventually, somehow, affect each of us.