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New Study Shows an Alarming Increase in Deaths Among Women From Prescription Drug Overdoses

New Study Shows an Alarming Increase in Deaths Among Women From Prescription Drug Overdoses

The data shows that between 1999 and 2010 deaths from overdoses of prescription drugs increased fivefold. Some 48,000 women died from prescription drug overdoses during the period.

College-Educated Women More Likely to Drink While Pregnant Than Less Educated Peers

College-Educated Women More Likely to Drink While Pregnant Than Less Educated Peers

New research from the National Center on Birth Defects and Development Disabilities, has determined that one of every 13 pregnant women continue to drink alcohol while pregnant.