Be Well, Boston | Challenges behind prenatal exams

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Week of: March 26, 2012 Boston.com/Health Blogs: Daily Dose | White Coat Notes

This Week's Highlights Challenges behind prenatal exams As the amount of prenatal screening choices grow, expectant parents are finding it harder to decide which tests are right. BE WELL | VIDEO Study: Sleep more, eat less Do you routinely get less than 8 hours of sleep nightly? Are you also having trouble managing your weight? If so, the two could be connected, according to new research. G FORCE Placebo effect and depression Dr. Irving Kirsch is associate director of the program in placebo studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. PHOTOS Celebrity trainers on Twitter We've put together a list of celebrity trainers on you can follow for workout suggestions, words to inspire you, and, most important, free fitness advice. From the blogs HEALTH STEW Anatomy of an ACA Lie MD Mama Preschoolers and cavities: another example of the Who's-In-Charge? problem CHILD IN MIND Taylor Swift Captures Secure Attachment Relationship IN PRACTICE Doctor, Weigh Thyself NUTRITION & YOU New Study: Sleep More, Eat Less Short White Coat The Managers We'll Be In Health News Markey targets Boston Scientific and other vaginal mesh manufacturers in new bill Lawmakers call for analysis of state’s mental health services Dr. Bohdan Pomahac: News coverage of face transplants has helped donors’ families to consent Brigham research shows exposure to germs early in life protects later against allergies, asthma MIT researchers turn on a memory

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Week of: March 26, 2012 Boston.com/Health Blogs: Daily Dose | White Coat Notes