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| Marist Poll: 56 percent against abortion NEW HAVEN, Conn. (UPI) -- Fifty-six percent of all Americans and 58 percent of those ages 18-29 say abortion is "morally wrong," a U.S. survey indicates.
The survey, conducted in late December and early January, is the latest in a series of such surveys commissioned by the Knights of Columbus, a Roman Catholic fraternal organization, and conducted by Marist Institute for Public Opinion.
The survey indicates 51 percent of baby boomers, ages 45-64, say abortion is morally wrong, while 60 percent of Generation X, ages 30-44, join the Millennials in saying abortion is morally wrong. More than 6-in-10 of the Greatest Generation, those age 65 and older, feel the same.
"Americans of all ages -- and younger people in even greater numbers than their parents -- see abortion as something morally wrong," Supreme Knight Carl Anderson says in a statement. "Advances in technology show clearly -- and ever more clearly -- that an unborn child is completely a human being. That, coupled with the large number of Americans who know one of the many people who has been negatively affected by abortion are certainly two of the reasons that Americans are increasingly uncomfortable with Roe vs. Wade's legacy of abortion, and with abortion generally."
The survey of 2,243 U.S. adults -- including an oversample of 1,006 Millennials -- was collected from data collected Dec. 23, 2009, through Jan. 4, 2010, using Knowledge Networks Inc. The question on abortion was part of a larger survey.
The survey has a margin of error of 2 percentage points but for Millennials the margin of error was 3 percentage points.
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| Babies develop a social skill by 5 months LONDON (UPI) -- British researchers say babies develop an important social skill -- gazing -- as early as the fifth month of life.
Dr. Tobias Grossmann and Professor Mark Johnson of Birkbeck, University of London, used a technique known as near infrared spectroscopy to examine which areas of an infant's brain are activated when paying joint attention to an object.
The researchers found that when the babies engaged in joint attention with the adult they used a specific region of their brain known as the left prefrontal cortex -- an area to the front of the brain involved in complex cognitive and social behaviours.
Two people sharing attention to the same object is known as joint attention and is a vital human social skill necessary for teaching, collaboration and language learning, Grossmann and Johnson say. Impairments in this skill are one of the earliest signs of autism.
The study, published in Biology Letters, said babies were shown computer-animated images of the face of an adult that would make eye contact with the baby and engage in joint attention. In the control conditions, the adult would not make eye contact with the baby.
A non-invasive technique known as near infrared spectroscopy was used to examine the areas being activated in the infant's brain.
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| Antidepressants may affect lactation CINCINNATI (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say antidepressant drugs may be linked to lactation difficulties in new mothers.
Study co-author Nelson Horseman of the University of Cincinnati says common antidepressants like fluoxetine, sertraline and paroxetine, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, affect mood, emotion and sleep and may affect serotonin regulation in the breast and place new mothers at greater risk of a delay in the establishment of a full-milk supply.
Horseman and colleagues examined the effects of these drugs on lactation using laboratory studies of human and animal cell lines and genetically modified mice.
An observational study of 431 postpartum women found median onset of lactation was 85.8 hours post-partum for the antidepressant-treated mothers and 69.1 hours for mothers not treated with these drugs. Secretory activation occurring later than 72 hours postpartum is considered delayed.
"SSRI drugs are very helpful medications for many moms, so understanding and ameliorating difficulties moms experience can help them achieve their goals for breastfeeding their babies," Horseman said in a statement. "More human research is needed before we can make specific recommendations regarding SSRI use during breastfeeding."
The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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| New Yorkers worried about aging relative NEW YORK (UPI) -- New Yorkers say they are more wore worried about managing the care of an aging or elderly relative than they are about the economy, a poll indicates.
A survey by Partners in Care, conducted by Gotham Research Group, indicates 55 percent of people living in New York say they worried about managing the care of an aging or elderly relative, while 57 percent say they are over the cost of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
The telephone survey of 502 New York residents conducted Jan. 5 to Jan. 7 demonstrates managing the care of an aging/elderly relative is a major concern for New Yorkers.
Almost half of New Yorkers -- 49 percent -- report they are very worried about making sure their relative can remain independent and stay in his or her home as long as possible.
The level of reported concern regarding this issue is on par with New Yorkers' concern regarding the direction of the nation's economy over the next few years at 52 percent.
"The poll is very telling," a spokeswoman for Partners in Care says in a statement. "It speaks to the universal truth that underneath all of our concerns about money and politics, New Yorkers are deeply concerned about making sure all people live their lives with dignity and respect."
The survey has a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.
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