The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a warning regarding eating fish in response to the US FDA's consumer advisory about the dangers of eating fish for nursing mothers and women who are or who may become pregnant. The...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecolo...

Food concerns during pregnancy include raw vegetables, unpasteurized juices, liver, and undercooked meat, poultry, or eggs. Be aware of food poisoning. Raw vegetables, unpasteurized juices, and undercooked meat, poultry, or eggs have been linked with...

Food concerns during pregnancy include raw vegetab...

Hair changes in pregnancy are very common, and body hair changes are common as well. Many women develop mild hirsutism that may be due to levels of male hormone production by the ovary and adrenal gland. In nonpregnant patients, hair grows in the an...

Hair changes in pregnancy are very common, and bod...

A significant number of cardiovascular changes occur during pregnancy, which may be accompanied by dyspnea and a reduced tolerance for endurance exercise. During pregnancy, women expand their blood volume by approximately 30-50%. This is accompanied ...

A significant number of cardiovascular changes occ...

Pigmentation changes are directly related to melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) elevations during pregnancy. Some evidence suggests that elevated estrogen and progesterone levels cause hyperpigmentation in women. This is typically evident in the ni...

Pigmentation changes are directly related to melan...

Galactorrhea (milk secretion from the nipple) is the product of the combined effects of prolactin, glucocorticoids, progesterone, and human placental lactogen. Galactorrhea is not uncommon in the first trimester, although it usually does not occur un...

Galactorrhea (milk secretion from the nipple) is t...

Women experience a progressive increase in the anterior convex shape of the lumbar spine during pregnancy. This change, termed lordosis, helps keep the center of gravity stable and over the legs as the uterus enlarges (see below). Late in pregnancy, ...

Women experience a progressive increase in the ant...

Serum beta–human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is the hormone produced by the syncytiotrophoblast beginning on the day of implantation, and it rises in both the maternal blood stream and the maternal urine fairly quickly. The serum hCG test is t...

Serum beta–human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG...

If you sit in front of a desk all day, chances are you’ve experienced lower back pain. According to the National Institutes of Health, it occurs most often between ages 30 and 50 thanks to the aging process and increasingly sedentary life styles. Alt...

If you sit in front of a desk all day, chances are...

Working with a personal trainer can be the key to crushing your fitness goals—provided you choose the right one. If you’re working with a trainer and aren’t seeing results or feel like your voice isn’t being heard, it may be time to seek out th...

Working with a personal trainer can be the key to ...

When you’re in the zone during an intense HIIT workout, you may find it challenging to keep an eye on the clock. And the more time you spend trying to figure out how long you’ve been exercising and resting, the less energy you’re able to devote to ma...

When you’re in the zone during an intense HIIT wor...

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Millions of CrossFit fanatics around the world—nearly 10 million to be exact—profess the body benefits of the trendy high-intensity training program, and a new study commissioned by the American Council on Exercise put some science behind...

Millions of CrossFit fanatics around the world&mda...

1. Focus on form It’s more important to get your technique right than to bang out all the reps of an exercise. Form—the correct movement for each exercise—is very important during strength training. Poor form isn’t just ineffective, it c...

1. Focus on form It’s more important to get your ...

Khums on Inherited Coins Q: I got some silver coins through inheritance. Are they liable to khums or zakāt? A: An inherited property is liable to no khums. If the coins are not used in daily transactions as money, they are not subject to zakāt, eit...

Khums on Inherited Coins Q: I got some silver coi...

Khums on Appliances Bought for Future Q: I am a student and want to get married. I intend to purchase domestic appliances for my future life. If I start now to purchase household appliances and a year passes on them without being used, should I pay ...

Khums on Appliances Bought for Future Q: I am a s...

Subtracting Taxes from Income before Khums Calculation Q: In 1982 I calculated the khums of the total assets I had in my store. In 1983, when I wanted to calculate my khums, I realized that I should pay tax, can I subtract the taxes of 81-82 before ...

Subtracting Taxes from Income before Khums Calcula...

Q: The question is about those who save money for the benefit of their children without intending to escape paying khums. The children are minors and as a result the father has the right to make use of their property, is this money subject to khums ...

Q: The question is about those who save money for ...

Q: One started a business with a khums-paid capital which provides him with monthly earnings. He owes money to people and people also owe him money. He, also, helps others financially without compensation and has no independent house. Is his monthly ...

Q: One started a business with a khums-paid capita...

Q: I am a government employee and receive my salary at the end of each month. My khums year starts on the first of July. My question is: Can I subtract the daily life expenses and instalments to be paid during July from the income of the khums year j...

Q: I am a government employee and receive my salar...

Q: It is said that the khums for which we made mudāwarah with any office of His Eminence’s attorneys / representatives should be paid later to the same office. Is that true? Or your Eminence allow us to pay it to another office of yours? A: The amou...

Q: It is said that the khums for which we made mud...