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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Morning Sickness
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Symptoms & Signs
What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?
There is a huge variation in how bad the symptoms of morning sickness are. Some women just feel queasy in the morning and feel fine by noontime. They are able to perform their daily activities. Others suffer from nausea and vomiting that can last all day. They find ordinary work during pregnancy almost impossible.
Some women have symptoms of morning sickness within days of conception. But the average time from the last menstrual period to the start of nausea is about 5 weeks.
The symptoms of morning sickness include: