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Multiple-birth babies, boys have higher risk of defects

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Twins, triplets and other multiples have a nearly 50 percent greater chance of being born with birth defects, and boys tend to be more at risk than girls, according to two population-based studies conducted at the University of Florida.

Filed under Family, Health, Research on Monday, November 21, 2005.

UF study: Women increasingly pick husbands’ surnames over their own

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — What’s in a name – or two names? Quite a bit, says a University of Florida professor, whose research finds that a growing number of brides are returning to tradition when taking a man’s hand in marriage, assuming his name instead of keeping their own as a symbol of independent identity.

Filed under Family, Gender, Research on Wednesday, November 16, 2005.