Australia is both the flattest continent and, except for Antarctica, the driest. Seen from the air, its vast plains, sometimes the colour of dried blood, more often tawny like a lionâs skin, may seem to be one huge desert.
Taking aspirin in early pregnancy may trigger a miscarriage, women were warned yesterday. The claim by researchers has shocked doctors who prescribe low-dose aspirin thinking it can prevent some expectant mothers from losing their babies.
The evidence shows that low-dose aspirin use in high-risk women reduces the risk of pre-eclampsia by 24 percent, premature birth by 14 percent and intrauterine growth restriction by 20 percent..