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Women with endometriosis need special care during pregnancy to avoid risk of premature birth
Jul 01, 2009 |
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The largest study to date of endometriosis in pregnant women has found that the condition is a major risk factor for premature birth, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology ...
Preterm births higher among deprived mothers, despite equal care
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Despite improvements in obstetric care services, women from deprived areas are still more likely to give birth to a very preterm baby compared with mothers from more affluent areas, finds a study published on bmj.com today.
Multivitamins in pregnancy reduce risk of low birth weights
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Prenatal multivitamin supplements are associated with a significantly reduced risk of babies with a low birth weight compared with prenatal iron-folic acid supplementation, found a new study in the Canadian Medical Association Jo ...
Scientists uncover evolutionary keys to common birth disorders
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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The work of Forsyth scientist Peter Jezewski, DDS, Ph.D., has revealed that duplication and diversification of protein regions ('modules') within ancient master control genes is key to the understanding of certain birth disorders. ...
Impaired foetal growth increases risk of asthma
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) shows that children born with low birth weight are at a higher risk of developing asthma later in life. The study, which is published in the journal Pediatrics, is bas ...
Diabetes gene raises odds of lower birth weight
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Pediatric researchers have found that a gene previously shown to be involved in the development of type 2 diabetes also predisposes children to having a lower birth weight. The finding sheds light on a possible genetic influence ...
Seizures during pregnancy associated with risk of pre-term and small babies
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Women with epilepsy who have seizures during pregnancy appear more likely to give birth to pre-term, small or low-birth-weight babies than women without epilepsy, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Ne ...
Fetal study highlights impact of stress on male fertility
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests.
Weight at birth tied to heart disease and diabetes risk in adulthood
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Lower weight at birth may increase inflammatory processes in adulthood, which are associated with chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's ...
Milk protein supplement may help prevent sepsis in very low birth-weight infants
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Very low birth-weight newborns who received the milk protein lactoferrin alone or in combination with a probiotic had a reduced incidence of late-onset sepsis, according to a study in the October 7 issue of JAMA.
Zinc supplements during pregnancy may counteract damage from early alcohol exposure
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Animal research has shown that binge drinking - even just once - during early pregnancy can cause numerous problems for the fetus, including early postnatal death. Fetal zinc deficiency may explain some of the birth defects ...
Study identifies women at higher risk of significant bone loss on injectable birth control
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Nearly half of women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), commonly known as the birth control shot, will experience high bone mineral density (BMD) loss in the hip or lower spine within two years of beginning the ...
Falling birth rates shift rotavirus epidemics
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Fewer births in states such as California may be delaying the annual onset of a common intestinal virus in the southwest, according to epidemiologists. The timing of infectious outbreaks in other locations such as the northeast ...
Solving the 50-year-old puzzle of thalidomide
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Research into the controversial drug thalidomide reveals that the mechanism through which the drug causes limb defects is the same process which causes it to damage internal organs and other tissues. The article, published ...
Psychiatric disorders are common in adults who have had anorexia
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 26, 2009 |
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The study was initiated in 1985. A total of 51 teenagers with anorexia nervosa were studied, together with an equally large control group of healthy persons. The groups have been investigated and compared several times as ...
