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Study: Swine flu poses a threat to new moms

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Swine flu is not only dangerous to pregnant women, but it's a threat to new mothers too, the first study to document this risk shows. An analysis of pregnant women and new mothers who were hospitalized with swine ...


Netherlands to slaughter more animals in Q fever epidemic

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Netherlands stepped up measures Wednesday against the world's biggest Q fever epidemic that has killed 10 humans, by ordering the slaughter of over 30,000 animals, a press release said.


Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk (AP)

Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.


Some prescription meds can harm fetus

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than six percent of expectant mothers in Quebec consume prescription drugs that are known to be harmful to their fetuses, according to a Université de Montréal investigation published in the British Jo ...


Local health investigation sheds light on gastroschisis birth defect

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results of an investigation conducted by University of Nevada, Reno researchers, public health officials and area physicians published this week in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, indicate that Washoe County ...


Lessons from flu seasons past

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pregnant women who catch the flu are at serious risk for flu-related complications, including death, and that risk far outweighs the risk of possible side effects from injectable vaccines containing killed virus, according ...


Attention-deficit/hyperactivity problems associated with low folate levels in pregnant women

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It has long been suggested that healthy folate (the natural form of folic acid) levels in expectant mothers goes hand in hand with healthy nervous system development in their children. A study published in an upcoming issue ...


Pregnant women who are lesbians want to be treated like any other expectant mother

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Midwives often struggle to meet the needs of pregnant women who are lesbians, with patients reporting that the focus is often on their sexuality rather than the fact that they are expecting a baby, according to research in ...


Latino toddlers lag in cognitive growth

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two new studies led by University of California, Berkeley, researchers find that immigrant Latina mothers, who typically live in poor neighborhoods, give birth to healthy babies, but their toddlers start ...


Eating liquorice in pregnancy may affect a child's IQ and behavior

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Expectant mothers who eat excessive quantities of liquorice during pregnancy could adversely affect their child's intelligence and behaviour, a study has shown.


Asthmatic children: Did mom use her pump during pregnancy?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expectant mothers who eschew asthma treatment during pregnancy heighten the risk transmitting the condition to their offspring, according to one of the largest studies of its kind published in the European Respiratory Jo ...


How to deliver the news? New advice for doctors diagnosing prenatal Down syndrome

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New prenatal tests for Down syndrome are soon to be offered to all pregnant women across the United States, yet telling an expectant couple that their child will be born with Down syndrome is a task very few physicians are ...


Increased risk of birth defects after PCE exposure

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created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exposure to tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchlorethylene, PCE) may cause congenital birth defects. A study of expectant women exposed to PCE in drinking water, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental He ...


Private umbilical cord banking not cost-effective, research shows

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Private cord blood banking is not cost-effective because it costs an additional $1,374,246 per life-year gained, according to a new analysis by UCSF researchers. The research team also concluded that private cord blood banking ...


More babies born prematurely but survival rates up, study shows

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Premature births have increased significantly although survival rates of babies born early have improved dramatically, a study shows.