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BUSM researchers encourage use of potassium iodide

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) are strongly encouraging prenatal vitamin manufacturers to use only potassium iodide and not other sources of iodine in their products. According to the researchers, ...





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Prenatal meth exposure linked to abnormal brain development

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A first of its kind study examining the effects of methamphetamine use during pregnancy has found the drug appears to cause abnormal brain development in children. The research is published in the April 15, 2009, online issue ...


Group disputes cancer claims on One A Day vitamins

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A consumer advocacy group on Thursday threatened to sue Bayer Healthcare if it continues to claim its One-A-Day vitamins for men reduce the risk of prostate cancer.


Health Tip: Are Vitamin Supplements Worthwhile or Not?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (11) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- You may be wondering at this point whether to toss those vitamins into your mouth or into the trash. That's not surprising since several recent reports have called the value of vitamins into question, leaving ...


Prenatal molecular diagnosis for tuberous sclerosis complex

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Geneticists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have reported the world's first series of cases of prenatal diagnosis for women at risk of having a child with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Earlier, the Center ...


Parents 'avoid pregnancy' rather than face testing choices

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created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parents of children with genetic conditions may avoid the need to choose whether to undergo pre-natal testing or to abort future pregnancies by simply avoiding subsequent pregnancy altogether, a study has found.


Vitamin D's role in preventing asthma studied in pregnant women

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A group of pregnant women who have asthma or allergies will get extra vitamin D as part of a study to determine if the vitamin can prevent their children from developing asthma.


Understanding the implications of prenatal testing for Down syndrome

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With new prenatal tests for Down syndrome on the horizon promising to be safer, more accurate, and available to women earlier in pregnancy, the medical community must come together and engage in dialogue about the impact ...


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 ...


New Reference Material Can Improve Testing of Multivitamin Tablets

New reference material can improve testing of multivitamin tablets

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created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a new certified reference material that can be an important quality assurance tool for measuring the amounts of vitamins, carotenoids, and trace ...


Multivitamins in pregnancy reduce risk of low birth weights

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created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...



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