http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Light drinking during pregnancy is not linked to adverse behavioural or cognitive outcomes in childhood, suggests a new study published today (17 April) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-pregnancy-linked-problems-childhood.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:00:01 EST news285354038 (Medical Xpress)—Some infants raised in poverty exhibit physical traits that make them more vulnerable to poor caregiving, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The combination of physiological vulnerability and poor caregiving may lead these children to show increased problem behaviors later in childhood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-infants-poverty-physiological-vulnerabilities-care-giving.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:50:01 EST news280506272 Healthy eating not only promotes growth and development, but also provides important opportunities for children to socialize during meals. A new, comprehensive analysis of feeding behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) indicates that these children are five times more likely to have a feeding problem, including extreme tantrums during meals, severe food selectivity and ritualistic mealtime behaviors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-children-autism-significant-problems-nutritional.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:15:38 EST news279216931 (Medical Xpress)—A study published recently in the Journal of Nutrition adds to the growing scientific evidence that when expecting mothers eat fish often, they are giving their future children a boost in brain development even though they are exposing their children to the neurotoxin, methyl mercury, present in fish. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-prenatal-exposure-fish-beneficial-child.html Health Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:20:01 EST news276512312 (HealthDay)—Late preterm infants (LPIs), born at 34 to 36 weeks of gestation, who receive intensive care, have similar cognitive, motor, and language skills at age 3 as LPIs who did not receive intensive care, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-developmental-outcomes-good-late-preterm.html Pediatrics Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:30:01 EST news268336504 Prenatal and early childhood exposure to the chemical solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) found in drinking water may be associated with long-term visual impairments, particularly in the area of color discrimination, a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-early-life-exposure-chemical-affect-vision.html Health Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:34:24 EST news261221639 A 10-year follow-up study examining iron-fortified vs. low-iron infant formula suggests that infants with high hemoglobin levels who received iron fortified infant formula have poorer long-term developmental outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-routine-iron-fortification-infant-formula.html Medical research Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:24:01 EST news239966630 Adding a powder that contains several vitamins and minerals, including iron, zinc and vitamin A, to the semi-solid foods taken by infants and children between six months and two years of age, can reduce their risk of anaemia and iron deficiency. This is the conclusion of a new Cochrane Systematic Review. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-micronutrient-powders-anemia-iron-deficiency.html Health Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:21:48 EST news234588097