http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A viewpoint in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) discusses the issue of iodine deficiency in pregnant women in the U.S. and the potential negative health implications for both mothers and their children from this deficiency. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-jama-article-discusses-critical-iodine.html Health Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:00:13 EST news275068218 (Medical Xpress)—A study involving researchers from Murdoch University, Curtin and Flinders universities has examined the use of nutritional supplements by pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and found potential deficiencies for babies – most notably in iodine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-breastfeeding-iodine.html Pediatrics Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:20:03 EST news272533080