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HHS details overhaul rules and required benefits

The Obama administration is strengthening the prescription drug coverage that will be available to the millions of people who will start getting insurance through the nation's health care overhaul.

Health created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eating more fish could reduce postpartum depression

Low levels of omega-3 may be behind postpartum depression, according to a review lead by Gabriel Shapiro of the University of Montreal and the Research Centre at the Sainte-Justine Mother and Child Hospital.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flame retardants linked to neurodevelopmental delays in children

Prenatal and childhood exposure to flame retardant compounds are linked to poorer attention, fine motor coordination and IQ in school-aged children, a finding by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, that ...

Health created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers examine the importance of a mother's soothing touch

Mothers who stroke their newborn infants in the first few weeks of their life could change the effects that stress during gestation has on early-life development, new research from the United Kingdom shows. ...

Health created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In vitro fertilization linked to increase risk for birth defects

In vitro fertilization (IVF) may significantly increase the risk of birth defects, particularly those of the eye, heart, reproductive organs and urinary systems, according to new research presented Saturday, Oct. 20, at the ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fathers independently influence teen sexual behavior

(HealthDay)—In addition to mothers, fathers also have an independent influence on adolescent sexual behavior, according to research published online Oct. 15 in Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

BPA linked to thyroid hormone changes in pregnant women, newborns

Bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogen-like compound that has drawn increased scrutiny in recent years, has been linked to changes in thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women and newborn boys, according to a new study by researchers ...

Health created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mothers in peril: Urgency, frustration in discussion of maternal mortality

Every 90 seconds, a mother dies in pregnancy or of childbirth complications—a tragic statistic, but one that may drive efforts to improve health care in developing countries, experts gathered at the Harvard ...

Health created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secrets in small blood vessels could reveal the risks of heart disease and diabetes

Researchers at the University of Southampton together with colleagues at King's College London have embarked on a unique study that will shed new light on the risk of heart disease and diabetes in later life.

Cardiology created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yale researchers develop model for spread of successful health innovations

(Medical Xpress)—Although some family health innovations have proved effective in communities around the globe, many fail to gain widespread use – particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Researchers at Yale's ...

Health created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Equitable approach the best way to rapidly increase overall maternal and child health coverage

The first ever global study to examine how changes in health inequality are related to overall coverage of maternal and child health interventions has shown that the countries making the most rapid progress in increasing ...

Health created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Africa, South Asia lag in boost to global child health

The global mortality rate for young children has been nearly halved in the past two decades, but Africa and South Asia have not kept pace, the United Nations said Thursday.

Health created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gestational exposure to urban air pollution linked to vitamin D deficiency in newborns

Gestational exposure to ambient urban air pollution, especially during late pregnancy, may contribute to lower vitamin D levels in offspring, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's ...

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Multiple methods can safely help babies get to sleep, study shows

(HealthDay)—Getting some babies to sleep can test a parent's sanity, but bleary-eyed mothers and fathers can be reassured that popular sleep training techniques have no long-lasting positive or negative ...

Pediatrics created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Advanced maternal age not harmful for children in adulthood

(Medical Xpress)—Previously existing ideas on how advanced maternal age affects adult health of children have to be reconsidered. It had been thought that mothers delivering later in life have children ...

Health created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast