News tagged with pregnancy
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Hypospadias not related to organic diet during pregnancy
(HealthDay)—Although no obvious relationship between organic diet during pregnancy and hypospadias has been found, frequent consumption of non-organic high-fat dairy products during pregnancy might be associated ...
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Mar 21, 2013 |
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Maternal diabetes impairs methylation of imprinted gene in oocytes
For the first time, researchers have shown that poorly controlled maternal diabetes has an adverse effect on methylation of the maternal imprinting gene Peg3, contributing to impaired development in offspring.
Diabetes
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Research show little support for controls on overseas fertility treatment
Problems in accessing donor sperm and eggs at home appear to be behind a reported increase in the number of UK citizens who seek fertility treatment abroad, despite the fact that this is widely seen as risky. ...
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Mar 20, 2013 |
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Fetal exposure to antiepileptic drug valproate impairs cognitive development
(Medical Xpress)—The effects of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy have long been a concern of clinicians and women of childbearing age whose seizures can only be controlled by medications. In 1999, a ...
Neuroscience
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Philippine top court halts contraceptives law (Update)
(AP)—The Philippine Supreme Court temporarily halted the implementation of a law that provides state funding for contraceptives, legislation opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic Church but supported by reproductive health ...
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Mar 19, 2013 |
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Study finds that maternal vitamin D levels in pregnancy do not affect children's bone health
A study of nearly 4,000 pairs of mothers and their children in the Children of the '90s study at the University of Bristol has shown that maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy are not associated with the child's bone ...
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Mar 18, 2013 |
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Fertility after ectopic pregnancy: Study finds reassuring evidence on different treatments
The first randomised trial to compare treatments for ectopic pregnancies has found no significant differences in subsequent fertility between medical treatment and conservative surgery on one hand, and conservative or radical ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Study links US mortality rates under age 50 to life expectancy lagging other high-income countries
(Medical Xpress)—Higher mortality rates among Americans younger than 50 are responsible for much of why life expectancy is lower in the United States than most of the world's most developed nations.
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Mar 12, 2013 |
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Hard to find good info on drug safety in pregnancy
Nearly every woman takes a medication at some point during pregnancy. Yet there's disturbingly little easy-to-understand information about which drugs pose a risk to her baby, and what to do about it.
Medications
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Study finds up to half of gestational diabetes patients will develop type 2 diabetes
Women who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy face a significantly higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the future, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's ...
Diabetes
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Novel marker helps identify preeclampsia risk in pregnancy
Pregnant women who have a reduced number of capillaries under their skin during pregnancy may be at heightened risk for preeclampsia, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual ...
Cardiology
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Medical myth: Sex induces labour
Sex. It's what got you into pregnancy, but is it also the pathway to getting you out?
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Mar 07, 2013 |
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Study finds sexual health services for rural Latino men could be improved
(Medical Xpress)—A new study based on in-depth interviews of rural Latino men in western Oregon finds that these men need sexual health services designed for their needs, including more male health providers, more convenient ...
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Mar 07, 2013 |
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Do more women need diabetes care when pregnant?
Developing diabetes during pregnancy isn't good for mother or baby, and it's a growing problem. Now there's a push to change how women are tested for the disorder. But a government panel warns that would label a lot more ...
Diabetes
Mar 06, 2013 |
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More sunlight months during pregnancy gives newborns longer thighbones, study says
(Medical Xpress)—The seasonal variation of sunlight in Ireland means newborns from Caucasian women who had more sunlight months during their pregnancy (April – Sep) are more likely to have longer thighbones, ...
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Mar 05, 2013 |
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