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AIDS treatment in S.Africa send baby infections plunging

One-year-old Katakane laughs and coos in the arms of her HIV-positive mother as a doctor tries to examine her at South Africa's largest public hospital, in Soweto township.

HIV & AIDS created May 31, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New approach to screen pregnant women for mental health disorders

A new model of care for screening and treating women around the time of childbirth for mental health disorders shows promise according to researchers from South Africa reporting in this week's PLoS Medicine as part of the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Use of stun guns increases injuries

The police use of stun guns increases the risk of injuries for those on the receiving end, but tends to increase officer safety, according to the most comprehensive study of such devices to date.

Health created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors group warns EU health care access shrinking

Access to health care is declining in Europe, and Greece in particular faces a humanitarian crisis as it cuts health and social spending, aid group Doctors of the World warned Thursday.

Health created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows that fever during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of autism or developmental delay

A team of UC Davis researchers has found that mothers who had fevers during their pregnancies were more than twice as likely to have a child with autism or developmental delay than were mothers of typically developing children, ...

Autism spectrum disorders created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Excess maternal weight before and during pregnancy can result in larger babies

Excess weight in pregnant women, both before pregnancy and gained during pregnancy, is the main predictor of whether mothers will have larger than average babies, which can result in increased risk of cesarean section or ...

Pediatrics created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin C improves pulmonary function in newborns of pregnant smoking women

Vitamin C supplementation in pregnant women who are unable to quit smoking significantly improves pulmonary function in their newborns, according to a new study.

Pediatrics created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New treatment could tackle preventable causes of death for newborns in sub-Saharan Africa

Clinical trials are urgently needed to test a new treatment that could jointly tackle leading causes of death for babies in sub-Saharan Africa, according to researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expectant mothers' saliva tells stories of stress

This weekend, many mothers-to-be celebrated Mother's Day, a welcome relief from the inherent stresses of pregnancy.

Pediatrics created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Many women still smoke during pregnancy

(HealthDay) -- Too many American women still smoke during their pregnancies, a new report finds, and rates of such smoking vary widely depending on race.

Health created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A new clue to predicting pre-eclampsia

(Medical Xpress) -- An indication of whether a mother will develop pre-eclampsia, the most common and severe pregnancy-related disease, has been identified by a University of Sydney study.

Immunology created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Could Vitamin B12 hold key to reducing diabetes in pregnant women?

Warwick Medical School is about to begin a new phase of research into the effects of Vitamin B12 on pregnant women following an award of £800,000 from the Medical Research Council (MRC).

Health created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pregnant women taking risks with asthma medication

(Medical Xpress) -- Pregnant women are exposing themselves and their unborn babies to unnecessary risk by stopping their asthma medication without consulting their doctor.

Inflammatory disorders created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pioneering study shows prenatal choline may 'program' healthier babies

Pregnant women may have added incentive to bulk up on broccoli and eggs now that a Cornell University study has found increased maternal intake of the nutrient choline could decrease their children's chances of developing ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The unfiltered truth

Most pregnant smokers know that cigarettes can harm their babies. But stern lectures from authority figures won’t help them quit.

Addiction created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast