Infants of overweight mothers grow more slowly
Pregnant women who are overweight or obese can encounter a host of health complications. The added weight also appears to affect how their children grow and develop, at least initially.
Aug 6, 2012
Archive: 06/08/2012
Sun monitor set to go on the market
A monitor developed at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, to help prevent over-exposure to the sun is set to go on the market as part of a new spinout company.
Aug 6, 2012
Adalimumab is a promising therapy for children with Crohn's disease
Adalimumab (an anti-tumor necrosis factor [TNF] antibody) is effective in maintaining remission in certain pediatric patients with Crohn's disease, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the ...
Aug 6, 2012
Off-label drug use common, but patients may not know they're taking them, study finds
Many people have probably heard of off-label drug use, but they may not know when that applies to prescriptions they are taking, a Mayo Clinic analysis found. Off-label drug use occurs when a physician prescribes medication ...
Aug 6, 2012
Researchers discover blood biomarker for Lou Gehrig's disease, could lead to new treatments
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to discover that changes in monocytes (a type of white blood cell) are a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. This finding ...
Aug 6, 2012
Vaginal delivery as safe as cesarean for most early preterm births
Vaginal delivery for early preterm fetuses presenting head first, or vertex presentation, had a high rate of success with no difference in neonatal mortality compared to cesarean delivery, a new study published in the American ...
Aug 6, 2012
