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Weight in Pregnancy Best Controlled by Diet, Study Suggests
May 18, 2012 — Pregnant women, including those who are obese or overweight, should be encouraged to minimize weight gain through diet, according to major new ... > full story -
New Method Detects Traces of Veterinary Drugs in Baby Food
May 18, 2012 — The quantities are very small, but in milk powder and in meat-based baby food, residues of drugs given to livestock were found. Researchers have now developed a system to analyze these substances ... > full story -
Multipotent Stromal Stem Cells from Normally Discarded Human Placental Tissue Demonstrate High Therapeutic Potential
May 18, 2012 — Placental stem cells with important therapeutic properties can be harvested in large quantities from the fetal side of human term placentas (called the chorion). The chorion is a part of the ... > full story -
Babies' Susceptibility to Colds Linked to Immune Response at Birth
May 17, 2012 — Innate differences in immunity can be detected at birth, according to new research. And babies with a better innate response to viruses have fewer respiratory illnesses in the first year of ... > full story -
Protein Inhibitor Points to Potential Medical Treatments for Skull and Skin Birth Defects
May 15, 2012 — Researchers have found new clues in the pathogenesis of skull and skin birth defects associated with a rare genetic disorder, Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome ... > full story -
Injuries Associated With Baby Bottles, Pacifiers and Sippy Cups in the U.S. Surprisingly High
May 14, 2012 — A new study examined pediatric injuries associated with baby bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups. Researchers found that from 1991 to 2010, an estimated 45,398 children younger than three years of age ... > full story -
Breastfeeding Benefits: Human Breast Milk Ingredient Adjusts to Optimize for Beneficial Gut Bacteria Over Time
May 14, 2012 — A new study shows that human milk oligosaccharides, or HMO, produce short-chain fatty acids that feed a beneficial microbial population in the infant gut. Not only that, the bacterial composition ... > full story -
Excess Weight in Pregnant Women Can Have Negative Health Implications for Offspring in Adulthood
May 13, 2012 — That overweight during pregnancy can lead to overweight children and adolescents has been known for some time, but new research indicates that excess weight before and during pregnancy can have ... > full story -
Maternal Gluten Sensitivity Linked to Schizophrenia Risk in Children
May 11, 2012 — Babies born to women with sensitivity to gluten appear to be at increased risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders later in life, according to new findings from Karolinska ... > full story -
Vaginal Birth After C-Section Is Option for Women, Not for Some Doctors, Hospitals
May 11, 2012 — The option of a vaginal birth after having a Caesarean delivery (VBAC) is difficult to find for women who want that procedure. More doctors and hospitals are not willing to perform the risky ... > full story -
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Inducing Labor Can Reduce Birth Complications Without Increasing Cesareans, Study Suggests
May 10, 2012 — Induction of labor beyond 37 weeks of pregnancy can reduce perinatal mortality without increasing Cesarean section rates, finds a new ... > full story -
Pneumonia and Preterm Birth Complications Are the Leading Causes of Childhood Death
May 10, 2012 — Researchers examined the distribution of child deaths globally by cause and found that 64 percent were attributable to infectious causes and 40 percent occurred in ... > full story
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