What you eat during your pregnancy could causes changes in the foetal brain, leading to over-eating later on in life.
The new research carried out by the Rockefeller University team found that a high fatty diet during pregnancy could cause offspring to have more brain cells specialised to produce appetite-stimulating proteins.
The latest study suggests exposure to fats known as triglycerides from the mother’s diet has the same effect on the Read the rest of this entry »
A new biography of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reveals that her secret pregnancy with son Trig was nearly uncovered when one of her daughters discovered Trig’s prenatal ultrasound scan and confronted Palin with the picture.
“Sarah made one slip-up – but [she] dampened suspicion by explaining it away,” reports
, by PEOPLE Assistant Editor Lorenzo Benet and being published Tuesday by Simon & Schuster’s Threshold Editions.
Palin also was aware Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on: Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 09:00 CDT
Objectives. We examined pregnant women’s use of cigarettes and other tobacco products and the exposure of pregnant women and their young children to secondhand smoke (SHS) in 9 nations in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Methods. Face-to-face surveys were administered to 7961 pregnant women (more than 700 per site) between October 2004 and September 2005.
Results. At all Latin American sites, pregnant Read the rest of this entry »
A Candidate for F.D.A. Commissioner?
A physician who has criticized the pharmaceutical industry’s marketing practices could be the incoming administration’s pick for head of the Food and Drug Administration,
. Baltimore health commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, 39, pushed the F.D.A. to bar the sale of cough and cold medicines to children last year. Another critic who’s a candidate for the job is Dr. Steven Nissen, head of cardiovascular medicine Read the rest of this entry »
The 33-year-old star is doing all possible to fall pregnant again, including taking prenatal vitamins seeing her obstetrician regularly and has dramatically cut down on her junk-food consumption.
It has been claimed doctors previously advised Angelina against trying for another baby for a year after her twins Knox and Vivienne were born last July.
Jolie is determined to follow her strict schedule and conceive again as soon as the 12 months have Read the rest of this entry »
Amalia Dominguez was 18 and desperate and knew exactly what to ask for at the small, family-run pharmacy in the heart of Washington Heights, the thriving Dominican enclave in northern Manhattan. “I need to bring down my period,” she recalled saying in Spanish, using a euphemism that the pharmacist understood instantly.
It was 12 years ago, but the memory remains vivid: She was handed a packet of pills. They were small and white, $30 Read the rest of this entry »
TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — Women whose mothers consumed canola oil during pregnancy and breast-feeding may be less likely to develop breast cancer than those whose mothers consumed corn oil, a new study suggests.
Researchers fed pregnant and lactating mice a diet high in either corn oil, which contains 50 percent omega-6 polyunsaturated fats, or canola oil, which contains only 20 percent omega-6 polyunsaturated fats. Canola oil also has Read the rest of this entry »
Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy linked to life-threatening cardiovascular disease.
The researchers analyzed data on more than 11 million women who gave birth in Denmark from 1978 to 2007. Among women with preeclampsia, the risks of subsequent hypertension were compounded with each pregnancy.
The findings were presented Thursday at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting in San Diego.
“The only reliable treatment Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fathers who are involved in their children’s prenatal care are more likely to be around for the long haul, whether they marry the child’s mother or not, new study findings suggest.
The findings, say researchers, suggest that such early involvement — even more so than marriage, per se — is crucial to starting a bond between father and child.
“Unmarried dads are less likely to drift away if they are involved during Read the rest of this entry »
By Bernadine Healy, M.D.
There is nothing worse for any physician than to find a dangerous medical problem in a patient and feel powerless to help. That’s how the whole country seems to feel as it hears about
released this month from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings show a 3 percent jump in teens having babies, following 14 years of decline. Many adults seem to have given up even trying to influence teen sexual behavior, Read the rest of this entry »