Anxious or depressed mothers-to-be are at increased risk of having children who will experience sleep problems in infancy and toddlerhood, finds a study that published this month in Early Human Development.
Gaining or losing weight in between pregnancies can have major health implications for an unborn baby, warn two senior obstetricians in today?s BMJ.
An improved approach to gene therapy may one day treat some of the nearly 200 inherited forms of blindness, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest this week.
When it comes to giving birth, some traditional approaches could result in happier and healthier moms and newborns, according to two research reviews.
The Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, published his Annual Report for 2006, On the State of Public Health, in which he reviews key health problems and developments.
Noonan Syndrome (NS) is a relatively common congenital genetic condition characterized by congenital heart malformation, short stature, learning problems, indentation of the chest, impaired blood clotting, and a characteristic configuration of facial features.
Patients are leaving hospitals quicker these days, continuing treatment and recovery ? often with the aid of medical devices ? at home. As a result, the government and home care industry together must work toward providing a safe environment for the use of medical devices in the home.
Preliminary evidence suggests that a combination of dieting and exercise is a more effective way of losing weight after pregnancy than dieting alone, concludes a Cochrane Systematic Review.
A national study reveals that the use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection or ICSI – an assisted reproductive technology used to treat male-factor infertility – has increased dramatically in the United States since 1995, while the proportion of patients receiving treatment for male-factor infertility has remained stable.
Researchers isolated bisdemethoxycurcumin, the active ingredient of curcuminoids ? a natural substance found in turmeric root ? that may help boost the immune system in clearing amyloid beta, a peptide that forms the plaques found in Alzheimer’s disease.