Pregnancy :: Smoking increases stillbirth risk
Smoking during pregnancy is commonly linked to an increased chance of stillbirths as it restricts the growth of the fetus and results in placental complications.
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Health :: Groups Demand EPA Action on Gender-Bending Chemicals
Laundry workers, commercial fishermen and environmental and public health groups petitioned the EPA urging the agency to provide health and safety protections from the endocrine-disrupting chemicals, nonyplphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs).
Healthy :: How birth weight affects adult health and success
Birth weight has significant and lasting effects, a new study finds. Weighing less than 5.5 pounds at birth increases the probability of dropping out of high school by one-third, reduces yearly earnings by about 15 percent and burdens people in their 30s and 40s with the health of someone who is 12 years older.
Fertility :: Fertility test, results in minutes
Genosis, Inc., announced the introduction of Fertell, the first at-home fertility-screening test for men and women offering new help for couples on the journey towards conception.
Listeriosis :: Agriculture Department Warns Consumers of Tainted Raw Milk Sold By Lebanon County Dairy
Consumers who have purchased raw milk from Green Acres Jersey Farm in Lebanon any time after May 8 should discard it immediately due to the risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today.
Healthy :: $3m grants awarded for healthy start to life
Two University of Adelaide researchers have been awarded more than $3 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for research into the social, environmental and hereditary factors that impact on the health of Australian children.
Stroke :: Folic acid lowers stroke risk
Folic acid supplements can reduce the risk of stroke by up to 30 percent, revealed by researchers in a new study.
Depression :: New mothers often not asked about depression
The majority of doctors in North Carolina do not probe for signs of postpartum depression in new mothers, according to a survey conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Pregnancy :: Care over taking iron supplements for non-anaemic pregnant women
Taking iron during pregnancy has been recommended in the past as a preventive treatment to help promote fetal and placental growth.
Lassa Fever :: New animal model boosts biodefense research on Lassa Fever
Scientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research have developed a new tool in the battle against a potential biological weapon, Lassa fever, which kills several thousand people each year and leaves thousands more with disabilities such as deafness and liver damage.