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Developmental Origins of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

... detailed report on the medical history as well as birth details. The details also included birth weight, placental weight, and so on. After a wide comparison Dr Davies said: "Symptoms of PCOS were ...

Does overweight cause behavioral problems?

...oral problems. Nearly 3000 children belonging to a birth cohort who were born in Brisbane between 1981 and 1984 were followed up at ages 5 and 14 years. . Behavioural problems were defined based on a scoring of above the 90th centile on Achenbach’s child behavioural checklist. At ages 5 and 14 detailed p...

Women may not seek help for pelvic floor disorders

...sease may begin after the first time a woman gives birth and with age the condition may worsen, depending on the presence of other factors as well. Exercising regularly may help in dealing with the condition. Reference: Temple University, Press release, June 2005...

Low birth weight in babies may mean health risk for fathers

Parents of children who are born with low birth weight may be at heightened risk// of cardiovascul...et report that poor fetal growth that leads to low birth weight stems may lead to higher risk of cardiovascular diseases. However this may be a genetic condi...

Pomegranate juice to check fetal brain injury

... in reducing the number of instances of congenital birth defects in children. Reference: Pediatric Research, June 2005...

Weight and size at birth predicts mortality in adulthood

...yielded some very interesting findings such as low birth weight was associated with increased mortality due... all causes in females. Similarly, short length at birth was a predictor of mortality due to all causes in females. But this finding was found only in female...

Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

...en were then followed up for seven years. From the birth registry information was collected about the smoking of the mother during pregnancy. The amount of cigarette smoking in the pregnant mothers was classified as no smoking, low exposure which included those who smoked less than 10 cigarettes a day and ...

Is low birth weight related to psychological distress in adulthood?

...ntly it has been unclear whether the effect of low birth weight on common mental health problems in later l...e study, commented: "The findings suggest that low birth weight at full term has a direct effect on adult mental health, rather than simply reflecting a path...

Sleep Not Critical For Early Brain Development Of Baby Dolphins

...of the mammals so far studied sleep and rest after birth and only gradually decrease their sleep requirements as they grow. "Somehow, these seafaring mammals have found a way to cope with sleep deprivation, facilitating rather than hindering a crucial phase of development for their offspring," said Dr. Jer...

Listeria Food Poisoning Can Be Dangerous In Pregnant Women And Elderly

...may result in miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth of an infant with life threatening infection. Listeriosis in elderly people or those with impaired immune function include high fever, shivering, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. The usual incubation period for the L. monocytogenes infecti...

Start early to develop a healthy mind and body

...couraged the families from three months before the birth of the child to the time the children join the kindergarten. When compared with the other children belonging to the same social strata, the children coming from urban areas had reported very good or excellent health as adults, with healthier lifesty...

Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives May Increase Risk For Heart Attack Or Stroke

...hile taking even these third-generation, low-dose, birth control pills," said Nestler. "Prolonged exposure to low-dose oral contraceptives in a population at higher risk may significantly increase the incidence of cardiovascular outcomes and prompt consideration of alternative therapeutic or contraceptiv...

Mutations in NOTCH1 cause an early developmental defect in the aortic valve

...ve disease. Aortic valve disease is a common heart birth defect which causes adult heart disease. The study was done in five generations of a Dallas family; the researchers studied the DNA mutations in all the 11 members of the family who were affected by aortic heart disease. The patients had severe cal...

MicroRNA provides new insight into birth defects

Molecules of microRNAs may be responsible for birth defects, cancer and other health problems.// The ...ll open new ways of exploring the exact reasons of birth defects and will also provide new ways to learn more about the microRNAs and their impact on human h...

Premature Babies More Likely If Women Have Higher Protein Albumin In Urine

... albumin levels in the urine of 111 women who gave birth to babies after less than 37 weeks' gestation, and...in their urine, the higher their chances of giving birth prematurely. And women with the high amount of albumin in their urine were nearly five times more li...

Prime Minister Manmohan Against Incentive-Based Population Control

...n population clock is dynamically updated based on birth and death rate http://www.medindia.net/patients/...d population clock is dynamically updated based on birth and death rate http://www.medindia.net/patients/ calculators/worldPopulation.asp...

Studies On Hearing Loss Discovers New Causes

...elated factors. Recent studies have shown that low birth weight is also another risk factor for the disease....

Exposure to tobacco smoke causes genetic damage in fetus

...ussions for the exposed fetus, affecting survival, birth weight and susceptibility to disease, including cancer." This is a startlingly different conclusion from that reached by three previous studies looking at the potential effects of tobacco smoke exposure to babies in the womb, one of which Grant co-...

Neonatal Risk Of Death Is More For Babies Born At Night

...ications regarding the association between time of birth and neonatal death risks. Researchers claim that more research needs to be done to pinpoint the exact causes that increase the risk of dying for the neonates born after dark. Identification of even a couple of reasons can go a long way in preventing ...

Famine May Be A Cause For Schizophrenia

...dly affected Chinese province of Anhui. Although birth rates during the period plummeted by 80 percent, the death-adjusted risk of schizophrenia for those born in 1960 was 2.3 times higher than for those born before or two years after the famine, reports newscientist.com The findings are consistent with...

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