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Fungal toxins infected corn the reason for congenital defects

...atio), a marker for fumonisin exposure measured in maternal serum, and corn tortilla intake based on the maternal recall. 225 Mexican-American women with NTD-affected pregnancies and 378 Mexican-American women ...

Newborns Affected By Antidepressant Intake Of Mothers

...The children also have to face the consequences of maternal depression during the period of pregnancy. The most frequently used antidepressants are Paxil, Prozac, Celexa, and Zoloft. ...

Corruption and Fraud in Health Care system

...lth of people world wide, with goals of increasing maternal health, decreasing the mortality of infants and improving treatment and diagnosis of infectious and chronic diseases. Government departments world wide are spending more than $ 3 trillion every year as health care spending which is aimed at increasin...

SIDS on the rise

...e increased from 47% to 74 % and deaths related to maternal smoking from 57% to 86%. Among the deaths the percent of premature deaths rose from 12% to 34% while the percent of breastfed dropped from 50% to 26%. Statistics show that there were 10000 infant deaths in UK in 1991 and 50000 in the European count...

Youngsters Take Their Example From Older Siblings

...e use is also to a very great extent influenced by maternal depression. ...

Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation Promises Healthy Bones In Child

...e Lancet. The researchers measured the levels of maternal vitamin D levels during late pregnancy and also pe...plications. First, it highlights the importance of maternal nutrition in the well being of the child. Secondly, it is also probable that low maternal levels dur...

Record Number of Countries Contributed to UNFPA in 2005

...ational strategies designed to end poverty, reduce maternal death, promote gender equality and combat HIV/AIDS. Over the past few years, the number of UNFPA donor countries has steadily gone up from 69 in 1999 to 149 in 2003, to last year's new high of 171. 2005 was also a record year for contributions earm...

Archbishop Slams Attempt to Legalize Abortion In Jamaica

... prosecute those people and that will decrease the maternal mortality rate." In an interview with the Sunday O...isting laws and claim that this can bring down the maternal mortality rate, which is fairly high in the island. In Jamaica, abortions are illegal, but a host of...

Medical Journals should create awareness on Child survival

... below the age of 5 and MDG-5 wants a reduction in maternal mortality. Global fund for child welfare should be created from funding from economically rich countries which would be very useful for reducing the mortality rate in children...

Reduce risk of osteoporosis in children by taking Vitamin D during Pregnancy

...re then followed up at age 9 years to relate these maternal characteristics to their body size and bone mass. ...Prof Cooper, "These findings provide evidence that maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy influences the bone growth of the offspring, and their risk of ost...

Finger And Toe abnormalities Related to Maternal Smoking

...dence of birth defects, it has now been found that maternal smoking is associated with an increased risk of finger and toe abnormalities. // The birth defects could range from polydactly (presence of extra digits in either the arms or feet) to webbed (syndactyly) or missing toes and fingers (adactyly). The ...

Vitamin D in Pregnancy Linked To Greater Bone Densities in Children

...rus Cooper, adding that these findings proved that maternal levels of Vitamin D “influenced the bone growth of...that the intrauterine environment, as indicated by maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy, is significantly correlated with bone-mineral accrual at age nine...

Gujarat Seeks To Scale Down Infant Mortality Rate

...amed Chiranjeevi, the government aims to bring the maternal mortality rates down from the present 3.89 to one. Similarly, the Health Department expects the infant mortality rate to come down to 30 per thousand births. The infant mortality rate at present is as high as 57 per 1,000 births. The Government has...

Women call for health right to rural women

... issues related to rural women’s access to quality maternal health services and share their experiences. Those...uded senior policy makers, women survivors of poor maternal health care, grassroots women leaders, representatives of civil society, technical agencies, donors,...

Indonesian Health Care System Rebuilt After Tsunami

...lth care system in Indonesia. Infact 80 to 90 % of maternal and newborn care was instituted by midwives, both in the private and public arena. According to official estimates, more than 600 midwifes were either killed or lost their practice due to the tragedy. A partnership between the Aceh chapter of the Ind...

More Funds Are Required For Immunisation Drive

...many as 10 million more lives can be saved through maternal and child immunisation at a cost of US$ 1 billion between 2006-2015, according to a study jointly conducted by the UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). The immunisation projects in the poor countries of the world cost US$ 2.5 billion, whic...

$35 billion needed globally for immunization

...if an additional $ 1 billion is spent on child and maternal immunization between 2006-2015, experts said. A public-private alliance set up five years ago with contributions from 11 nations and several organisations, the GAVI partners envisage reducing by two-thirds child mortality caused due to vaccine prev...

Kids of overweight mothers have higher obesity risk

...hey say they found an association between prenatal maternal weight during pregnancy and overweight development at ages 3 to 4. When mothers are overweight, there was an increased risk for the child to be overweight. The results also revealed a link between prenatal smoking and children becoming obese at an ...

Healthy Brains Depend Upon Survival Genes

...rn babies where the survival genes are affected by maternal drug taking. The turning on of the master genetic controller CREB results in the survival genes getting turned on. The research also targets at identifying the CREB-controlled genes which contribute towards the longer life of the brain, and make it m...

Adolescents Influenced By Maternal Attitude Regarding Weight Control

...tually perceived the importance of their weight to maternal attitude. These individuals were more likely to give importance to physical appearance and indulge in dieting more often than others. In addition to help build up cultural, religious and moral values, parents should also focus on the maintenance of...

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