10 pc of pregnant woman at gestational diabetes risk supriya kashyap kashyap8 April 2016 2:24 PM ISTNew Delhi : One of the most common health problems related to pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes, takes its toll on 10 percent of expectant mothers, it...
Pregnant mom who smokes risks altering babys DNA supriya kashyap kashyap7 April 2016 2:20 PM ISTWashington D.C : If you can't keep your hands off cigarettes while pregnant, then you may be altering the DNA of your developing foetus as a new study...
Post-menopausal hormone therapy cuts heart disease supriya kashyap kashyap5 April 2016 12:18 PM ISTNew York : A team of US researchers has found that hormone therapy, when taken within six years of menopause, may slow the progression of subclinical...
Chemical exposure to foetal mammary gland can up breast cancer risk supriya kashyap kashyap4 April 2016 9:07 AM ISTNew York : Exposure of common plastic chemical on the developing mammary gland in the womb is likely to spurt the growth of breast cancer in women,...
Paid maternity leave can lead to better infant health supriya kashyap kashyap3 April 2016 11:39 AM ISTToronto : Longer and paid maternity leave may reduce a new mother's stress level leading to better infant health, scientists including an India-origin...
Common migraine medication during pregnancy can affect baby supriya kashyap kashyap1 April 2016 1:28 PM ISTCertain medications and treatments long considered safe to treat pregnant women with migraines may have adverse effects on the babies, suggests new...
Endometriosis increases risk of Heart Attack: Study supriya kashyap kashyap31 March 2016 11:32 AM ISTNew York : Young women with heavy and painful periods due to a disorder called endometriosis- abnormal growth of uterine tissue are three times as...
MRI reflects greater accuracy than Ultrasound in Pre term Birth cases: Study savita thakur thakur22 March 2016 11:50 AM ISTFor mothers-to-be, going for an MRI of the cervix area can give more accurate results than ultrasound to predict if some women will give a preterm...
Soon unisex contraceptive pills savita thakur thakur21 March 2016 3:57 PM ISTLos Angeles: Scientists have found a switch that triggers the 'power kick' sperms use to fertilise a human egg, uncovering a likely source of male...
Stressed pregnancy leads to low birth weight babies supriya kashyap kashyap21 March 2016 12:28 PM ISTNew York : Even before a woman becomes pregnant, her stress physiology may predict a lower-birth weight of baby less than 2.5 kg, said a new study.The...
More labour time can cut Caesarean delivery rates by half-study supriya kashyap kashyap18 March 2016 1:47 PM ISTWhen women in labour are given more time to deliver their baby than current guidelines recommend in the US, their incidence of Caesarean delivery...
How alcohol ups breast cancer risk supriya kashyap kashyap15 March 2016 5:28 PM ISTDrinking alcohol can put you at increased risk of breast cancer by enhancing the levels of a cancer causing gene, new research has found.Our research...
