Vaccines protect fetuses from Zika infection, mouse study shows Ruby khatun khatun17 July 2017 9:23 AM ISTZika virus causes a mild, flu-like illness in most people, but to pregnant women the dangers are potentially much worse. The virus can reduce fetal...
High-fat diet in pregnancy can cause mental health problems in offspring Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 July 2017 9:15 AM ISTA high-fat diet not only creates health problems for expectant mothers, but new research in an animal model suggests it alters the development of the...
Effects of increased inflammatory markers during pregnancy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Aug 2017 9:30 AM ISTResearchers from Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin in collaboration with colleagues from the University of California Irvine, Oregon Health and...
Reduced exposure to flame retardants necessary for increased success rate of IVF Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Aug 2017 9:10 AM ISTWomen with higher urinary concentrations of a common type of flame retardant had reduced likelihood of clinical pregnancy and live birth than those...
Test of cervical mucus may predict risk of early labor in pregnancy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Sept 2017 9:25 AM ISTUp to 18 percent of babies born worldwide arrive before they are full-term, defined as 37 weeks of gestation. About 1 million of those babies do not...
Using antidepressants during pregnancy may affect your child's mental health : BMJ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Sept 2017 9:00 AM ISTThe use of antidepressants has been on the rise for many years. Between 2 and 8% of pregnant women are on antidepressants. Now researchers from the...
Light drinking upto two glasses of wine a week during pregnancy not harmful : BMJ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Sept 2017 11:00 AM ISTDoctors as a principle advise pregnant women to abstain from drinking. But a latest UK study has found that the evidence for potentially harmful...
Preeclampsia causes Permanent high blood pressure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Sept 2017 9:10 AM ISTResearchers have found that women with preeclampsia may permanently change the blood vessels of women boosting their lifelong risk for cardiovascular...
It is Safe to Receive Flu Shot During Pregnancy : ACOG Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Oct 2017 10:30 AM ISTA recent publication has reported a safety signal concerning influenza vaccination when given very early in the first trimester. In this study,...
Asthma increases risk of preeclampsia in pregnancy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Oct 2017 10:00 AM ISTWomen with asthma suffer more often from preeclampsia (PE) and run a higher risk of giving birth to underweight babies. These and other complications...
Vaccinating mothers against whooping cough during pregnancy protects infants : Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Oct 2017 10:30 AM ISTVaccinating mothers against whooping cough during pregnancy may prevent 9 out of 10 severe cases of this potentially fatal respiratory infection in...
Six weeks of Bright light therapy improves bipolar depression Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Oct 2017 10:20 AM ISTIn a study published online October 3, 2017 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, patients with bipolar depression treated with adjunctive bright...
