 Predicting Heart Trouble
Associate professor Alessandro Doria and colleagues at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered that a subset of diabetic patients who have both poor glycemic control and a certain gene variant have a high risk of developing coronary artery disease.
Additional topics at diabetes and heart disease
 Antacid Medication in Pregnancy May Increase Childhood Asthma
Children of mothers who took antacid drugs during pregnancy had a 1.5 times higher incidence of asthma when compared to children who were not exposed to the drugs in utero, finds HMS assistant professor Edda Fiebiger. Additional topics at Asthma and Pregnancy
Laughter Good for Stressed Parents and Babies
Sometimes new parents are so anxious to do all the right things that they forget to laugh and have fun with their babies.
HEALTHbeat offers free health information and tips from Harvard Health Publications.
Brand-Name CVD Drugs Not Superior to Generics, Study Finds
Brand-name drugs used to treat cardiovascular diseases are not clinically superior to their generic counterparts, an analysis by HMS faculty at Brigham and Women's Hospital finds. Additional topics at Heart Disease
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