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Hormone Therapy Produces Miracle Growth
Growth hormones have been proven to increase a child’s final height regardless of whether the child is hormone growth deficient, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. An average of three inches were added to final heights and seemed to work better in children of parents with average heights. |
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Diabetes linked to Language Delays in Children
According to an article in Pediatrics, children of women with pregnancy-related diabetes are twice as likely to experience language development problems. |
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Intervention Key [PDF | 2MB]
Scientists believe early treatment of cystic fibrosis can begin in infants, who have shown signs of disease progression, according to an article in the second December issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. |
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Down's symptoms May be Treatable in the Womb
Experiments conducted on mouse pups that have a chromosomal abnormality similar to that of Down syndrome in humans, showed improvements in developmental delays after receiving treatments of nerve-protecting chemicals before birth. |
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Place of Birth Contributes to Asthma Disparity
A person’s birthplace seems to play a role in whether or not asthma develops, according to researchers from Tuft University who compared rates between American-born and foreign-born individuals. The study appears in the Journal of Asthma. |
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Eating Eggs during Pregnancy Affects Offspring
Biologists at Boston University have found that eating eggs while pregnant seems to protect and alter the offspring’s future. In the study, choline, a nutrient in eggs, seemed to delay the growth of tumors in the offspring of mice who received choline, according to the article in the FASEB Journal. |
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Exposed Newborns More Difficult to Soothe
Research from the Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI found that the same babies who experience low birth weight and a higher risk of SIDS because of exposure to cigarette smoke while in the womb, are also less likely to be self soothe and are more irritable. The study, which looked at 56 babies, is published in the online edition of the Journal of Pediatrics. |
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Vitamin D found to fight placental infection
UCLA researchers have found that Vitamin D can promote immune responses in the placenta, according to the online article in the Biology of Reproduction. |
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U.S. Prematurity Rate Close to Failing
The March of Dimes slapped the U.S. with a grade of D Wednesday, Nov. 11 after comparing states premature birth rates with the goals for Health People 2010. |
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Mother’s Mental Health Linked to Pregnancy Results
A study out of the University of Manchester found that women who had a history of serious mental illness were more likely to have a stillborn birth or give birth to a child that dies within the first few months. |
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The Effects of Caffeine on Unborn
According to a research paper published in the British Medical Journal, caffeine consumption at any time during pregnancy can restrict fetal growth. |
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Shifting the Vaccine Schedule
A study out of Wake Forest and Vanderbilt universities suggests vaccinating newborns a couple of weeks earlier to prevent the possibility of complications from pertussis or whooping cough. |
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Extra Pregnancy Weight Raises Risks
Women who gained 40 pounds or more during their pregnancy are more likely to have a heavy baby, according to an article published in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Heavy babies can lead to complications during the birth and the likelihood of obesity later in the child’s life. |
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Aggressive Phototherapy Improves Babies' Odds
In the Oct. 30 New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that aggressive phototherapy led to decreased rates of premature babies developing blindness, deafness or cerebral palsy. |
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Study reveals Importance of Treating Jaundice
A study by NIH found that treating severe jaundice in premature infants decreased their rate of brain injury, according to the article in the Oct. 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. |
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Breastfeeding and Obesity Link
Temple researchers conducted a study to find out how breastfeed is linked to lower obesity rates in children. They found that children who are breastfed were able to tell when they were full, while children who were bottle fed were less likely to know they were full and had a higher BMI rate. |
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Bred for Obesity
Researchers have tested which factors determine fetal overgrowth and whether or not a child will have a greater chance of being obese based on a pregnant mother’s food consumption. |
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Disparities in Cardiovascular Health Linked to Race
An article published in the American Journal of Human Biology suggests that the likeliness of cardiovascular problems later in life may be linked to low birth weight and that a baby’s low birth weight may be attributed to social factors instead of genetics, making it possible for a great-grandmother’s health to affect her great-grandson. |
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New Test for Down syndrome
A test developed by researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute is being touted as a possible replacement to standard tests for Down syndrome in the unborn. The test has yet to be performed on a larger group of women, but if successful, would be a likely alternative that would not pose the risk of miscarriage. By testing the mother’s blood, which contains small amounts of the baby’s DNA, scientists were able to tell if the baby would have Down syndrome within a couple days. |
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Tracking Your Child’s Developments
The CDC is offering information and interactive tools to help parents monitor their child’s development beyond the usual signs parents look for, like height and weight. Although the site provides information for parents who may be concerned about autism, developmental signs are available to any parent who desires to see if their child’s behavior corresponds with his or her age. |
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Women's Changing Oral Health
The Pennsylvania Dental Association is reminding women to be mindful of their oral health needs, which can change throughout the lifespan. Oral health is tied to women?s hormone levels. |
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Added Benefits of Magnesium Sulfate
During a 10-year study involving 18 centers, researchers tried to see if there was a link between magnesium sulfate and cerebral palsy. What they found was that the offspring of women at risk for premature birth who received doses of magnesium sulfate, were 50 percent less likely to develop cerebral palsy. |
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Scientists find link between infections and prematurity
Researchers at Stanford University studied the amniotic fluid of women who had preterm labor only to find that 15 percent of the samples revealed evidence of bacteria and fungus. The more bacteria or fungus present in the fluid, the more likely a woman was to have a younger and sicker baby. |
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C-section Babies may have Increased Risks
Researchers from the Queen’s University Belfast conducted a study of 10,000 children from 20 published studies and found the children had an increased chance of developing Type I diabetes if they were delivered via C-section. |
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