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Preemies' lung function shows prolonged impairment

Many premature babies face serious health challenges, not the least of which is breathing.

17 Dec 2007

New technique reveals insights into lung disease

Doctors at the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester are collaborating in the use of a magnetic resonance technique to image and quantify the air spaces inside the lungs - and the results of their research may lead to a link between childhood disease and later degenerative lung disease.

14 Dec 2007

New technique reveals insights into lung disease

Doctors at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham are collaborating to use a magnetic resonance technique to image and quantify the air spaces inside the lungs.

10 Dec 2007

Is there a developmental component to the risk for depression?

Psychiatrists remain divided as to how to define and classify the mood and anxiety disorders, the most common mental disorders.

10 Dec 2007

Anorexia begins in the womb

New research is suggesting that a male twin who shares the womb with a female twin is almost as likely as twin girls to be diagnosed with anorexia.

5 Dec 2007

New classification system for rare lung diseases in infants

A new classification system of rare lung diseases in infants is improving diagnosis and treatment.

3 Dec 2007

New mums short on sleep pile on the pounds

A new study has found that mothers who only manage to get five hours or less sleep each night are three times more likely to hang on to that extra weight gained in pregnancy, while women who slept seven hours a night or more lost more weight.

20 Nov 2007

Impact of sleep deprivation on postpartum weight retention

Mothers who reported sleeping five hours or less per day when their babies were six months old had a threefold higher risk for substantial weight retention (11 pounds or more) at their baby's first birthday than moms who slept seven hours per day, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente and Harvard Medical School / Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.

20 Nov 2007

Three quarters of U.S. physicians and nurses recommend dietary supplements to their patients

The study also shows that an almost equal number - 72 percent of physicians and 89 percent of nurses - personally use vitamin, mineral, herbal and other supplements either regularly, occasionally or seasonally, which is a higher percentage than the 68 percent of adults who report they take nutritional or dietary supplements.

16 Nov 2007

Heart rate patterns before birth provide clues to children's later development

Variations in heart rate patterns provide information on how the nervous system functions in adults and children. Obstetricians have long considered heart rate patterns to be important indicators of fetal well-being during the prenatal period as well as in labor and delivery.

16 Nov 2007

Childhood obesity could be tackled with just positive parenting

Strategies for decreasing a child's risk for obesity often focus on improving eating habits and maintaining a high level of physical activity.

14 Nov 2007

Role of psychological well-being in premature delivery

A group of researchers of the University of Modena has investigated the role of psychological well-being in premature delivery. The study is reported in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

13 Nov 2007

Strongest evidence yet that prenatal exposure to alcohol causes conduct problems in children

An Indiana University study provides some of the strongest evidence yet that prenatal exposure to alcohol causes conduct problems in children, a finding that has been called into question in recent years.

6 Nov 2007

Maternal alcohol drinking during pregnancy associated with risk for childhood conduct problems

Maternal alcohol drinking during pregnancy appears to be associated with conduct problems in children, independently of other risk factors, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.

6 Nov 2007

What's in a name? Labels like 'normal' and 'abnormal' on test results can affect patients' medical decisions

Patients whose physicians place labels on their test results - such as normal or abnormal, positive or negative - are inclined to make different decisions about their health care than those who receive the same results solely in terms of numbers and other quantifiable measures, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.

5 Nov 2007

Fetal surgery saves baby's life

Surgery performed on a baby while it was still in the womb has saved the child's life.

30 Oct 2007

The cost of having a baby

The cost of having a baby, from the first prenatal visit to the baby's delivery, averaged roughly $7,600 for an uncomplicated birth, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

25 Oct 2007

Educating poor in India helps health and well-being

Simply informing the poor about government-provided health, educational, and social services they are entitled to could empower them to take greater advantage of free or low-cost public services, a study in India suggests.

22 Oct 2007

Scientists discover how HIV evolves

University of Florida scientists have discovered how HIV evolves over the course of a person's lifetime into a more deadly form that heralds the onset of full-blown AIDS.

17 Oct 2007

Link between woman's hips and daughter's risk of breast cancer

In a study of the maternity records of more than 6,000 women, David J.P. Barker, M.D., Ph.D., and Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., of Oregon Health & Science University discovered a strong correlation between the size and shape of a woman's hips and her daughter's risk of breast cancer.

9 Oct 2007