Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy may impact birth weight: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 May 2022 8:00 PM ISTWildfires can decimate forests, destroy communities and fill the air with noxious smoke-but their impact may be even more far-reaching, affecting the...
Mothers' exposure to air pollution associated with low-birth-weight babies Hina Zahid29 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTSince babies with low birth weight often have poor health outcomes, there is considerable interest in identifying the factors that affect birth...
Low birth weight boys more likely to have prediabetes during adolescence: Study Dr. Shravani Dali11 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTPrediabetes is more likely to occur in adolescent boys with low birth weight, according to a recent study published in Clinical Obesity. ...
Bifidobacterium infantis treatment reduces risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm babies Medical Dialogues Editorial Team22 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: In a recent trial of 483 very low birth weight (VLBW) newborns, Joseph Tobias and colleagues discovered that B. infantis EVC001 treatment was...
Mediterranean Diet and Stress Reduction helps prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes: JAMA MD Editorial Team9 Dec 2021 9:15 AM ISTSmall for gestational age (SGA) birth is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality, with no effective prevention or treatment. Suboptimal...
Azithromycin if taken during pregnancy reduces LBW and premature births: Lancet Hina Zahid22 Sept 2021 10:47 AM ISTA common antibiotic azithromycin has been found to reduce low birth weight and premature births, if taken during pregnancy, in countries where malaria...
Heavier birth weight associated with osteoporosis risk later in life: Study Hina Zahid16 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTNew research published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research has linked heavier birth weight with lower bone mineral density and a higher risk...
Air pollution connected to increased infant mortality, finds study Hina Zahid14 July 2020 4:48 PM ISTDust sweeping across the Southeast U.S. in recent days warns of a growing risk to infants and children in many parts of the world. A Stanford-led...
Prenatal exposure to Benzodiazepines may decrease birth weight: JAMA Medha Baranwal25 Jun 2020 12:30 PM ISTNorway: Children born to mothers exposed to benzodiazepines or benzodiazepine like-hypnotics in pregnancy had a slightly lower birth weight...
