Britain has one of the highest rates of asthma in the world, with about 1.1 million children receiving treatment for the condition. It occurs when the airways to the lungs become inflamed and constricted, making it more difficult to breathe. Over the past 20 years the number of people diagnosed with asthma in the developed [...]
According to a new warning released from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, mercury that is used in dental fillings poses a major health risk.
Mercury is commonly used in amalgam dental fillings and poses the greatest health risk to children, as well as pregnant mothers and their fetus.
The FDA, following pressure from many health groups, [...]
WASHINGTON — Contractors will have to take additional precautions when renovating buildings where children could be exposed to lead dust from old paint, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday.The EPA announced new workplace standards for renovations in older homes where children or pregnant women live, and in older buildings that house child-care centers or schools.The [...]
The University of Michigan researchers estimated that based on their findings, published on Wednesday, the lives of 200 of the roughly 370 fetuses killed yearly in US vehicle crashes would be spared if all pregnant women wore seat belts.
Seat belts absolutely protect the fetus - and not wearing a belt is a big problem, Dr [...]
Researchers found that among 341 3-year-olds, those whose mothers ate more than two servings of fish per week during pregnancy generally performed better on tests of verbal, visual and motor development.
On the other hand, tests scores were lower among preschoolers whose mothers had relatively high mercury levels in their blood during pregnancy.
And mothers who regularly [...]
They suggest that breast-fed infants with this condition may need vitamin D supplements.
Soft skull bones, also known as craniotabes, in normal newborns is usually regarded as no cause for alarm, but Dr Tohru Yorifuji at Kyoto University Hospital and colleagues dispute this in their report in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. They point [...]
Exide Technologies faces tough penalties as authorities prosecute the battery recycler for a second time for allegedly discharging lead dust illegally.
The multinational company has again been charged with breaching resource consent conditions at its Petone lead smelter.
But it refuses to say whether it will plead guilty when the case is heard in the Environment Court, [...]
He demonstrated a keen command of acrobatics as he brought his teensy toes up to his little ears.
All that, and the tiny guy isn’t even due to be born for another 2 1/2 months.
“Look at his little lips,” marveled mother-to-be Kelley Morgan as she looked toward her husband, Jason. “Isn’t this incredible?”
The [...]
New data collected by NSW researchers has given the clearest picture yet of the number of women who get persistent feelings of sadness and worthlessness in the weeks or months after giving birth.
A team from the University of Newcastle enlisted 2,500 women aged between 28 and 33 who had given birth in the past four [...]
Every woman with a bump knows that the running commentary about your size by
friends, family, work colleagues and strangers is endemic to the pregnancy
experience. Slim or shapely, your body is under observation. Typically
though, pregnancy has been a time when women can stop counting calories,
revel in being “big” and eat what they want, or at least [...]
