Reuters (4/15, Grens) reports that, according to a study published online March 31 in the journal Fertility and Sterility, 80% of first time older mothers experienced complications during pregnancy. In the study of 131 women aged 45 to 65 giving birth for the first time, 40% developed gestational diabetes and 20% developed preeclampsia. Notably, about … Continue reading Study Examines Pregnancy Complication Rates In Older First-Time Mothers
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Expert Makes Case That Sugar Is A Toxin
In a lengthy article, Gary Taubes, a Robert Woods Johnson Foundation independent investigator, discusses in the New York Times (4/17, MM47, Taubes, Subscription Publication) claims made by pediatric hormone disorder specialist and childhood obesity expert Robert Lustig, MD, of the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, who makes a "persuasive case...that sugar is a … Continue reading Expert Makes Case That Sugar Is A Toxin
Study: More Than A Quarter Of US Children May Now Suffer From A Long-Term Health Problem
As part of a continuing series focusing on how childhood is changing in America, USA Today (4/13, Szabo) reports that "26% of children now suffer from a long-term health problem, says a 2010 study of more than 5,000 children ages two to eight in the Journal of the American Medical Association." What's more, "more than … Continue reading Study: More Than A Quarter Of US Children May Now Suffer From A Long-Term Health Problem
Poor Coordination May Be Common In Children With Amblyopia
Medscape (4/11, MacReady) reported that "poor coordination might be added to the list of woes experienced by children with deficient stereopsis or amblyopia, according to findings presented...at the American Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 37th Annual Meeting." After comparing "the speed and accuracy of reaching and grasping under binocular and monocular conditions in 21 … Continue reading Poor Coordination May Be Common In Children With Amblyopia
Severe Seasonal Allergies May Be A Risk Factor For Depression
n the New York Times (4/12, D5, Subscription Publication) "Really?" column, Anahad O'Connor writes, "Severe seasonal allergies may be a risk factor for depression." A number of "large studies have found that the risk of depression in people with severe allergies is about twice that of those without allergies." In fact, a 2008 study "reported … Continue reading Severe Seasonal Allergies May Be A Risk Factor For Depression