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Higher vitamin D intake may decrease pregnancy and Caesarean risks

New research shows that a higher intake of vitamin D may significantly decrease pregnancy and Caesarean risks in women.
There have long been fears that pregnant women could injure the fetus growing inside them by consuming too much vitamin D. Now that view is being challenged by new research.
New research by Dr. Bruce Hollis, director of [...]

Scientists discover genetic link between low birth weight and diabetes

Scientists have discovered that there is a genetic link between low birth weights in babies and the onset of Type 2 diabetes later in life.
The collaborative effort of scientists from Britain, Finland, the Netherlands and the United States has yielded important research which could change the way diabetes is dealt with in the future.
The team [...]

BPA found in cans and plastic containers linked to cardiovascular disease

BPA, a chemical found in food cans and many plastic containers, has been linked to cardiovascular disease in adults.
New research out of the Peninsula Medical School and the University of Exeter, UK has reaffirmed a previously made link between BPA and cardiovascular disease in adults.
The team, led by Dr. David Melzer, Professor of Epidemiology and [...]

Kissing: The Kiss was developed for protecting babies say scientists

The kiss was developed, “to spread germs” and inoculate females pre-pregnancy say scientists.
Kissing was engineered as a way of passing germs, particularly from male to female which build up immunity to illness through the most efficient method, the kiss. Scientists say, kissing the same person for about six months provides the best protection.
The gesture [...]

Dr Edward Erin guilty of poisoning to cause a miscarriage

Married Dr Edward Erin, 44, has been found guilty of procuring, administering and attempting to administer poison to cause the miscarriage of his pregnant mistress Bella Prowse. Ms Prowse, 33, however succesfully birthed a baby boy.
An Old Bailey jury found Erin was guilty of two charges of attempting to spike Bella Prowse’s Starbucks coffee and [...]

IVF Twins Have Greater Risk Of Serious Illness Or Early Death

Twins conceived from IVF have been found in a study to be at greater risk of serious illness or dying within their first three years of live than twins which have been conceived naturally.
The study also found that twins born as a result of fertility treatment stay in hospital on average four days longer after [...]

Pregnant & Can’t Quit Smoking?

UK Genetic research may explain why some women find it particularly difficult to quit smoking while pregnant.
The, “Addictive Gene” was associated with a lower chance of quitting once pregnant.
They used data on a total of 7,845 women and found by the final three months of pregnancy, 47% of women with two copies of the non-addictive [...]

Science Gets Nearer To The Male Birth Control Pill

Science is getting closer to developing a male birth control pill, according to a study published on Monday.
The report featured in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. The thought of birth control for men which uses hormones has caused much debate within the medical community.
Trials have been carried out in China on over 1,000 [...]

Breastfeeding your Baby is beneficial

New research suggests that breastfeeding mothers may be lowering their own risk of heart disease, a heart attack or stroke. The risk of benefits to a baby is long.
A study from the US found that women who breastfed their babies for over a year were 10% less likely to develop these conditions than those who [...]

Bigger Babies More At Risk Of Child Obesity

Researchers are claiming that the amount of weight a baby gains in their first six months may be linked with child obesity.
Elsie Taveras, MD, PhD, from Harvard Medical School, stated “The mounting evidence suggests that infancy may be a critical period during which to prevent childhood obesity and its related consequences.”
The study, published this week [...]