JULY 23, 2024 by Ernie Mundell There’s a slight but significant rise in dangerous obstetric complications for pregnant women who use marijuana, new research shows. Data from almost 317,000 pregnancies in women in California found those who used the drug had higher odds for gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, weight gain that goes beyond recommended levels and...
Peer-Reviewed PublicationUNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH IMAGE: TORRI METZ, MD, VICE CHAIR OF RESEARCH OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY AT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, WHO CO-LED THE NATIONWIDE STUDY. CREDIT: CHARLIE EHLERT / UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH Nearly one in 10 people who get COVID while pregnant will go on to develop long COVID, a report publishing...
by Linköping University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Women suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis temporarily get much better when pregnant. Researchers have now identified the beneficial changes naturally occurring in the immune system during pregnancy. The findings, published in Journal of Neuroinflammation, may pave the way to new treatments. Pregnancy is a very special condition from an immunological...
Teratogenic drugs can cause pregnancy loss, birth defects, and other health problems for the unborn child. The new findings highlight the need for women and their providers to carefully examine medications taken during pregnancy. “If you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or sexually active you must understand the risks involved with taking teratogenic drugs,”...
by Ileana Varela, Florida International University The dangers of smoking are common knowledge. Smoking during pregnancy, even second-hand smoke, can hurt both the mother and her child. But her grandchildren? “Second-hand cigarette smoke exposure during pregnancy has damaging effects that could last for generations,” said Hitendra Chand, a biomedical researcher at the Herbert Wertheim College...
by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Iron is an important component of the protein haemoglobin, which is contained in red blood cells and carries oxygen around the body. Credit: Haemoglobin and Sickle Cell Anaemia WEHI.TV animation. A new iron intervention study has determined which of the world’s low-and-middle income countries would benefit...
Dietary guidelines advisory committee reinforces need for increased choline intake Vulnerable populations, including infants, toddlers, pregnant and lactating women, are at greatest risk for choline deficiency FOODMINDS LLC NEW HAMPTON, N.Y., July 20, 2020 — On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC or Committee) – a group comprised of 20 nationally...
Those exempt from fasting include children younger than 12 years; people who are ill; travelers; and menstruating, pregnant, or nursing women. Healthy Muslims are obliged to abstain from all food, drink, and oral medications from dawn to sunset throughout the month. Most people eat two major meals a day—suhoor (meal before dawn) and iftar (meal...
