Lowering of blood pressure achieved through use of hashish-like drug
...ebrew University School of Pharmacy, Maor, who was born in Brazil and immigrated to Israel in 1998, has created a synthetic version of a minor cannabis constituent named cannabigerol, which is devoid of psychotropic activity. In laboratory experiments with rats in collaboration with Prof. Michal Horowitz...Delayed umbilical cord clamping boosts iron in infants
...milies and in lower birth-weight infants or babies born to iron-deficient mothers. The umbilical-cord clam...hanced in infants that have low birth weights, are born to iron-deficient mothers, or do not receive baby formula or iron-fortified milk. "The data show tha...Pregnancy complications still high for women with diabetes
...h and major birth defects are still high in babies born to women with diabetes, despite an international s...atal mortality) and congenital anomalies in babies born to women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who delivered between 1 March 2002 and 28 February 2003 in E...Manchester academic to tell conferences: Child abuse can cause schizophrenia
...e the illness. A recent study compared 56 adoptees born to schizophrenic mothers with 96 adoptees whose biological parents did not have the illness. The families were observed extensively when the children were small and all the adoptees were assessed for psychiatric illness in adulthood. It was found tha...The brain, hormones and behavior focus of briefings at international meeting June 19-22
...b with a View New research suggests girls who were born following pregnancies that were encumbered by stre...tem, but it may have even greater effects on those born in the next generation. Participants: Dirk Hellhammer, Ph.D., University of Trier, Germany; Steph......ormation that occurs in the blood vessels of newly born mice, shortly after birth, namely the closing of the ductus arterious. This necessary developmental step permits newborns to function independently from their mother. "These observations prompt us to explore new roles for the COX enzymes in biology,...First trimester use of ACE inhibitors implicated in birth defects
.... Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, found infants born to mothers who took angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) during the first trimester of pregnancy had an increased risk of major birth defects, compared with infants whose mothers did not take these medications. Out of 29,507 inf...Hispanic 3-year-olds more likely to be obese than black or white children
...rch, Inc., Princeton, N.J., studied 2,452 children born in 75 U.S. hospitals between 1998 and 2000. Mothers were surveyed in the hospital after giving birth and again one and three years later, answering questions about their ethnic background, education level, income and access to food. The three-year ...Premature or low birthweight babies at significantly increased risk of hyperactivity disorder
...en with no mental disorders. All the children were born between 1980 and 1994. Children born at between 34 and 36 weeks were around 70% more likely to develop the disorder than children born at...Very few mothers reject childhood immunisation
...e of Child Health analysed data for 18,488 infants born between September 2000 and January 2002 in the UK. The sample was stratified by UK country and electoral wards to adequately represent infants from ethnic minority groups and disadvantaged backgrounds. Mothers were interviewed when the infants were a...Gap between death rates for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants widening
...opulation of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants born in Western Australia between 1980 and 2001. They found that overall infant mortality fell in both populations, but less so in the Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal infants. The main causes of death in Aboriginal infants were Sudden Infant Death Syndrome...Study finds no link between marijuana use and lung cancer
...ted the study to people under age 60. "If you were born prior to 1940, you were unlikely to be exposed to marijuana use during your teens and 20s--the time of peak marijuana use," Dr. Tashkin said. People who were exposed to marijuana use in their youth are just now getting to the age when cancer typicall...Treatment for anorexia nervosa appears to have improved outcome
...e general population. The population of anorectics born before 1964 showed a trough in their season of bir...il and October. There was a similar peak for those born in 1964 and after. One factor the presence of maternal preoccupation and body weight and shape, and...New lifestyles, new data planners need a modern definition of the 'family'
...n had married at least once rose from 24 for those born in 1962, to 29 for women born in 1971. The median age for women having their first baby also increased - from 26.5 to 28. "This ...Moderate stress during pregnancy does not harm child development
...d the mental and motor development of the children born to those women, as well as the toddlers' ability to control their behavior and regulate their emotions. The researchers found that the mothers' emotions during pregnancy were indeed associated with child development but not in the expected directio...Combining work and motherhood is good for women's health
...acks the long term health of British men and women born in 1946 throughout their life. Health at the age of 26 and in mid life at the age of 54 was assessed using a validated questionnaire. Information about the women's employment history, marital status, and whether they had had children was also collec...Advice for overweight moms: Lose weight before getting pregnant a second time, SLU study finds
...cy and continue to gain after their first child is born are at risk of having bigger babies than mothers who do not gain weight between pregnancies. A patient's prepregnancy weight remained the strongest predictor for the birth of a large infant in the next pregnancy. "Our advice to moms is to take off th...High hepatitis B infection rate found among NYC's Asian American community
...nts of Health. Nearly all of the participants were born in Asia; mainly in China and Korea. The infection ...than 30 percent--in men between 20 and 39 who were born in mainland China. "These rates are extraordinarily high and underscore the need for more intensiv...Perfect timing: Cardiologists meet in Chicago during May's National Stroke Awareness Month
...ng through the undeveloped lungs. Once the baby is born and begins to breathe, the hole usually closes on its own--but when it doesn't, the PFO can allow blood clots to pass directly from the right side of the heart to the left, where they are pumped to the brain, causing a stroke. Interventional cardiolo...Research at University of British Columbia receives historical recognition
...hemistry, cosponsor of the Landmark. Bartlett was born in the United Kingdom in 1932. He was appointed a lecturer in chemistry at the University of British Columbia in 1958; in 1966, he became a professor of chemistry at Princeton University while also serving as a member of the research staff at Bell La...