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Smoking During Pregnancy Linked To Persistent Asthma In Childhood


Children with severe asthma are 3.6 times more likely to have been exposed to tobacco smoking before birth even without later exposure than children with a mild form of the disease, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The prenatal exposure also was associated with three times the number of daily and night-time asthma symptoms later in the child's life, as well as nearly four times the number of asthma-related emergency room visits, even when the researchers controlled for other risk factors, such as current tobacco exposure, ethnicity and allergies.

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What they won't admit about measles outbreaks: Most children who catch measles were already vaccinated

(NaturalNews) Big Pharma, the CDC and other public health organizations tell the mainstream media (MSM) what to report about outbreaks and epidemics. So you may have the impression that recent measles outbreaks are occurring because of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination refusals. According to official public health documents kept from public attention, the opposite is true. Many stricken with measles have had the full array of three MMR vaccinations.  More...

Birthweight link to lifelong health

Heart disease, cancer, diabetes. These are some of the chronic diseases that determine lifespan. We know some of the causes such as hardening of the arteries, rising blood pressure or insulin resistance, but why do some people suffer them more than others? Obesity, cigarette smoking and psychosocial stress have all been implicated. Genes offer another possibility but they are unlikely to explain why coronary heart disease was rare 100 years ago but is now the commonest cause of death around the world. More...

Parents 'need baby food cookery classes'

There is lots of advice around about breastfeeding, but relatively little about weaning babies onto food, says Dr Helen Coulthard from Leicester's De Montfort University. The ultimate goal of weaning is getting your baby to eventually eat the same foods as the rest of the family. By relying too much on ready prepared foods, with their attractive packaging of fruits and vegetables, we may be making it more difficult for our children to eat fruits and vegetables when they are older. More...

Protecting children from the sun

Why is it important to protect children from the sun? Too much sun is particularly harmful to young children, who should be kept out of direct sunlight at all times Protecting children from the sun not only prevents painful sunburn, it also significantly reduces the risk of developing skin cancer later in life. More...

Common High-Risk Choking Foods for Toddlers

(HealthCastle.com) A child's ability to grind food with his teeth is limited until he is at least 4 years old. When a baby or toddler does not chew his food well, he may try to swallow it whole or incompletely ground-up, which puts him at risk for choking. Because of this, it is critical that babies and young children always be supervised while eating meals and snacks. More...

Study on nicotine patches in pregnancy

“Mothers using nicotine gum to avoid smoking in pregnancy ‘put unborn babies at risk’,” warns the Daily Mail. It said that the nicotine is absorbed by the foetus, which “can cause high blood pressure and heart problems later in life”. This news is based on a study in rats that looked at how exposure to nicotine in the womb affected the large artery leading from the heart (the aorta) More...

In Pregnancy, Diabetes-Obesity Combo a Major Red Flag

Type 2 diabetes and obesity in pregnancy is a daunting duo, according to new research published this month in The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. The study shows that both conditions independently contribute to higher risks, opening the door to a wide range of pregnancy, delivery and newborn complications. More...

Raging female hormones

Oestrogen dominance occurs because the amount of oestrogen in the body is too high, compared to the relative level of progesterone. It is believed to be linked to a lot of symptoms and other conditions. WOMEN talk about hormones all the time. Because women go through a monthly menstrual cycle and pregnancy, they are intimately familiar with the effect that hormones have on their physical and emotional state. More...

Pregnancy hormone has unprecedented, powerful effect on spinal muscular atrophy

Researchers in Ottawa report new hope for the treatment of infants born with serious genetic disorder. Over 1000 children in Canada are affected with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness and loss of motor control. In its most severe form survival of children with SMA beyond 5 years is rare. More...

People with eating disorders likely to die earlier, study shows

Anorexia increases a patient's risk of death fivefold, and people with bulimia or another nonspecified eating disorder also face an increased risk of death -- about twice as likely to die as people without those disorders, a study said. The cause of deaths wasn't always clear, but among anorexics who died, one in five was a suicide. The other deaths were attributed to the eating disorders' brutal effects on the body over time, researchers wrote in Archives of General Psychiatry. More...

Impetigo

Impetigo is a localised, highly contagious infection of the skin. Although it may occur at any age, it's most commonly seen in small children and babies. Impetigo is a highly contagious skin infection which is most commonly seen in babies as well as small children. Impetigo is caused by infection with staphylococcal or streptococcal bacteria. It's more common when there's a skin condition such as eczema, insect bites or scratches, or nappy rash (in babies).  More...

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