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It's hard to pick up a magazine or open your lap top without seeing a news story about the powerful, health-giving benefits of blueberries. Why? These tiny blueberries are packed with a powerful phytonutrient known anthocyanins – a natural compound that is actually responsible for giving blueberries their deep rich color.
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Whether it was your very first pregnancy symptom or it hit you a few weeks after the pee stick read positive, you're pregnant -- and suddenly you've never been so tired! (Hey, carrying around that extra weight and growing that life inside you is hard work.) You don't have to sleep your way through your pregnancy, though. Here are 18 ways to stay rested and awake. More...
You are an animal lover, just found out that you are pregnant, and are now wondering what safety concerns there are regarding your special pet. Going straight to the pound may not have to be the answer! However, here are some things you need to consider for keeping yourself safe along with planning a safe environment when your baby arrives. What about pregnancy and your dog? Overall, dogs do not pose any health risks for you and your developing baby while you are pregnant. The main concern is that large dogs might jump on your abdomen while you are lying down or sitting in a chair More...
Women who cut short their Tamoxifen treatment before the recommended full five years risk their breast cancer returning, experts warn. Up to half of women stop taking the drug prematurely but in doing so significantly reduce their survival odds, says Cancer Research UK. Data shows for every hundred women who complete the full course, six fewer will have a recurrence of their cancer. More...
Scientists say they have identified genetic errors that appear to increase a pregnant woman's chance of getting the potentially life-threatening condition called pre-eclampsia. Around four in every 100 women develops this problem of high blood pressure and leaky kidneys during pregnancy. Now researchers have found faulty DNA may be to blame in some cases, PLoS Medicine journal reports. More...
Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia suggest a high-fat, high-carbohydrate diet causes oxidative stress -- an excess of free radicals -- during pregnancy, predisposing the offspring to obesity and diabetes. However, feeding the rats antioxidants before and during pregnancy prevented obesity and glucose intolerance in their children, the researchers say. More...
Better recognition and diagnosis of the condition at younger ages; changes in the prevalence and distribution of risk factors (obesity, single parent families, poverty, racial minority status, and decreased physical activity); increased time spent indoors in tightly sealed buildings; increased exposure to air pollution; and an increased prevalence of allergies More...
Women who are breastfeeding are very unlikely to conceive, and most women who aren't breastfeeding won't start ovulating again until 6 weeks after giving birth. Still, it's possible in less time, say the authors. "For women with a new baby, contraception may not be at the top of their list of concerns," Dr. Emily Jackson, one of the study's authors, from the World Health Organization (WHO), told Reuters Health in an email. More...
Cancer experts have identified a gene which can cause a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer to develop. ZNF703 is the first "oncogene" to be discovered in five years. It is overactive in around one in 12 breast cancers, and could account for up to 4,000 UK cases a year. Cancer Research UK, whose scientists carried out the work, said the gene was a "prime candidate" for the development of new breast cancer drugs. More...
Tell a woman who is undergoing fertility treatment that it might help her chances of getting pregnant to “just relax” and you may find yourself at the receiving end of an icy stare.If she’s heard about new fertility research this week, you may also get an earful about how there’s no connection between stress and failed fertility treatments, thank you very much. More...
UCSF researchers have tackled a decade-long scientific conundrum, and their discovery is expected to lead to significant advances in using stem cells to treat genetic diseases before birth. Through a series of mouse model experiments, the research team determined that a mother's immune response prevents a fetus from accepting transplanted blood stem cells, and yet this response can be overcome simply by transplanting cells harvested from the mother herself. More...
Many people are confused about whether they are getting enough — or maybe too much — calcium and vitamin D through their diets and supplements, writes Jane Brody in this week’s Personal Health column. An Institute of Medicine report from last fall concluded that “most people don’t need supplements of these critical nutrients and warned of serious health risks from the high doses some now take — including kidney stones and heart disease linked to calcium supplements, and the very falls and fractures that vitamin D is meant to protect against.” More...
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