Community Health Digest

12/2/09 - Sugary Colas Tied to Gestational Diabetes

12/2/09 Sugary Colas Tied to Gestational Diabetes

WFIE-TV - Ed Edelson

Women who drink five or more servings of sugar-sweetened cola per week before they conceive increase their risk of developing diabetes ...

11/30/09 US Records Increase in Kids with Down Syndrome

11/30/09 US Records Increase in Kids With Down Syndrome

MSN Health & Fitness

The US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has more on Down syndrome. SOURCES: Adolfo Correo, MD, Ph.D., supervisory medical officer, ...

11/19/09 Late Preterm Births Increasing in US

11/19/09 Late Preterm Births Increasing in US

U.S. News & World Report - Steven Reinberg

... if it's ripe on the outside, it tastes not the same." The US National Institute on Child Health and Human Development has more on preterm labor and birth.

11/9/09 - Study clears most antibiotic use in pregnant women

11/9/09 Study clears most antibiotic use in pregnant women

89.3 KPCC - Patti Neighmond 

A study this month from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that most common antibiotics — penicillins — appear to be safe. ...

11/2/09 - 1 dose of flu vaccine working in pregnant women

11/2/09 1 dose of flu vaccine working in pregnant women

The Associated Press - Randolph E. Schmid 

WASHINGTON — A single dose of the swine flu vaccine works well for almost all pregnant women, but young children will still need two doses for best results, ...

10/29/09 - Pregnant Women Should Be Encouraged to Receive H1N1 Vaccine, Say Researchers

10/29/09 Pregnant Women Should Be Encouraged to Receive H1N1 Vaccine, Say Researchers

HealthNewsDigest.com 

Pregnant women are in the highest-priority group recommended by the CDC to receive the current H1N1 vaccine. Despite these recommendations, however, ...

10/27/09 - Pregnant Women Wary of Swine Flu Shot

10/27/09 Pregnant Women Wary of Swine Flu Shot

WebMD - Jennifer Warner 

The survey shows 43% of pregnant women and mothers of children younger than 2 years old plan to get a seasonal flu shot this year, up from 33% surveyed last ...

10/26/2009 Preemie worry: Induced labor rules tightened

10/26/2009 Preemie worry: Induced labor rules tightened

The Associated Press - Lauran Neergaard 

More hospitals are expected to start enforcing those criteria this spring, when the Joint Commission that regulates health quality will require hospitals to ...

10/1/09 Mild Diabetes Treatment In Pregnant Women Reduces Risks

10/1/09 Mild Diabetes Treatment In Pregnant Women Reduces Risks

RedOrbit ‎

Treating even the mildest forms of gestational diabetes among pregnant women can reduce the risk of complications during pregnancy, according to new ...

9/30/09 Vitamin D's Role in Preventing Asthma Studied in Pregnant Women

9/30/09 Vitamin D's role in preventing asthma studied in pregnant women

Media Newswire (press release)

"We hope that supplementing mothers with extra Vitamin D during pregnancy will help to reduce risks of asthma in children and will improve children's health ...

9/25/09 - Studies Evaluate Thyroid Treatment During Pregnancy

9/25/09 Studies Evaluate Thyroid Treatment During Pregnancy

U.S. News & World Report

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Undiagnosed thyroid disease can put people at risk for serious problems, such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and infertility. ...

9/23/09 - Pregnancy linked to metabolic syndrome

9/23/09 Pregnancy linked to metabolic syndrome

Times of the Internet‎

US researchers have linked giving birth to the development of metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of symptoms leading to heart disease. ...

9/22/09 Exercise May Lower Risk of Having Heavy Babies

9/22/09 Exercise May Lower Risk of Having Heavy Babies

MedPage Today - Kristina Fiore

"As obesity and childhood obesity become increasingly problematic, the issue of excessive newborn birth weight seems to be a key issue," Wu said. ...

9/17/09 - H1N1 Flu Research Expands to Pregnant Women

9/17/09 H1N1 Flu Research Expands to Pregnant Women

Saint Louis University - Nancy Solomon 

"Pregnant women are at high risk of severe complications from influenza, primarily heart and lung complications." The Centers for Disease Control and ...

9/10/09 - Pregnant women taking part in new H1N1 vaccination trials

9/10/09 Pregnant women taking part in new H1N1 vaccination trials

USA Today - Steve Sternberg 

Pregnant women this week will offer up their arms for the start of the latest trial of a new swine flu vaccine, the government ...

9/1/09 Weight-loss Surgery Can Break a Family's Cycle of Obesity

9/1/09 Weight-loss surgery can break a family's cycle of obesity

EurekAlert (press release)

... between maternal obesity and childhood obesity," said John Kral, MD, PhD, of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY and co-author of the study. ...

8/13/09 - Breastfeeding Can Cut Risk for Breast Cancer

8/13/09 Breastfeeding Can Cut Risk for Breast Cancer
HealthNews - Allie Montgomery
Stuebe stated, “That's why we need supportive hospital policies, paid maternity leave, and workplace accommodations so that women can meet their ...

8/6/09 - Mother's smoking increases daughter's pancreatic cancer risk

8/6/09 Mother's smoking increases daughter's pancreatic cancer risk
Los Angeles Times
‎... including low birthweight, greater incidence of asthma and other respiratory diseases, higher risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. ...

7/29/09 - Swine Flu Hits Pregnant Women Harder

7/29/09 Swine Flu Hits Pregnant Women Harder
U.S. News & World Report
‎ ... says study leader Denise Jamieson, an obstetrician-gynecologist in the division of reproductive health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

7/22/09 - Mother's Health Before Conception May Influence Child's Disease Risk

7/22/09 Mother's Health Before Conception May Influence Child's Disease Risk
ABC News - Kristina Fiore
Researchers found that the effects of nutrition, such as a high-fat diet and vitamin B and folate deficiencies, as well as diseases such as diabetes, ...