Advice to mothers that it is safe to sleep with their babies should be reconsidered,say the authors of a new study,which shows that it multiplies the risk of sudden infant death.1Current recommendations in the United Kingdom are that it is safe to share a bed with a baby so long as neither parent [...]
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 | Excessive weight gain during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of lacerations during vaginal childbirth,according to a new study. Among more than 1,000 women who participated in the study,126 experienced a significant increase in their body mass index (BMI),both +1 and +2 category changes,according to the criteria established by the World Health [...] Nature Reviews Endocrinology 9,252 (2013). doi:10.1038/nrendo.2013.60 Author:Linda Koch Overweight or excessive weight gain in childhood increase the susceptibility to hypothyroidism or thyroid autoimmunity later in life,particularly in women,a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism shows.Previous studies have revealed a complex bidirectional relationship between body [...] N Engl J Med2013;368:1489-97Early glutamine supplementation looked harmful to critically ill adults in a large trial that tested the supplements in intensive care units in Canada,the US,and Europe…. Latest headlines from BMJ [...] Hypertension is associated with reduced cerebral blood flow (CBF). Intensive (<130/80 mm Hg) blood pressure (BP) lowering in older people might give greater reduction in cardiovascular risk,but there are concerns that this might produce hypoperfusion which may precipitate falls and possibly stroke. We determined the effect of intensive compared with usual BP lowering on [...] A variation in the gene ABCA7 causes a twofold increase in the risk of late onset Alzheimer disease among African Americans,according to a meta-analysis by a team of researchers including experts from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. This is the largest analysis to date to determine genetic risk associated [...] AT1 receptor subtype a (AT1Ra) expression is increased in the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) in spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) compared with Wistar Kyoto controls. However,the chronic role of AT1Ra in the NTS for cardiovascular control is not well understood. In this study,we investigated the hypothesis that the NTS AT1Ra is involved [...] Coronary heart disease (CHD) increases with BMI,as well as with age,finds an article published in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC Medicine. The research from the Million Women Study indicates that increased weight increases risk of CHD equivalent to that caused by getting older. Researchers from the University of Oxford followed the health [...] Coronary heart disease (CHD) increases with body mass index (BMI),as well as with age,new research finds. The research from the Million Women Study indicates that increased weight increases risk of CHD equivalent to that caused by getting older. ScienceDaily:Obesity News Telestroke programs substantially improve access to life-saving stroke care,extending coverage to less populated areas in an effort to reduce disparities in stroke care access. A new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania,being presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 65th Annual Meeting in San Diego [...] |
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