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Should pregnant women be included in clinical trials?
By Kimberley Smith on 18/06/2010 16:33:43
Researchers suggest mums-to-be be part of medical trials to confirm safety of drugs
as they received a precautionary lower dosage of the drug Tamiflu because of their pregnancy.As 64% of pregnant women are already on prescription medications, it would seem sensible to ensure the safety of future drugs and the dosage needed for them to be effective
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Unborn baby’s kicks save his mum’s life
By Kimberley Smith on 26/07/2010 16:16:53
Mum’s feared miscarriage actually a cancerous tumour kicked free by her unborn baby
At just 18 weeks into her pregnancy, mum Claire’s growing baby saved her life by dislodging a tumour growing in her womb. Initially Claire feared a miscarriage, but baby Harry had actually kicked a tumour in her womb. This alerted doctors
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Could a common household chemical harm your unborn baby?
By Kimberley Smith on 01/12/2010 11:54:32
Mums-to-be warned to keep exposure to common anti-bacterial chemical triclosan to a minimum
in tiny amounts in household products. In the UK, the maximum amount allowed in any product is 0.3%. Scientists have called for more tests to determine how harmful triclosan really is.A spokesperson for the Cosmetics, Toiletry and Perfumery Association
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Unborn babies threatened by passive smoking
By Kimberley Smith on 02/07/2010 14:22:01
Passive smoking found to be almost as damaging to developing babies as mum-to-be smoking
Babies who are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke in the womb are at a similar risk of cancers and genetic mutations as those whose mums smoked during pregnancy.Researchers in the US have investigated genetic abnormalities found in children born
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Flu treatment drugs safe for pregnant women
By Kimberley Smith on 28/04/2010 16:41:03
US study confirms the safety of common influenza drugs for expectant mums
The safety of flue treatment drugs Tamiflu, Relenza and Flumadine has been confirmed.The retrospective study analysed the medical records of 8, 239 pregnant women who gave birth at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Texas between 2003 and 2008. Of these
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Blood test to detect Down’s syndrome on the way
By Kimberley Smith on 30/06/2010 16:14:05
A quick blood test for mums-to-be could soon replace current invasive procedures
for older mums-to-be and those who are at a high risk of an abnormal pregnancy. It could even become a regular part of all ante-natal check ups.“It is the holy grail of prenatal diagnosis to try and find a reliable method of diagnosing Down’s syndrome
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Harmful chemicals found in nearly all pregnant women
By Kimberley Smith on 14/01/2011 12:51:24
Chemicals, including some banned for decades, have been found in the bodies of 99% of pregnant women in the US
.The study checked for traces of 163 chemicals in the women’s blood and urine. They discovered that almost 100% had traces of one or more of these chemicals. Some of the contaminants including mercury and BPA are able to cross the placenta, raising concerns
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Baby sues Virgin Airlines for listeria poisoning before he was born
By Kimberley Smith on 24/05/2011 16:55:15
A baby whose mum suffered food poisoning from in-flight food while she was pregnant is named as the plaintiff in case against Virgin Airlines
Virgin Airlines is being sued by a baby whose mum was a passenger on the company’s Australia flight during her pregnancy. On the flight, mum Renee Cherry contracted listeria poisoning from eating the in-flight chicken roll snack.Listeria is a
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Older mums have healthier babies
By Kimberley Smith on 11/04/2011 15:26:57
Being a mum later in life found to have unexpected benefits
in their first year.The chance of hospital treatment for babies born to mums aged 20 to 25 was 15.7% while babies whose mums were 40 or over only had an 11% likelihood of needing emergency treatment. Admittances were generally for asthma, viruses, stomach bugs
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Pregnant viewers warned 3DTV can cause sickness
By Kimberley Smith on 27/04/2010 18:00:34
As 3D-ready TV is launched, pregnant women are warned it may make them nauseous
Mums to be may experience motion sickness, lingering depth perception problems and disorientation, all of which pregnant women may already have to some degree.More worrying suggestions have been made that 3DTV may cause strokes or epilepsy but charity, Epilepsy Action, says there...
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