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Does breastfeeding prevent multiple sclerosis relapse?

Another plus for breastfeeding – it may actually reduce the risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) relapse, according to a study that will be presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Seattle this coming April-May.
The study followed up 32 women with MS and 29 without MS during their pregnancies and [...]

Is There a Link Between Depression and Pre-term Births?

Around 12% of babies born in the United States are born prematurely, or before 37 weeks of gestation.
Being born early can have some serious consequences for these babies who can face many medical and mental problems. New research suggests that there may be a link between maternal depression and premature births. The reasons [...]

Warning: sharing prescription drugs can affect your reproductive potential

A prescription drug is meant to be taken only by the individual it was prescribed for. In other words, it’s a person-specific thing. Yet, this study reports that the incidence of sharing or borrowing prescription medications is quite high. The practice has become a major medical and public health problem.
What is even more disturbing is [...]

Newborn babies in intensive units are in pain

This one really breaks my heart – newborn babies in intensive care units are in pain and medical care is not doing enough to ease it.
The study published in the July 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association analyzed 42,413 painful procedures performed on 430 newborns. And the results are equally painful [...]

FDA to update product labeling for pregnant and breastfeeding women

We are all wary of taking drugs during pregnancy and nursing. But there are many among us who – for medical reasons – have to take medications, pregnant or not. I have to take thyroid replacement hormone everyday for the rest of my life. Others take pills for a wide range of pre-existing conditions such [...]

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