According to MSNBC, diabetes risk may be slightly higher in premature babies. According to a Swedish study, children who spent less time in the womb had a slightly higher risk, less than 1 percent, of developing diabetes at a later time in their life. In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 3 of every 25 babies are delivered prematurely. Premature babies face a lot of developmental risks, but diabetes could lead to other risk factors such as high blood pressure. The research team, along with Dr. Casey Crump of Stanford University, used a national prescription database to track the use of diabetes medications by 630,000 people in Sweden born between 1973 and 1979. Roughly 28,000 of those individuals were born premature, the study found. Crump’s team found that 15 out of 100 preemies developed diabetes by the time they were in their twenties and thirties….
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April 13, 2011Brain Injured Infants May be Exposed to Unnecessary Radiation From X-Rays
April 11, 2011According to US Politics Today, medical professionals are exposing infants to unnecessary radiation from x-rays. A doctor will recommend an x-ray to determine the proper course of action in case of an infant birth injury. However, improper management of x-ray may cause an infant to endure unnecessary radiation exposure. Parents often willingly agree to an x-ray in hopes of quickly determining the appropriate treatment and because they may not understand that the x-ray room does not always protect the victim from excess radiation. A State University of New York Downstate Medical Center doctor uncovered that a high number of infants have been over-radiated as a result of hospital errors made in the radiation department. The doctor found that one baby was radiated 10 times without any of the proper shielding, even though only a chest x-ray was ordered. The doctor recommended a chest cavity x-ray but the radiation department exposed…
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Acetaminophen in Pregnancy May Increase Asthma Risk in Children
April 8, 2011According to WebMD, acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase the risk of asthma in children. A new study by Richard Beasley, MD, professor of medicine at the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, found that the results should not be a cause for alarm and the doctors should still consider the drug safe to take. It is unknown if the popular painkiller has a true cause and effect when taken during pregnancy. In a pooled result, the study found that any prenatal exposure to acetaminophen was associated with increased chances of asthma and wheezing in the children ages 1 ½ to 7. These findings are consistent with a 2009 meta-analysis that found an association between use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and both asthma and wheeze, as reported in the issue of Clinical and Experimental Allergy. Overall, the study found that using the painkiller during pregnancy was associated with a 21% increased…
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