New report links too much folate intake during pregnancy to higher risk of autism among babies. Folate or Vitamin B12 remains essential for babies’ neurodevelopment but extremely high levels of this nutrient also leads to similar health risks observed when a mother lacks it.
Global health statistics indicate that one in four pregnancies end up in abortion. A study sponsored by the World Health Organization reveals that abortion rates tend to be higher in countries where access to contraceptives and many family planning services are highly restricted.
In spite of ethical and health issues, Daljinder Kaur, 72, and Arman Singh, 79, got their first baby Wednesday after undergoing two years of IVF treatment.
The recently-reported findings of a study shocked all the pregnant women who consider taking prenatal vitamins and other supplements a must during pregnancy.
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A group of New York-based doctors have published their findings involving Zika symptoms they have observed in a patient. Knowing what to look for is important as the approaching mosquito season may lead to a sudden upsurge of Zika outbreaks across the United States.
A medical search warrant has been reportedly issued against the doctor who met with Prince twice before he died. The said physician admitted to writing prescriptions for the popstar but preliminary results of the investigation show no traces of opioid addiction.
Opioid abuse epidemic in the United States has been growing steadily over the last few years. However, today, it has reached to levels that cannot be, or rather shouldn't be ignored by anyone.
Breast cancer risk may have a connection with how much fruits you eat. These are the findings of a new study conducted by researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.
Alcohol does not leave a long-term impact on drinkers, but gives only momentary happiness, say researchers.
Tommy Hilfiger’s daughter, Ally, has publicly spoken about her Lyme disease ordeal which she unknowingly had since seven until she was diagnosed with the disease when turned 19. She recounted her unpleasant experience in a book titled 'Bite Me: How Lyme Disease Stole My Childhood, Made Me Crazy, and Almost Killed Me.'
A pregnant Connecticut teen has been recently tested positive Zika virus. The dreaded mosquito-borne virus responsible for birth defects among babies including microcephaly- a condition characterized by an infant’s unusually small heads- that swept much of Latin America and the Caribbean in recent months.
Low-dose, intravenous administration of the anesthetic drug ketamine helped to bring down suicidal thoughts on patients that did not show any response to antidepressants.
