Pregnancy Nutrition Links

Research and Markets: Health, Family Planning and Nutrition in India: 1951-56 to 2007-12 Provides a Comprehensive ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b0ff79/health_family_pla) has announced the addition of the "Health, Family Planning and Nutrition in India: 1951-56 to 2007-12 " report to their offering. At the time of Independence in 1947, health care services in India were utterly inadequate, urban-based and curative in ...

Mom's pregnancy diet not tied to wheezing risk

A woman's overall diet during pregnancy may not be related to her child's risk of developing wheezing problems by preschool age, a new study suggests.

ZIMBABWE: Low breastfeeding rates threaten PMTCT efforts

Source: IRIN Health and nutrition experts in Zimbabwe are worried that one of the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rates in the region could have a negative impact on the country's prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme.

Obese English Women Told To Cut Calories Before Pregnancy

To prevent complications during pregnancy and afterward, women in England are being advised to get their weight under control beforehand.

Vanishing bile duct syndrome secondary to anti-retroviral therapy in HIV

( World Journal of Gastroenterology ) Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) is an important cause of jaundice, and results from destruction of bile ducts in the liver. However, this syndrome is rare in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Nevirapine, an anti-retroviral that is being increasingly used, was implicated as the cause of VBDS in a patient described in a recent report.