We have long been concerned about the impact of prenatal stress on fetal development and subsequent risk for developmental problems and psychiatric morbidity. Various studies have demonstrated an association between maternal depression and anxiety during pregnancy and increased risk for psychiatric morbidity in exposed children. It is important to recognize that many women experience multiple… Read More »
Can staying up late make you fat? A growing body of research has suggested that poor sleep quality is linked to an increased risk of obesity by deregulating appetite, which in turn leads to more calorie consumption. But a new study published this week in PLOS Biology found that the direction of this reaction might… Read More »
Keith Rothfritz said that when his au pair, Milenia Ataidio, asked to talk this month, she was visibly upset. The young woman had come to the United States in December as an au pair from Brazil to live with the Rothfritzes and help care for their three young sons — 2-year-old twins and a 6-month-old.… Read More »
About a year ago, the Department of Health and Human Services first proposed rules to promote sharing and the interoperability of health data to enable patients to electronically access their health information. Many of the top industry players submitted commentary to The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Centers for… Read More »
No. Although both disorders are associated with vertigo, they are not usually related. However, it is possible to have both disorders at the same time. Vertigo is intense dizziness and the feeling that you are spinning or your head is spinning. Dizziness caused by BPPV If you have vertigo, or dizziness, it’simportant to find the… Read More »
A team of researchers from Macquarie University have found a crucial missing link between the parts of the brain that control breathing and those that control the cardiovascular system. The discovery provides clues to how life-threatening conditions such as hypertension develop and may ultimately lead to more effective treatments. The study, conducted jointly with researchers… Read More »
At a time when the failure to immunize children is driving the biggest measles outbreak in decades, a little-known database offers one way to gauge the safety of vaccines. Over roughly the past dozen years in the United States, people have received about 126 million doses of vaccines against measles, a disease that once infected… Read More »