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January 5, 2012
Diabetes in pregnancy, poverty linked to ADHD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies born to poor mothers with pregnancy-related diabetes have an extra-high risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a new study suggests.
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December 28, 2011
Exercise doesn't prevent pregnancy-related diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who exercised regularly during the second half of their pregnancies did not lower their odds of developing pregnancy-related diabetes in a new clinical trial.
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August 1, 2011
United States approves free birth control for women
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health insurance companies must offer women free birth control and other preventive health care services under Obama administration rules released on Monday, a historic decision supported by family planning groups and opposed by conservative groups.
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June 2, 2011
Diabetes risk in pregnancy tied to weight change
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight moms who lose weight after their first baby are less likely to develop diabetes during their second pregnancy, a new study shows.
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January 14, 2011
Blood sugar meters may give inaccurate readings
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study, portable meters used to gauge blood sugar levels in pregnant women with diabetes gave readings that differed from lab tests by up to 16 percent.
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December 22, 2010
Gaps seen in pregnancy-related diabetes screening
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Just over two-thirds of pregnant women undergo screening tests for gestational diabetes, according to a new analysis of nearly one million patient records.
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November 17, 2010
Weight loss in pregnancy linked to benefits, risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese women who lose weight during pregnancy may have a lower risk of certain pregnancy complications, but -- with the exception of extremely obese women -- those benefits may be outweighed by negative effects on the baby's birth size, a new study suggests.
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September 15, 2010
Obesity surgery tied to lower diabetes risk in pregnancy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Severely obese women who undergo weight-loss surgery may have a decreased risk of developing diabetes during future pregnancies, a new study suggests.
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July 29, 2010
Pregnancy-related diabetes likely to recur: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests a large new study.
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July 26, 2010
Acupuncture not helpful for inducing labor: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although acupuncture is promoted as a way to induce labor in women who go past their due date, a new study adds to evidence doubting its usefulness.
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January 13, 2010
Siblings key in pregnancy-related diabetes risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with a family history of diabetes who are free from the disease themselves are more likely to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, a new study confirms.
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December 30, 2009
Longer time to conceive may up risks for mom, baby
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who take years to get pregnant are more likely to give birth to unhealthy babies, new research from Finland shows.
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December 25, 2009
Cola drinking linked to diabetes in pregnancy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking lots of sugar-sweetened cola may increase women's likelihood of developing diabetes during pregnancy, a condition known as gestational diabetes, new research shows.
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December 8, 2009
Breastfeeding may curb heart, diabetes risk factors
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who breastfeed seem to have a lower long-term risk of developing a collection of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease than women who bottle-feed, a new study suggests.
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October 26, 2009
Obese women often gain too many pregnancy pounds
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most obese women gain more weight than is recommended during pregnancy, and may find those pounds tough to shed in the long run, a new study suggests.
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September 29, 2009
Pregnancy may up diabetes risk factors later
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It may be the most wonderful experience of a woman's life, but pregnancy may also increase risk factors for diabetes, according to a new study.
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September 21, 2009
For a healthy-sized baby, stay active in pregnancy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - On your first pregnancy and looking for a reason to work out? Here's one: Women pregnant with their first children who exercise regularly trim their risk of having a too-heavy baby, new research from Norway shows. That's true regardless of how much exercise the women got - or didn't get - before becoming pregnant.
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August 11, 2009
Offspring weight, heart risks linked to mom's blood sugar
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A mother's blood sugar levels during pregnancy may increase her offspring's risk for being overweight and having heart disease, according to findings from a Danish study.
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June 22, 2009
Diet reduces insulin need in gestational diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A low-glycemic index diet can significantly reduce the need for insulin in women with gestational diabetes, without compromising maternal or fetal outcomes, according to a new study.
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June 9, 2009
Pregnancy weight gain questioned in obese women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Newly published research is challenging guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stating that all women, even those who are obese, should gain between 26 to 35 pounds during their pregnancy.
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May 29, 2009
Daily glucose testing may lower macrosomia risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily self-monitoring of blood sugar, or blood "glucose," levels by pregnant women who have mild gestational diabetes is more effective than weekly office-based testing in reducing the risk of having an infant born with macrosomia, excessively large size for his or her duration of development, according to research published in the current issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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May 27, 2009
Type 2 diabetes on the rise in Asia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In recent decades, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Asian populations has increased markedly, according to a review article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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May 22, 2009
Cholesterol drug cuts amputation risk for diabetics
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The anti-cholesterol drug fenofibrate appears to reduce risks of amputation for diabetics by as much as 36 percent, a study has found.
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January 1, 2009
Risk of diabetes in pregnancy higher in some women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Certain ethnic groups and women with lower socioeconomic status are at increased risk of developing diabetes while pregnant, research shows.
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December 19, 2008
Metformin can prevent postpartum diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Following gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that developments during pregnancy and usually goes away after pregnancy, treatment with metformin or intensive lifestyle interventions can prevent or delay diabetes from becoming permanent in the postpartum period, new research shows.
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December 9, 2008
Diabetes in pregnancy tied to infant heart risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants born to mothers who develop diabetes during pregnancy are at increased risk for metabolic changes associated with heart attacks and stroke, Chinese researchers report in the journal Pediatrics.
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December 1, 2008
Pregnant Indians pass diabetes risk to babies
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Up to 15 percent of pregnant women in India are developing diabetes, raising the risk of their children developing the disease, said experts on Sunday, who blamed factors including malnutrition.
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November 14, 2008
Diabetes plus excess weight in pregnancy bad combo
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who gain more than the Institute of Medicine-recommended amount of weight are at increased risk for undesirable outcomes, including preterm delivery and cesarean delivery, research shows. These women are also more likely to require medical therapy to control their diabetes.
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November 3, 2008
Mom's diabetes tied to kid's language deficits
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children of mothers who developed diabetes while pregnant are prone to persistent delays in language, investigators in Canada report.
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October 31, 2008
Too much weight in pregnancy can make baby fat
CHICAGO (Reuters Life!) - Women who gain more than 40 pounds (18 kg) during pregnancy have nearly twice the risk of delivering a heavy baby as those who gain less, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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October 1, 2008
Birth risks differ for Asian-Caucasian couples
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that the rates of cesarean deliveries, gestational diabetes, and other pregnancy-related outcomes differ among Asian, Caucasian, and interracial Asian-Caucasian couples.
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September 24, 2008
Mom's diabetes ups baby's risk of multiple defects
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with diabetes are at increased risk of having a child with multiple birth defects, new research confirms.
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August 13, 2008
Gestational diabetes ups cardiovascular risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young women who develop diabetes mellitus during pregnancy, also referred to as gestational diabetes, have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, compared with women without gestational diabetes, according to the results of a Canadian study published in the journal Diabetes Care.
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July 30, 2008
Diabetes triples women's risk for birth defects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who have diabetes before becoming pregnant are about three times as likely as other women to have a baby with at least one birth defect, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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July 29, 2008
Gestational diabetes raises risk of type 2 diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Developing diabetes while pregnant -- what doctors call gestational diabetes -- greatly increases a woman's risk of developing type 2 diabetes later on, a new study confirms.
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July 18, 2008
Mom's diabetes tied to early diabetes in offspring
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies who are exposed to mom's diabetes and obesity while in the womb are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adolescence, according to new research.
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May 13, 2008
Triplet and quadruplet pregnancies much higher risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mother and infant complications are worse in triplet and quadruplet pregnancies than in twin pregnancies, according to a report in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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May 7, 2008
Mom's high normal blood sugar risky: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who have blood sugar levels above normal but below those signaling full-blown diabetes are more likely than women with lower blood sugar levels to experience several adverse pregnancy outcomes, new research indicates.
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May 7, 2008
Metformin an option for pregnancy-related diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Use of metformin to treat pregnancy-related diabetes (i.e., gestational diabetes) does not increase the risk of pregnancy complications and most women prefer it to insulin, according to a study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.
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May 6, 2008
Healthy teeth and gums important during pregnancy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The American Dental Association (ADA) is reminding mothers-to-be about the importance of maintaining good oral health during pregnancy.
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May 5, 2008
Obese moms-to-be have longer pregnancies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who are overweight or obese in the first trimester of pregnancy and those who have a greater change in body weight during pregnancy are more apt to have lengthier pregnancies and more complications, according to results of a new study.
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May 1, 2008
Gestational diabetes linked to pre-pregnancy weight
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women planning to become pregnant may decrease their likelihood of developing gestational diabetes by not gaining weight, study findings suggest.
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April 28, 2008
More babies born to diabetic mothers: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - More American women are entering pregnancy with diabetes, raising the odds of a problem pregnancy and the potential that their children will become diabetic in the future, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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April 8, 2008
Gum disease linked with gestational diabetes risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with gum disease may be more likely to develop gestational diabetes than those with healthy gums, researchers have found.
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March 7, 2008
Diabetes in pregnancy may cut breast cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who developed diabetes while pregnant -- what doctor's call gestational diabetes -- appear to have a lower risk of developing breast cancer later in life, a new study hints.
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February 22, 2008
Diabetes in pregnancy ups children's diabetes risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Danish researchers have identified a link between the occurrence of type 2 diabetes in adults and the presence of type 1 diabetes or pregnancy-related diabetes in their mothers.
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November 2, 2007
Protein may be key to gestational diabetes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A protein in the pancreas of mice may offer insight into the mechanism behind gestational diabetes, a condition that affects about 4 percent of all pregnant women, researchers said on Thursday.
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September 18, 2007
Gestational diabetes ups obesity risk in offspring
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born to mothers who developed diabetes during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight or obese than their peers, according to a new study.
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August 16, 2007
Researchers link gestational diabetes to cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Women who had gestational diabetes when pregnant may be at greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to U.S. and Israeli researchers who said the study was the first to link the two diseases.
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August 14, 2007
Undiagnosed diabetes in U.S. men falls sharply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. men with undiagnosed diabetes has fallen dramatically in the past three decades, with blacks and Hispanics no longer more likely to unknowingly have the disease than whites, a study found.