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Technology Distracts Children from Reading and ConversationReading and conversation are crucial for language development in children. Technology has also become a near-ubiquitous part of modern life. Unfortunately,...
June 19, 2018- Clinical Trials Announced for New Lyme Disease Vaccine
Valneva, a French company focused on developing innovative life-saving vaccines, announced in mid-December that its vaccine candidate VLA15 against Lyme disease...
December 27, 2016 
Zika Virus Infection Less Dangerous During Third TrimesterFinally some good news about the Zika virus. Infection during the third trimester of pregnancy appears to not cause serious harm...
June 16, 2016- CDC Concludes Zika Virus Causes Microcephaly and Other Birth Defects
After careful review of current evidence, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have concluded that the Zika...
April 14, 2016 - FDA Proposes Limits on Inorganic Arsenic in Infant Rice Cereal
Prompted by concerns about the potential health risks from arsenic in infant rice cereal, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
April 3, 2016 - Zika Virus and Birth Defects: Pregnant Women Urged to Avoid Affected Areas
The Zika virus made news in the United States two weeks ago when the first case of brain damage linked to...
January 29, 2016 - Oral Fungicides May Increase the Risk of Pregnancy Loss
Approximately 10 percent of pregnant women in the United States develop the yeast infection vaginal candidiasis. Health care providers most often...
January 5, 2016 
Flu and Tdap Vaccine Combo Confirmed Safe During PregnancyPregnant women can and should receive the influenza and Tdap vaccines to protect both mother and baby from the respiratory flu...
October 7, 2015
Parental Age Influences Autism RiskPrevious studies have linked advancing paternal and maternal age with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Now a new...
June 10, 2015
Breastfeeding May Lower Risk of Childhood LeukemiaBreastfeeding offers myriad benefits to mothers and babies. Now a new review of 18 previous studies published in the journal JAMA...
June 8, 2015
Delayed Cord Clamping May Improve Fine Motor SkillsAdding to the growing body of evidence of the benefits of delayed cord clamping, a follow-up study published in the journal...
May 27, 2015
IVF May Increase Risk of AutismThe use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) may increase the risk of autism among children...
May 21, 2015- Study Raises Concerns About Iodine Levels in Organic and Long-Life Milk During Pregnancy
Is organic better? According to a new study from scientists at the University of Reading published online in the journal Food...
April 29, 2015 
Study Finds No Harmful Association Between MMR Vaccine and AutismAdding to the overwhelming evidence that vaccines and autism are unrelated, a new study published in the child health-themed issue of...
April 22, 2015- Gestational Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Autism
Gestational diabetes during pregnancy increases the risk for future health problems among mothers and babies. Now a new study published in...
April 15, 2015
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