Father's Job Plays Role in Birth Defect Risk
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- The kind of work a father does may affect the risk of birth defects in his children, claims a study in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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Mothers and fathers with multiple  sclerosis are equally likely to pass genetic risk for it on to  their children, according to a study countering a previous  finding that fathers were twice as likely to do so.
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Work by US scientists could lead to a non-invasive test to detect genetic abnormalities in the womb.
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A FATHER has been living apart from his family for more than a year because he complained he was acutely sensitive to everyday chemicals in the house near Fishguard, west Wales.   Guy Wood, 47, claims he has multiple chemical sensitivity.  (c) 2006 Evening Mail; Birmingham (UK).
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Upping the daily intake of folate has been widely promoted in recent years to reduce women's risk of having a baby with spina bifida, but it also seems to have another benefit.
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A child born of a teenage father is more likely to have problems at birth ranging from pre-term delivery and low birth weight, according to a Canadian study published Thursday.
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Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests
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Men without children have a  lower risk of prostate cancer compared with fathers, but those  who father a brood of kids appear to have a relatively low risk  also, the results of a large study suggest.
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(HealthDay News) -- Not all birth defects can be prevented, but a woman can take some actions that help her chances of having a healthy baby.  Many birth defects happen very early in pregnancy, sometimes before a woman even knows that she's pregnant.
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Babies' DNA can be damaged even before they are born if their mothers breathe polluted air, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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The rare genetic flaw occurs spontaneously near or during conception and may sharply increase the risk that a child will develop autism.
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Blood tests that are performed during pregnancy to determine if a fetus is at risk of birth defects might also help predict if an infant will be at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome, according to a study published in the Sept.
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27/09/2004 - A recent study in Canada has given weight to the assumption that adding folic acid to food can dramatically reduce the incidence of birth defects - suggesting that Europe should follow the example set by North America and start to fortify its
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Babies conceived through fertility treatments have higher rates of birth defects, but the overall risk is so small that it should not keep couples from having children this way, doctors are reporting.
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(HealthDay News) -- Most parents realize that excessive sun exposure can damage the skin and increase the risk of future skin cancer.
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Men who park a hot computer on their laps for hours every day may be reducing their chances of becoming fathers. A pilot study of 29 men shows that the combination of the legs-together posture required to
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Children fathered by men at age 40 and   older have a higher risk of developing autism, possibly because   of mutations or other genetic changes, researchers reported on   Monday.