Greater risk of MS in babies born in May: study
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TORONTO - Your risk of developing multiple sclerosis could be linked to the month you were born, say researchers who suspect lack of sun exposure plays a role.
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Mothers and their babies can be harmed by aerosols and air fresheners, says a study by researchers at Bristol University in the UK.
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Giving a woman an infusion of Epsom salts when she goes into premature labor can help protect her baby from cerebral palsy, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - Mothers with low levels of  vitamin B12 in their blood are at increased risk of having an  infant with spina bifida -- a birth defect in which the spinal  cord fails to form properly, Dutch researchers report.
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People born in May in the northern hemisphere have a higher than average risk of developing multiple sclerosis, researchers said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Children who are not  exclusively breastfed during the first 6 months of infancy have  a higher risk of asthma and allergy, according to a report from  Australia.
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A blood test on expectant mothers may predict a baby&#39;s risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), suggests a new research. According to The New Scientist, researches at the University of Cambridge have found
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A recent study by researchers from the Bristol University was published in the journal Thorax. The report is likely to cause an alarm among pregnant women and mothers of newly born.
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Smoking during pregnancy can affect the   baby's immune system which may explain why asthma and   respiratory problems are more common in children whose mothers   smoke, Australian scientists said in a study on Thursday.
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Children born to older fathers may have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia ( search ) than those with younger dads, according to a new study.
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A pregnancy hormone may help repair the damage to nerves caused by multiple sclerosis, research suggests.
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Larger babies have higher risk of developing certain cancers in adulthood, research suggests.
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Women who have given birth to  five or more infants have an increased risk of developing type  2 diabetes mellitus, researchers report in the journal Diabetes  Care. This appears to be the case, even after considering the  influence of other known risk factors, such as obesity and  socioeconomic status.
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Babies born by Caesarean section may be at greater risk of food allergies during their first 12 months, research suggests.
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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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Expectant mothers suffering from  asthma, allergies or a type of skin disease have a higher risk  of giving birth to an autistic child, a study said on Monday.
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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.