Fresh evidence of perils of smoking while pregnant
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Women who smoke while pregnant may cause permanent cardiovascular damage to their children that could heighten the offspring's risk for a stroke and heart attack, researchers said on Friday.
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Scientists link stress in pregnancy to a raised risk of schizophrenia in children.
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Smoking has long been known to cause cancer, heart disease, impotence and so on -- now, damage to your IQ can be added to the list.
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NEW YORK  - Babies and young children are  prone to infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and  new research shows that the condition is worsened if they're  exposed to cigarette smoke.
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NEW YORK  - Smoking during pregnancy is known to raise a child's future asthma risk, but children with a particular gene variation may be especially vulnerable, a study published Tuesday suggests.
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Researchers say mothers who smoke during or after pregnancy increase their babiesâ risk of developing colic. The new studies show nicotine may increase blood levels of a protein that affects digestion -- resulting
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Warning signs for cardiovascular disease are higher in people exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke, adding to the link between "passive smoke" and heart disease, according to a study released on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women with periodontal (gum) disease are at increased risk for delivering their infants prematurely, according to a pooled analysis of 17 studies involving 7,151 women, 1,056 of whom delivered their infants preterm or at a low birth weight.
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Here&#39;s one more reason not to smoke -- smoking may damage sperm, passing along genetic damage to a man&#39;s children, Canadian researchers report.
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Smoking parents worn out by a colicky baby might want to try kicking the tobacco habit, a new study suggests. &quot;Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are twice as likely to have
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Health officials are looking closely at some worrisome research on flame retardants. A new study has found high levels of chemicals called PBDEs in mothers&#39; breast milk.
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Children exposed to passive smoking have  a higher risk of developing lung cancer later in life than  other youngsters, according to new research.
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About one-third of attention deficit cases among U.S. children may be linked with tobacco smoke before birth or to lead exposure afterward, according to provocative new research.
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Far more babies may be damaged in the womb as a result of their mother's drinking habits than was assumed, the British Medical Association warned today.
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Air fresheners and other household sprays could damage pregnant women and new-born babies, according to a study linking aerosols with a range of disorders in mothers and children.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Even small amounts of secondhand smoke can sabotage a child's performance on reading, math, reasoning and logic tests, a new study finds.
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Mothers who smoke during or after pregnancy increase their babies' risk of developing colic, those vexing, inconsolable crying spells that affect up to 20 percent of U.S. babies in their first few months of life, researchers say.