Methotrexate in Early Pregnancy May Not Cause Defects
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NEW YORK  - Methotrexate is a potent drug  that induces abortion at high doses, and is used at low doses  to treat conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. There has been  concern that women taking low-dose methotrexate and don't  realize they've become pregnant could have babies with birth  defects.
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NEW YORK  - Women who take multivitamins before and during pregnancy apparently reduce the chances that their offspring will develop certain types of childhood tumors, researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - If a woman is confined to bed  rest during pregnancy, there is a likelihood of significant  bone loss, the results of a new study indicate.
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US researchers said Monday that they have conclusive proof to show that women who drink a lot of caffeine on a daily basis in the early months of pregnancy have an elevated risk of miscarriage, settling a longstanding debate over the issue.
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The use of antidepressant drugs  during pregnancy does not appear to have a significant effect  on the behavior of the child, Canadian and Korean researchers  report in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
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NEW YORK DEC 09, 2004  - Researchers in the UK report a non-significantly increased risk of breast cancer among women who, in the 1960s, took folate supplements while pregnant, according to an article in the December 11th issue of the
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Women who take high doses of folic acid during pregnancy may increase the risk of getting breast cancer, according to research. A study involving almost 3,000 mums-to-be found women who took the supplement
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[Health India]: London, Dec 3 : Pregnant women can be reassured that there is no evidence that repeated ultrasounds will harm their baby, according to researchers.
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A cannabis-like chemical may be important for normal pregnancy, researchers believe.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women with serious gum  disease appear to have an increased risk of delivering  prematurely, but whether this condition actually triggers early  labor remains unclear, according to a new study.
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NEW YORK  - Taking the anti-nausea drug  ondansetron (Zofran) during pregnancy does not seem to increase  the risk of major malformations in the baby, according to a new  report.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- A British study has found a possible link between taking folic acid supplements late in pregnancy and an increased incidence of breast cancer decades later.
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Increasing a mother's intake of folic acid by adding the vitamin to food supplies has been shown to cut the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, a birth defect in which the spine doesn't fuse properly. However, new research indicates that this benefit is much weaker in overweight and obese women.
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Repeated ultrasound examinations during pregnancy do not pose a risk to the babyâs health, according to a study published on Saturday in the British medical weekly The Lancet.
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Methotrexate, used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis, may also reduce the risk of atherosclerosis and circulatory diseases affecting the heart and brain, investigators have found.
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Pregnant women and those who plan to become pregnant should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil if possible because of the risk of birth defects, a group of obstetricians said Thursday.
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Scientists in Australia say that a pregnant woman can have many ultrasounds without harming her baby - they say the scans will not undermine the baby&#39;s growth or development in early life.