Smoking moms raise colic risk in their babies
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Babies whose moms smoked during pregnancy have twice the risk of developing colic than babies with non-smoking moms, studies suggest.
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Mothers who fear their babies suffer from food allergies are largely wrong, research has found.
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A new study published in The British Medical journal suggests that a genetic defect which slows the liver&#39;s capacity to clear nicotine from the body, boosts the chances of becoming addicted to tobacco, in new, young smokers.
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Babies born by Caesarean section may have a greater risk of suffering food allergies and diarrhoea during their first 12 months, research suggests.
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A new study has indicated that Caesarean section babies have a higher risk of food allergies and diarrhoea during their first year of life.
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Even small amounts of secondhand tobacco smoke can damage a child's arteries, researchers reported on Monday, adding to the growing body of evidence on the harmful affects of exposure to smoking.
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Pregnant women who smoke face a higher risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy -- a condition known as gestational diabetes -- according to a new study.
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NEW YORK  - Young children who were exposed to cigarette smoke as babies may be more likely to suffer certain allergies, a new study suggests.
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They found that frequent use of these products during pregnancy and early childhood was associated with increased incidence of earaches and diarrhea in infants and depression and headaches in mothers, BBC News Online reported.
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A new study suggests that a mother's acute emotional stress during early pregnancy may increase her unborn baby's risk of developing schizophrenia later in life
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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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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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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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FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- As any parent who's ever tended to a colicky infant can tell you, listening to a baby crying hour after hour can be very frustrating. While that crying elicits sympathy from most parents, it can trigger anger and abuse in others.
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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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NEW YORK  - Tea made from Chinese star  anise -- a traditional treatment for colic -- should not be  given to infants, because contaminants may have toxic  neurologic effects, physicians report in the journal  Pediatrics.
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Findings from a new study  suggest that babies whose growth in the womb is restricted,  perhaps because of pregnancy complications, are particularly  susceptible to the development of irritable bowel syndrome  (IBS) later in life.