Health Tip: Soothing Morning Sickness
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(HealthDay News) - When you're pregnant, it's important to eat healthy, regular meals to provide plenty of nutrients for your developing baby. But morning sickness can make that a tough task.
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By Karen Pallarito, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Determined this cold season to nip your sneezing, runny nose and scratchy throat in the bud before those nasty respiratory symptoms sideline you?    There's a broad array of cold remedies you might want to try, ranging from over-the-counter preparations to basic ingredients tucked away in your kitchen pantry.    So what'll it be? A combination pain reliever and nasal decongestant? Vitamin C and echinacea? Tea with honey? A brimming bowl of chicken soup?     It turns out the best advice for dealing with the misery of a cold is the same principle mothers often apply when trying to coax their unruly toddlers to take a nap: Whatever works...
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Researchers from Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina find that acupuncture may work better than drugs in helping ease postoperative nausea and pain.
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PAAIN - Routinely adding folic acid to foods like flour and pasta would significantly reduce the number of babies born with birth defects such as spina bifida, research showed.
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NEW YORK  - Having a nurse visit the home a  few days after a woman has a baby reduces the number of  newborns being readmitted to the hospital with jaundice or  dehydration -- and it saves money -- according to a new study.
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When Krystina Brugh fell ill in January, her parents thought it was the stomach flu. They fed her crackers and her favorite sandwich, peanut butter and marshmallow fluff, to give her strength. She didn't get better. Soon, the 11-year-old couldn't even keep down water, and her kidneys started to fail.
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By Jeremy Laurance  Pregnant women now have something else to worry about - whether they are eating too little, or too much, seafood to give their unborn babies the best start in life.
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(HealthDayNews) -- If you're pregnant and planning to breast feed your baby, Boys Town Pediatrics in Omaha offers these suggestions:   Eat lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, whole-grain breads, dairy products and protein-rich foods. Drink plenty of fluids. Continue taking prenatal vitamins. Avoid drinking more than two cups of coffee, tea or other caffeine-laden drinks a day. Avoid alcohol consumption. Don't smoke. It can decrease your milk supply. Check with your doctor before taking any medications.
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NEW YORK  - Consuming a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet during pregnancy seems to have a beneficial effect on blood flow in the fetus, Norwegian researchers report.
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(HealthDay News) -- While it&#39;s important to get plenty of sleep during a pregnancy, that&#39;s often easier said than done. Difficulty getting comfortable, the need to urinate frequently, leg cramps and backaches often make it difficult for pregnant women to get a good night&#39;s rest.
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SATURDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Planning ahead before pregnancy helps new moms give their babies the best possible start in life, experts say.
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Acupuncture, already shown to help  ease the nausea patients often suffer after having surgery, may  actually work better than drugs, U.S. researchers reported on  Wednesday.
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Women who take folic acid supplements for at least a year before becoming pregnant can greatly reduce their risk of delivering a baby prematurely, researchers said on Thursday.
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FRIDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- During pregnancy, asthmatic women should continue to use their asthma medication in the lowest dose possible to manage symptoms.
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Echinacea may not only help reduce the symptoms of a cold but may help prevent infection with some cold viruses, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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BOSTON  - Use of echinacea, or extract of   the purple coneflower, before the onset of full-blown symptoms   of the common cold reduces the incidence by more than a half   and the duration by almost two full days, researchers reported   here at the annual meeting of the American College of Clinical   Pharmacology.
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Acupuncture, already shown to help ease the nausea patients often suffer after having surgery, may actually work better than drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.