Study links blood sugar to newborn risks
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The higher a pregnant woman's level of blood sugar, the greater the risk to her newborn &#151; whether the mother has diabetes or not, the largest study on the problem suggests. The findings released Friday may lead to more women being diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy and given stricter diet advice or medication to lower blood sugar.
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Babies whose mothers had diabetes during pregnancy may be less able to form early memories than children whose mothers had normal pregnancies, a U.S. researcher said on Friday.
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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. Women with high levels of AFP in their blood are three times more likely to give
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At least 80 percent of diabetic children  in England may be vulnerable to complications such as heart  disease, blindness and stroke later in life because their blood  sugar levels are too high, a charity said on Wednesday.
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A protein in the pancreas of mice may offer insight into the mechanism behind gestational diabetes, a condition that affects about 4 percent of all pregnant women, researchers said on Thursday.
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Diabetes, or even high blood sugar levels that can lead to diabetes, appear to raise the risk of several major cancers, according to a large Korean study.
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Blood from a baby&#39;s umbilical cord could help doctors predict which children will suffer from allergies and asthma later in their lives, British and American scientists said on Thursday.
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Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Brigham and Womenâs Hospital and Boston Childrenâs Hospital have found that women who increased their intake or consumed higher amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages had a greater magnitude
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NEW YORK  - A review of published studies shows a clear and consistent relationship between drinking sugary (non-diet) soft drinks and poor nutrition, increased risk for obesity -- and increased risk for diabetes.
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NEW YORK  - People with type 2 diabetes or elevated blood sugar are at increased risk of dying after being hospitalized for pneumonia, a new study hints.
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Newborns should be screened for heart abnormalities to reduce the risk of cot death, researchers say.
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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  - A study of youth in the United States reveals that the incidence of diabetes mellitus in general, and type 1 disease in particular, is highest among non-Hispanic whites, according to a report presented here Tuesday at a media briefing held by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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New research shows children with diabetes exhale higher levels of a chemical when their blood sugar is high, possibly leading to a noninvasive blood-sugar test.
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Children who were born prematurely, regardless of their actual birth weight, have a reduction in insulin sensitivity -- a pre-diabetic condition that can lead to full-blown diabetes.
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Recent studies have shown that keeping blood sugar levels in check is essential for diabetics. In studies of more than 10,000 people with diabetes, researchers found that higher levels of blood sugar increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who smoke face a  higher risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy -- a  condition known as gestational diabetes -- according to a new  study.