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| Mom's infection may boost epilepsy risk in offspring
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to certain maternal infections in the womb increases the odds of epilepsy in childhood, according to an analysis of data from a Danish study. Among the infections cited were cystitis (inflammation of the bladder), pyelonephritis (inflammation of the kidney and upper urinary tract), and vaginal yeast infection. |
| Half of diabetics in U.S. have arthritis, CDC says
CHICAGO (Reuters Life!) - People with diabetes are twice as likely to have arthritis, putting them in a double bind as the pain in their joints keeps them from getting the exercise they need to keep both diseases at bay, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. |
| Amy Winehouse released after drug arrest
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Amy Winehouse has been released from police custody after being arrested on suspicion of drug offences, police sources said on Thursday. |
| Being breast-fed may lower breast cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adult women who were breast-fed as infants may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who were not breast-fed, unless they were first-born, study findings suggest. |
| Early poverty may impair heart's nighttime rest
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A person's blood pressure normally drops during the night, but his or her socioeconomic status in childhood appears to influence how readily this occurs in adulthood, new Canadian research shows. |
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