2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (505+ words) Study explores links between gestational diabetes, prenatal depression and childhood obesity'Clinical Trials Arena In the US, the burden of childhood obesity has posed a formidable public health problem. Obesity in early life predisposes individuals to myriad chronic health conditions in…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (444+ words) Research found just 4% of trials over the past decade allowed the inclusion of pregnant women. Pregnant and breastfeeding women have historically been excluded from medical research, resulting in substantial gaps in evidence on the safety and efficacy of medicines and…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (307+ words) Recruitment is expected to begin later this year, with plans for geographic expansion into the UK and the US. DiaMedica Therapeutics has received Health Canada clearance for its clinical trial application to begin a Phase II study assessing DM199 in women…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (532+ words) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not yet confirmed that the recommendation will be officially adopted. The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has voted to recommend delaying the hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination administered to newborns....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (842+ words) The protection of pregnant women should begin with comorbidity prevention efforts, focused on older women and racial minorities. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, approximately one-third of maternal mortality in the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (553+ words) Sufferers from severe pregnancy sickness had 2.7 times the risk of postpartum depression and a 2.06 times higher risk of eating disorders. According to the UK's National Health Service, excessive nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), affects between…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (284+ words) In Association with Merative MarketScan Pregnancy safety evaluation has become a critical focus in the post-marketing phase of drug development, largely because pregnant women are almost always excluded from pre-approval clinical trials due to ethical and safety concerns. As a…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (499+ words) Each year in the UK, 30,000 children under the age of five are hospitalised with RSV and it causes around 30 infant deaths. Seasonal epidemics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have a significant health burden in children in the UK. RSV is…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (410+ words) According to the World Health Organization, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects approximately 10% of children globally. ASD is theorised to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, including maternal asthma. According to the World Health Organization, autism spectrum…...