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| Study: Treating even mildest gestational diabetes benefits mother ... - Columbus Dispatch Posted: 30 Sep 2009 02:14 PM PDT Treating pregnant women with even the mildest forms of gestational diabetes can benefit mother and baby, according to a study led by an Ohio State University Medical Center obstetrician. Physicians have been screening and treating women for mild gestational diabetes for nearly 50 years, said Dr. Mark Landon, the hospital's interim chair of obstetrics and gynecology. Yet no studies of this type have been done to determine how effective those treatments are. Gestational diabetes affects as much as 14 percent of pregnancies in the United States, according to Landon. "For years, some doctors thought treating mild gestational diabetes might not be necessary because no one had shown it had a benefit," Landon said. The results appear in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. Ohio State teamed up with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, on the study, which lasted six and a half years. In all, 958 women with gestational diabetes were enrolled at 15 medical centers. Half received treatment and half received normal prenatal care. Women who were treated were half as likely to deliver babies with excess body fat or delivered babies whose shoulders were caught in the pelvis. The women who were treated also had fewer C-sections and hypertensive disorders. Landon said he has treated hundreds of women over the past 20 years for mild forms of gestational diabetes, placing them on diets and requiring them to monitor their glucose levels. But even he questioned whether it was necessary to aggressively treat it. "The study shows that it is indeed necessary, even in this mildest form," Landon said. There's also a higher risk for breathing problems in infants, for obesity when they become children, and type 2 diabetes when they grow up.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Penelope Cruz Reacts to Pregnancy Rumors & Kissing Scarlett Johansson - MSN Posted: 28 Sep 2009 04:11 PM PDT Entertainment Tonight. Rumors have been swirling as to whether Penelope Cruz is pregnant with her actor boyfriend Javier Bardem's baby -- the actress talks to Vanity Fair magazine about the reports and answers the question: Of her female costars, who is the better kisser, Scarlett Johansson or Charlize Theron? Cruz locked lips with Johansson in the 2008 film 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' -- which also starred Bardem -- and kissed Theron in the 2004 movie 'Head in the Clouds.' When asked to compare her smooches with the sexy stars, the Oscar-winning actress told VF, "No matter how I answer that I will be in trouble. Both were pretty beautiful partners." As for the baby bump rumors, the actress answered the question by telling a story about her 'Volver' director Pedro Almodóvar. She said Almodóvar attempted to squash the pregnancy rumors when a journalist asked him about it on a red carpet, but it was to no avail and the gossip continues. Cruz graces the latest issue of Vanity Fair, hitting newsstands this week. The actress' film 'Nine' arrives in theaters Nov. 25. Related stories on ETonline.com:  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Lakers forward, reality TV starlet hitched - Honolulu Advertiser Posted: 29 Sep 2009 04:57 AM PDT LOS ANGELES Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have tied the knot. The 29-year-old Los Angeles Lakers forward and the 25-year-old reality TV starlet were married Sunday at a private home in Beverly Hills, according to People, US Weekly and other entertainment news outlets. The bride was walked down the aisle by her stepfather, Bruce Jenner. The wedding was attended by several stars, including the bride's sister Kim. "Tonight was one of the best nights of my life! Khloe & Lamar's wedding was a night to remember!" Kim wrote on Twitter. Kardashian appears with her family on "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." Odom agreed to a four-year contract to stay with the Lakers during the summer after helping the team win the NBA championship. Palin finishes memoir in 4 monthsNEW YORK That was fast. Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, has finished her memoir just four months after the book deal was announced, and the release date has been moved up from the spring to Nov. 17. The book now has a title, fitting for a public figure known for the unexpected "Going Rogue: An American Life." Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins, has commissioned a huge first printing of 1.5 million copies. Sen. Ted Kennedy's "True Compass," published by Twelve soon after his Aug. 25 death, also had a 1.5 million first printing. Lucy, of Beatles' tune fame, dies at 46LONDON The real-life Lucy from the Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" has died after a long fight against lupus. The death of Lucy Vodden at age 46 was announced by St. Thomas' Hospital in London, where she was treated. The hospital said yesterday she died after battling the disease for years. Vodden came to the attention of John Lennon when the Beatles' young son Julian came home from school one day with a drawing that he said was "Lucy in the sky with diamonds." The elder Lennon turned it into a psychedelic masterpiece long associated with LSD use. 'Dancing' gets assist from Down UnderLOS ANGELES The man who made "Moulin Rouge" is lending his expertise to "Dancing With the Stars." Baz Luhrmann served as a guest judge on the hit ABC dance show yesterday and today as head judge Len Goodman takes a week off. In 1992, the 47-year-old Australian filmmaker wrote and directed "Strictly Ballroom," which launched his film career. "Dancing" host Tom Bergeron says that movie "was a major inspiration in the creation of this little show."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Smoking in Pregnancy Risks Psychotic Children: Study - ABC News Posted: 30 Sep 2009 09:38 PM PDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms as teenagers, British scientists said on Thursday. Researchers from four British universities studied 6,356 12-year-olds and interviewed them for psychotic-like symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions. Around 19 percent had mothers who smoked during pregnancy. Just over 11 percent, or 734 of the total group, had suspected or definite symptoms of psychosis. Many previous studies have shown cigarettes can harm the fetuses of mothers who smoke while pregnant. The risks include causing babies to be born smaller and increasing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome or heart defects. Stanley Zammit, a psychiatrist at Cardiff University's School of Medicine who led the study, said the more the mothers smoked, the more likely their children were to have psychotic symptoms. "We can estimate that about 20 percent of adolescents in this cohort would not have developed psychotic symptoms if their mothers had not smoked," he said. Despite countless studies flagging up the risks to babies, it is estimated that between 15 and 20 percent of women in Britain smoke during pregnancy. The researchers also found drinking during pregnancy was associated with increased psychotic symptoms, but only in children whose mothers had drunk more than 21 units of alcohol a week in early pregnancy. The reasons for the link between maternal smoking and psychotic symptoms are not clear, but Zammit and colleagues suggested that exposure to tobacco in the womb might affect a child's impulsivity, attention or cognition. They said more research was needed to investigate how exposure to tobacco in the womb affected children's brains. Only a few mothers in the study, which was published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, said they had smoked cannabis during pregnancy, and this was not found to have any significant link with psychotic symptoms.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Smoking in pregnancy risks psychotic children - Euro News Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:35 PM PDT reuters, 2009/10/01 04:16  LONDON (Reuters) – Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms as teenagers, scientists said Thursday. Researchers from four British universities studied 6,356 12-year-olds and interviewed them for psychotic-like symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions. Around 19 percent had mothers who smoked during pregnancy. Just over 11 percent, or 734 of the total group, had suspected or definite symptoms of psychosis. Many previous studies have shown cigarettes can harm the foetuses of mothers who smoke while pregnant. The risks include causing babies to be born smaller and increasing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome or heart defects. Stanley Zammit, a psychiatrist at Cardiff University's School of Medicine who led the study, said the more the mothers smoked, the more likely their children were to have psychotic symptoms. "We can estimate that about 20 percent of adolescents in this cohort would not have developed psychotic symptoms if their mothers had not smoked," he said. Despite countless studies flagging up the risks to babies, it is estimated that between 15 and 20 percent of women in Britain smoke during pregnancy. The researchers also found drinking during pregnancy was associated with increased psychotic symptoms, but only in children whose mothers had drunk more than 21 units of alcohol a week in early pregnancy. The reasons for the link between maternal smoking and psychotic symptoms are not clear, but Zammit and colleagues suggested that exposure to tobacco in the womb might affect a child's impulsivity, attention or cognition. They said more research was needed to investigate how exposure to tobacco in the womb affected children's brains. Only a few mothers in the study, which was published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, said they had smoked cannabis during pregnancy, and this was not found to have any significant link with psychotic symptoms. (Reporting by Kate Kelland. Editing by Maggie Fox) euronews provides breaking news articles from Reuters as a service to its readers, but does not edit the articles it publishes. Copyright 2009 Thomson Reuters. Click For Restrictions. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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