The Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment (CHARGE) study is a population-based case-control study of Northern California families. Using standardized clinical assessments, enrolling 288 children aged 24–60, with autism and 144 with autism spectrum disorders, and compared them with 278 children who were developing normally. Researchers calculated the odds ratios for associations between autism […]
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Maternal folate levels for the prevention of neural tube defects are considered a mainstay message for women of childbearing age. Side effects of synthetic folic acid supplementation have received some attention recently due to potential side effects. The most familiar is the potential to interfere with the diagnosis of a vitamin B12 deficiency related neurologic […]
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Posted in Pregnancy, Probiotics on Dec 6th, 2010
This randomized, double-blind trial of children was conducted in women who received probiotic milk or placebo from 36 weeks of pregnancy to 3 months postpartum during breastfeeding. Women were given 250 mL of probiotic low fat fermented milk or 250 mL placebo skimmed fermented milk per day. The probiotic milk contained Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), […]
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Posted in Botanicals, Pregnancy on Aug 31st, 2009
Nausea and vomiting are the most common unpleasant symptoms during pregnancy. 50% to 90% of women experience these complications. This study was a single-blind controlled randomized clinical trial in women up to 20 weeks of pregnancy in Iran. 32 women received ginger and 35 received placebo. One ginger (250 mg) or placebo capsule four times […]
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