Does Using "Pit" During Labor Cause ADHD?
Oxytocin, both the natural hormone that the body produces and the synthetic form of the drug, helps uterine contractions remain regular and strong to assist during labor and to decrease bleeding after delivery.
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Smoking While Pregnant: Poor Impulse Control in Child
A study provides evidence that the children of mothers who smoked while pregnant are more likely to exhibit poor impulse control and be thrill seekers as adults than are the children of non-smokers.
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Preemies More Likely To Be Left-Handed
Children born early are almost twice as likely to be left-handed rather than right-handed, according to author Sharon Moalem, MD, PhD. Moalem explores the health implications of handedness.
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Desire To Be Other Gender Higher in Autistic, ADHD Kids
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were found to be more inclined to wish they were the opposite gender.
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Effect of Solvent Exposure on Childhood Behavior
Women who work during pregnancy are at increased risk of coming in
contact with toxicants, including solvents. Researchers in France
recently published a study on the effects of solvents on childhood
behavior by age two.
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Lack of Oxygen In-Utero Linked to ADHD
Having the correct amount of oxygen delivered to growing organs and
cells of the fetus are important to healthy fetal development, but researchers at Kaiser Permanente suggest oxygen levels are important in functional development as well.
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Smoking During Pregnancy May Cause ADHD in Child
Smoke from tobacco products is a known risk factor associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and it is present in the environment in more ways than the obvious.
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Tylenol During Pregnancy and ADHD Risk
The general perception has been that it's OK to take Tylenol during pregnancy but a recent study of Danish mothers and their children suggests some rethinking may be in order.
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Correlation Between Asthma and ADHD
A while back, I took a first aid and CPR class, and I discovered that asthma and allergies were linked. What I didn’t know at the time is that there may also be a correlation between asthma, allergies, and ADHD.
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Eating Most Fish May Protect Against ADHD But Not All Fish
Eating certain types of fish with even low levels of mercury while pregnant can increase the risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring, whereas consumption of several other types of fish during pregnancy may protect against the disorder, new research suggests.
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Study Reveals New Consequences of Pre-Term Birth
One of my distant cousins was born extremely pre-term. At first, they
doctors were worried that he wouldn’t make it, but after a few months in
the hospital, he was ready to go home.
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Does a Lack of Omega-3 Make Teens Hyperactive?
The amount of kids with anxiety and hyperactivity issues has been rising
steadily for many years, and while many are misdiagnosed as having
ADHD, many kids and teens do struggle with this disorder.
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Your Cell Phone Might Cause ADHD
While cell phones are a major part of our daily lives, they really
haven’t been around that long. Most of us only started carrying them
around constantly in the early 2000’s, which means they have only been a
daily habit for twelve years or so.
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Children Who Struggle with Reading May be Omega-3 Deficient
A deficiency of omega-3 fatty acids has been linked to various medical and developmental issues throughout the years.
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