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A study focusing on the relation of birth weight with blood pressure (BP) in a representative adult population has found a significant association between low birth weight (LBW) and the risk of developing high BP.
A nonfood environment during early infancy helps control the appetitive drive for overconsumption and prevent obesity development, according to a recent study.
Alcohol intoxication and high tolerance during adolescence are strong predictors of mortality at age 33 years, a recent study has found.
A novel once-daily fixed-dose combination (FDC) of ICS-LABA* comprising mometasone furoate and indacaterol acetate (MF-IND) is superior over an ICS monotherapy of MF in improving lung function of patients with inadequately controlled asthma, the PALLADIUM study has shown — providing another once-daily FDC option for these patients.
Good mental health competence, such as prosocial behaviours and learning skills, helps children avoid risky health behaviours during midadolescence, a recent study has shown.
Neonatal abstinence syndrome leads to several adverse childhood outcomes, such as mental health problems, poor school performance, and maltreatment, reports a new meta-analysis.
Some extremely low-birth weight infants develop hyperglycaemia, which may persist for more than 2 weeks extending to the post-acute phase among those born extremely premature at <24 weeks of gestation, a study has found.
The separation of newborns from their mothers due to control measures for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lowers the rate of breastfeeding, both in the hospital and at home, a recent study has found.
In utero exposure to valproate strongly increases the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, a recent French study has found.
Quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination can substantially reduce the risk of invasive cervical cancer, by up to almost 90 percent in women who were vaccinated early, a large Swedish registry-based study has shown.
