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Smoking during pregnancy ups hypertension risk in offspring
20 Oct 2022
Children exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy have higher systolic blood pressure (SBP) and are at a heightened risk of hypertension, a recent study has found.
Smoking during pregnancy ups hypertension risk in offspring
20 Oct 2022
Topical antibiotics work well against acute infectious conjunctivitis in children
17 Oct 2022
byJairia Dela Cruz
Treatment with topical antibiotics in children with acute infectious conjunctivitis shortens time to clinical cure and helps resolve symptoms as early as 3 days, as reported in a study.
Topical antibiotics work well against acute infectious conjunctivitis in children
17 Oct 2022
Maternal ultra-processed food intake ups risk of childhood obesity
14 Oct 2022
byStephen Padilla
Mothers who regularly eat ultra-processed foods during the child-rearing period appear to increase the risk of overweight or obesity in their children, irrespective of maternal and offspring lifestyle risk factors, a study has shown.