Daily Archives: February 25, 2015

Britain Becomes First Nation to Legalize Three-Parent Babies

Britain will become the first nation to legalize a “three-parent” IVF technique which doctors say can prevent inherited incurable diseases but which critics fear will lead to “designer babies”. Reuters Health Information …read more

Interventions lower diabetes risk in women who had gestational diabetes

Medication, lifestyle changes slow diabetes progression in at-risk populationWomen with a history of gestational diabetes face a heightened risk of developing Type 2 diabetes for years after… …read more

Baby formula poses higher arsenic risk to newborns than breast milk, Dartmouth study shows

In the first U.S. study of urinary arsenic in babies, Dartmouth College researchers found that formula-fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breast-fed infants, and that breast milk itself… …read more