"Women who jog while expecting are not more likely to have babies born prematurely or of a low birthweight, according to the largest study of its kind," reports the Mail Online.
This follows a new UK study investigating whether participating in recreational running during pregnancy increased the risk of premature
"Children who tried e-cigarettes are 12 times more likely to start smoking tobacco," is the hard-hitting headline from the Mail Online. But the link is not as robust or clear-cut as this would have you believe.
The story is based on a survey of more than 1,000 young people from across the UK. They were asked
"Fish oil supplements and probiotic yoghurts during pregnancy may decrease children`s risk of developing allergies," reports The Independent.
Allergies – such as asthma, eczema and food allergies – have become common in the UK. Previous research has suggested that women`s diets while pregnant and breastfeeding, and
"Autism blood discovery promises earlier tests and treatment," claims The Daily Telegraph, reporting on research into a potential new diagnostic test for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
The study involved 38 children with ASD and 31 children without. Blood and urine samples were collected from all children and
BBC News today reports: "`overwhelming` evidence for adding folic acid to flour".
Folic acid is a type of vitamin B that is essential to good health. It helps the body produce red blood cells, and is crucial during the first weeks of pregnancy to help
"Plastic used in some secondhand toys could pose a health risk for children as they don`t meet the most up-to-date safety guidelines, a study has found," BBC News reports. A British scientist analysed 197 secondhand toys collected from homes, nurseries and charity shops in Plymouth.
He found 31 toys contained
"Statins have been found to be safe for children as young as seven-years-old," the Mail Online reports. Researchers examined records of 300 children taking statins for a genetic condition called familial hypercholesterolaemia and concluded that the cholesterol-lowering drugs were safe
"Energy drinks `trigger nasty side effects like heart problems and seizures in half of kids`," is the potentially terrifying, but misleading, headline in The Sun.
This is based on an online survey of more than 2,000 young people aged 12 to 24 years in Canada in 2015. The survey found that more than half of the
"One in four mothers-to-be have mental health issues before birth," is today`s headline from the Mail Online – leading us to suspect that it misunderstood the point of the study.
The fact that 1 in 4 pregnant women have mental health issues isn`t that surprising given previous research has shown that 1 in 6 o
"Children who drink fruit juice have a higher risk of developing asthma," reports the Mail Online.
Researchers in the US say children whose mothers drank more sugary drinks while pregnant, and children who drink a lot of fruit juice in early childhood, are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma
"Offer cash incentives to mothers to promote breastfeeding," says The Guardian, reporting on a study carried out in the north of England that tried to increase rates of breastfeeding by offering shopping vouchers worth £40 to women who said they were breastfeeding their babies.
Compared with similar countries,
"Scarlet fever cases hit 50-year high in England," BBC News reports, as the childhood disease makes a puzzling return.
A study of the disease found an unexpected sharp rise in cases in 2014. Up until that year, the number of scarlet fever cases in England had massively declined over the past century.
