Study: 'Out-of-hours' babies at risk
LONDON, A British study says babies born at night or on weekends are at greater risk of dying than those born during traditional working hours.
Data on 2 million births in Scotland over 20 years suggest the risk to babies born out of hours was one-third...
Pollution may not up pre-eclampsia risk
SEATTLE, (UPI) -- Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy does not appear to increase the risk of preterm delivery or pre-eclampsia, a U.S. researcher says.
Carole Rudra of the University at Buffalo in New York says strong evidence that air pollutants...
Dentists screen for child sleep disorder
SAN ANTONIO, (UPI) -- Canadian researchers suggest dentists screen children for sleep-disordered breathing.
Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver say dentists seeing a patient on a regular basis may have more opportunity than a...
Antidepressant linked to cataracts
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, (UPI) -- Seniors who take a type of antidepressants may have increased risk of developing cataracts, a researcher in Canada suggests.
The study, published in the journal Ophthalmology, finds selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor...
Brushing lowers risk of heart disease
LONDON, (UPI) -- Brushing your teeth twice a day can lower your risk of heart disease, British researchers said.
The researchers studied the brushing habits and medical histories of more than 11,000 adults and found that people who brush less than twice a...