Leading up to and during pregnancy, women are told to avoid alcohol and cigarettes, to make sure they get enough folate and omega-3 fatty acids,
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Lifelong Impacts of Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Neuroimmune Function
Shahani Noor* and Erin D. Milligan Retrieved from https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01107/full In utero alcohol exposure is emerging as a major risk factor for lifelong aberrant neuroimmune function. Fetal
A Health Blog: It Takes Only One Drink A Day To Increase Breast Cancer Risk
A comprehensive analysis of 119 studies has found that it takes only 1 glass of wine or any other kind of alcoholic drink a day
Just two alcoholic drinks a month during pregnancy raises a child’s risk of having a low IQ and ADHD, study finds
Just two alcoholic drinks a month during pregnancy raises children’s risk of having low IQs and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), new research suggests. Youngsters
Mixing alcohol and drugs poses bigger unsafe sex risk for women
By Lisa Rapaport Retrieved from http://www.businessinsider.com/r-mixing-alcohol-and-drugs-poses-bigger-unsafe-sex-risk-for-women-2018-7 (Reuters Health) – Drinking alcohol and smoking pot at the same time is more likely to increase the odds of
Drinking and smoking during pregnancy more deadly than we knew – study
The danger of even low levels of drinking and smoking by a pregnant woman have been researched in an extensive new study conducted in South