Immunity of pregnant women is seen as being compromised and in many cases they can be infected more easily than they would in their non pregnant state.
As pregnant women are advised to guard against salmonella by being careful about raw meats, cat litter and the like, so also they have to be careful about listeria.
Listeria monocytogenes is the name for bacteria found in soil, food, stream water, plants and sewage etc. and usually the body’s defense mechanism is able to prevent infection that results in listeriosis. The kinds of foods that are likely to cause this infection are hot dogs, raw or uncooked poultry, unpasteurized milk, deli meats, etc.
In particular, soft cheeses such as those which contain live bacteria could be sources for listeria. Blue-veined, or Mexican-style “queso blanco” Brie, Camembert, Feta, are the kind of cheeses best avoided when pregnant.
Pregnant women are 20 times more likely to get a listeria infection than others. A third of all such infections are seen among pregnant women and can cause miscarriage or premature labor, and even birth defects among new born babies. Hearing loss or brain damage could occur in case of the baby whereas adults could even suffer cardio respiratory failure.
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Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Most commonly-used methods to determine when to start prostate cancer treatment for men on watchful waiting have a high “false trigger” rate, researchers asserted.
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Urology News | Permalink
I’m very interested to hear the results from the NIH VBAC seminar/webinar that is currently going on.
Anyone click in to see/hear it today?
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Female Reproduction | Permalink
If your physician has told you that your cholesterol level is high, chances are you’ve left her office with a prescription in hand for a statin drug like Lipitor or Crestor to get it under control. However, if you had consulted Dr. John La Puma, you might have received some recipes instead. Dr. La Puma is a board-certified internal medicine specialist who happens to be a professionally trained chef (or a chef who happens to be a doctor). It’s his interest and expertise in the intersection of food and medicine that makes his book, Chef MD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine such a valuable resource when you want to know what you should eat when you have a condition like arthritis, allergies or even a common cold. Here is a list of foods that Dr. La Puma “prescribes” for maintaining a healthy cholesterol level.
- Black Tea
- Dark chocolate
- Yogurt
- Cinnamon
- Ground flaxseed
- Rice bran and oat bran
- Barley
- Avocado
- Macadamia nuts
- Hazelnuts
- Sunflower oil and canola oil
- Egg whites
Because of the correlation between declining estrogen and rising cholesterol levels, it’s not unusual for women in their forties and fifties to experience rising cholesterol levels, which can lead to heart disease later in life. If you haven’t hit the danger zone yet and you want to reverse this trend, diet and exercise could help. Of course, if your physician has recommended prescription drug therapy, it would be wise to add exercise and a diet rich in these foods to your regimen. It could reduce the amount of of time you need to taking a statin drug.
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Menopause News | Permalink
Black anti-abortion activists decry ‘womb lynching’AZ Central.com”All these people wanted her to put clinics in African-American communities because we then, as now, see fertility control as part of the racial uplift …and more
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
Lower CD4 CD25 Regulatory T Cells Linked to Unexplained Recurrent …IVF NEWS.Direct!Regulatory T-cells and immune tolerance in pregnancy: a new target for infertility treatment? Hum Reprod Update. 2009 Sep-Oct155:517-35.
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
Fertility Increases of Early 21st Century Were Reversed in 2008-09, Reports …AScribe press releaseThis information comes from the annual report on births and pregnancy in the United States, published in the January 2010 edition of the journal Pediatrics. …
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
If you love the Wednesday Preemie Spotlights and Readers’ Stories sections of About Preemies, perhaps you’ll consider sharing your own story with the About Preemies community. I’ve just posted a new template that allows parents to quickly and easily share stories about their premature babies’ births, NICU stays, homecomings, and early years. If you haven’t posted your story yet, please share it now!
Share Your Preemie’s Story originally appeared on About.com Preemies on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 13:42:06.Permalink Comment Email this
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
Us MagazineGiuliana Rancic: Scrutiny on My Weight Is Driving Me “Crazy”Us MagazineMakes a difference when you are talking fertility US get your facts right. You can still eat healthy fats and not BE fat, is what I meant. 1. …and more
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
Identical wonder triplets delight coupleIllawara MercuryBut identical triplets are far less common, as are those conceived without the use of fertility drugs. The question of how rare has inspired a wide variety …
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
These facilities are being provided in all major metropolitan cities of India such as Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur and Goa which is being choose by the patient according to their preference.
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
MSN Health FitnessTrying to Get Pregnant? 10 Proven Sperm KillersMSN Health FitnessAnd because sperm cells take about 75 days to grow to maturity, harming them can affect your fertility. Here are 10 surprising factors that may affect a …
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
New York Daily NewsSelf-help guru Karen Salmansohn sues rich bookie who she claims got her …New York Daily NewsKaren Salmansohn accuses married big shot Mitchell Leff of leaving piles of unpaid medical bills after he bankrolled 28000 in fertility treatments and …and more
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
Female fertility: Why lifestyle choices countMayoClinic.comAge also plays a role in fertility. Delaying pregnancy can decrease the likelihood that you’ll be able to conceive. As you reach your 30s, your eggs may …and more
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
Exposure to common plastic may cause fertility defectsTimes of IndiaExposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A BPA, a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, boffins at Yale …and more
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
C-Ville WeeklyMale home fertility tests: Inconceivable?C-Ville WeeklyUnlike the home pregnancy test, the male fertility test requires a few stepsincluding a 20-minute semen liquification period, and a buffer to release SP-10 …
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
Pregnancy and renal disordersExpress BuzzShe said that conception is still rare in dialysis patients and not much has been done to increase the fertility rate in dialysis patients.and more
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
Pregnancy-related deaths appear to have risen nationwide over the past decade, nearly tripling in the state with the most careful count California.
Posted on March 9, 2010 | Filed under Fertility News | Permalink
Jenna Elfman is now mom-to-two!
The Accidentally on Purpose actress and husband Bodhi Elfman welcomed a second son, Easton Quinn Monroe Elfman, at 7:53 a.m. on Tuesday (March 2) in Los Angeles, Jenna announced on Twitter Friday. Her rep confirms the happy news to People, adding that Easton weighed in at 7 lbs., 12 oz.
“He’s an impressive sleeper (thank god!) & I’m his biggest fan,” says Jenna.
Bodhi also took to Twitter Friday with their happy news: “Shazaam! Easton Quinn Monroe Elfman. Born March 2 @ 7:53AM. Triple Word Score, Grand Slam, Royal Flush! Digging this guy big time.”
Easton joins big brother Story Elias, 2 ½.
Congratulations to the Elfman family!
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Posted on March 8, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
From now till St. Patrick’s day receive 20% off all patemm pads. Just enter the coupon code GREEN when ordering online at http://www.patemm.com.
“These circular, stylish changing pads contain pockets for storage and fold up to turn into a cute bag. Made of 100% organic cotton (there is a non-organic choice too), they are available in laminated and waterproof or in untreated cotton. They are all machine-washable and free of harmful chemicals. We love the different styles they come in…” Read more of the product review at Maternity & Style.
Posted on March 8, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Most parents believe that vaccines protect their children against disease, but one in four think some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, and nearly one in eight have refused at least one recommended vaccine, a new study has found.
The vaccine most likely to have been rejected by parents was for human papillomavirus, or HPV, to protect against cervical cancer, according to the report. It was based on questions asked of more than 1,500 parents of children 17 and younger. Many parents also rejected the chickenpox vaccine, the meningococcal conjugate vaccine against bacterial meningitis and, to a lesser extent, the MMR, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.
Just last month, the British medical journal The Lancet retracted the 1998 study that first linked the MMR vaccine to autism and set off widespread fears about vaccine safety.
“We were sobered to find that one in four parents erroneously believe that vaccines can cause autism in an otherwise healthy child,” said Dr. Gary L. Freed, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Michigan and the lead author of the paper, published online on March 1 by the journal Pediatrics. “Fortunately, they are still overwhelmingly vaccinating their children.”
Nine of 10 parents agreed that vaccines protected children from disease, but more than half said they were concerned about serious adverse effects.
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Posted on March 8, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Babies born between April and July are more likely to have a certain heart defect, doctors reported on Monday, and they believe a common infection such as strep throat may play a role.
The condition, called hypoplastic left heart syndrome, affects the entire left side of the heart and usually requires at least three operations to reconstruct it.
Dr. Pirooz Eghtesady and colleagues at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio studied 1,500 newborns from 38 children’s hospitals in the United States who had left-sided congenital heart diseases between 1996 and 2006.
They found a clear seasonal pattern to hypoplastic left heart syndrome but not other diseases, they told a meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando.
“Strong seasonality is a clue that environmental factors may play an important role in this disease, as we see, for example, with such common childhood illnesses as asthma and croup,” Eghtesady said in a statement.
They are now conducting a study to see whether strep throat, an infection caused by Streptococcus bacteria, may be to blame. Untreated infections of this strain of strep cause rheumatic fever, and sometimes lifelong heart disease.
Strep throat is more common in the winter months and may affect a developing fetus.
Studies have suggested that the body’s immune response to strep can damage the left side of the heart. Eghtesady said preliminary evidence suggests that many mothers whose newborns had left-sided heart injury had a significant history of problems related to strep throat.
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Posted on March 8, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Got the green light to return to work. My incision is healing beautifully!! Sorry, no pictures.
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I’m super-psyched about going to a birth conference in May. It’s at the beach! Ordered my bikini online 
Also ordered two cover-ups/summer dresses to bring with me, even though I’ll be inside at the conference most of the time. There will be an extra day for beach going. YIPPIE! Technically, I’m on the waiting list for the conference – it booked up so fast. Yowsas! I hate to say it, but I hope people cancel so I can attend this conference. It’s a required one for school (AABC workshop).
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Sushi for lunch today. Yum.
Posted on March 8, 2010 | Filed under Female Reproduction | Permalink
I feel about these twin baby goats how I felt towards a certain baby giraffe last year. They live in the yard of a neighbor down the street, but are constantly escaping with their mother and raising as much of a raucous as tiny little bleating baby goat voices can possibly raise. Every time we spot them, I race outside with my camera hoping to snap some pictures. The other day we heard them as we were nearing home after a grocery shopping excursion, and sighted them in the vegetation right by the side of the road. My voice immediately went up nine octaves and I sent Jon the rest of the way home by himself to retrieve the camera. But before he could return, their barefooted owner came running over in a threadbare bra and gathered them up to bring home.
Pictures! These are all from a few weeks ago, when they were brand spanking new, umbilical cords and all. They’re a little bigger now. Also, the sun was setting, so the lighting was weird and my camera really let me down.
I’ve yet to get a picture of the two of them together….weird.
I set my size 8 flip-flop there for size reference. I mean….I found this gross old discarded flip-flop and kicked it over next to it……….oh gosh, this is embarrassing. These are the terrible flip-flops I bought
out of necessity in the Chicago Midway airport in August. It’s not my fault they turned out to be really comfortable. They have since been washed.
Posted on March 8, 2010 | Filed under Gynacology News | Permalink
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