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Stick with PKU therapy before pregnancy: study

People with phenylketonuria, or PKU, cannot process a protein called phenylalanine, which is found in most foods. Newborns are routinely screened for PKU because it can cause developmental disabilities if it's not treated, which means [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Chemotherapy appears safe in pregnancy: study

Scientists who studied the health and mental development of children born to mothers treated for cancer in pregnancy found they were not affected by chemotherapy, but were harmed if they were born prematurely, either naturally or by induc [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

AFMC plans stem cell therapy for high-risk pregnancies

In an attempt to prevent maternal and foetal deaths in high risk pregnancies, the foetal medicine centre of the Armed Forces Medical College is coming up with a special stem cell therapy. Defence personnel as well as civilians will benef [...]