All Entries in the "HEALTH ISSUES" Category

Pregnant? Beware Of Listeria

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 [...]

Fight Against Childhood Obesity Should Begin Before Birth

We had been told that childhood obesity was highly pernicious and would lead to our children leading shorter lives than us; however now according this report, this fight against obesity needs to start even before birth.
This is a view that is more cautionary than existing anti child obesity programs, which are currently in place, most [...]

Weight Gain In Early Pregnancy Linked To Gestational Diabetes

We have known for a while now that there are several reasons to keep weight from ballooning both during as well as before pregnancy and there is one more reason to keep it in check:
There are certain recommended parameters of weight gain during pregnancy and excessive weight gain over and above that increases a woman’s [...]

Backache During Pregnancy – Why Does It Happen?

When you think about how much your body changes during a pregnancy, how much pressure is put on the body, even the center of gravity being altered for the mother to be, it is easy to understand that one of the things that a lot of expectant mothers have to deal with is backache.
Also, during [...]

Acidity During Pregnancy – Why Does It Happen?

Heartburn or acidity during pregnancy is very common, and while it can happen any time during pregnancy, it is most common during the third trimester.
Many women complain of this problem during pregnancy and many women suffer from heartburn for the first time in their lives when they get pregnant. The situation will resolve itself after [...]

Sciatica During Pregnancy

There is a popular view that Sciatica is one of the aches and pains caused by or exacerbated by pregnancy, that the weight of the baby pressing on the sciatic nerve causes pain and inflammation.
However, there is a contrary view that this pain is not caused by sciatica; that [...]

Nose Bleed During Pregnancy

Nose bleed is not the most common pregnancy symptom, but in many cases women who are pregnant do in fact experience nose bleeds because of the fact that the blood circulation in the body increases at this time, as does the size of blood vessels and the volume [...]

Special Swine Flu Precautions For Pregnant Women

It is pretty well known that women who are pregnant are more at risk from Swine Flu infections, so during this time, it is particularly important for women to take certain precautions to protect themselves from Swine flu:

It is important to follow prescribed hygiene and [...]

The Morning Sickness Relief Kit

If there was a poll taken to determine which pregnancy symptom women found most un-enjoyable or if there was a poll to see which of the pregnancy symptoms were most common, chances are morning sickness would be pretty high up on the list if not at the top.
This Morning Sickness Kit [...]

Food Allergies During Pregnancy

Pregnancy can cause great upheavals and changes in a woman’s body and food allergies that she may have may worsen at this time, or seem to miraculously disappear as well.
Additionally it may be that a new food allergy may be detected during pregnancy, either because symptoms may be intensified or noticeable [...]