• CONCLUSIONS: Maternal blood manganese levels during pregnancy are associated with birth weight in a nonlinear pattern in full-term infants. (cdc.gov)
  • Maternal recognition of pregnancy is a crucial aspect of carrying a pregnancy to full term. (wikipedia.org)
  • Without maternal recognition to maintain pregnancy, the initial messengers which stop luteolysis and promote foetal implantation, growth and uterine development finish with nothing to replace them and the pregnancy is lost. (wikipedia.org)
  • Maternal recognition of pregnancy differs between species, however they all include a signal to prevent luteolysis, which then prevents the resumption of menstrual or oestrous cycles. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, if pregnancy is established, luteolysis is evaded via maternal recognition of pregnancy because high levels of progesterone are maintained by the CL and the placental hormone hCG further maintains the CL. (wikipedia.org)
  • Maternal urinary cadmium concentrations in early pregnancy in relation to prenatal and postpartum size of offspring. (nih.gov)
  • Transmission is predominantly maternal/fetal (during pregnancy transplacentally or during parturition). (who.int)
  • During pregnancy there were no changes to maternal food intake, maternal weight gain, litter size, or gestational length. (nature.com)
  • E19.5 placentas from Δ9-THC-exposed pregnancies exhibited a phenotype characterized by increased labyrinth area, reduced Epcam expression (marker of labyrinth trophoblast progenitors), altered maternal blood space, decreased fetal capillary area and an increased recruitment of pericytes with greater collagen deposition, when compared to vehicle controls. (nature.com)
  • Animal studies have revealed evidence of fetotoxicity (reduced sternebrae ossification and body weights), growth inhibition in pups, and maternal toxicity in rats at exposure levels about 0.8-fold human exposure (at recommended dose). (drugs.com)
  • To monitor maternal-fetal outcomes of pregnant women exposed to antiretroviral therapy, an Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry (APR) has been established. (drugs.com)
  • Experimental work in animals indicates that this link is mediated by maternal immune activation (MIA) involving interactions between cytokine-associated inflammatory events, oxidative stress, and other pathophysiological processes such as hypoferremia and zinc deficiency. (nih.gov)
  • This work raises the possibility that early dietary supplementation with vitamin D may open new avenues for a successful attenuation or even prevention of neurodevelopmental disorders following maternal inflammation during pregnancy. (nih.gov)
  • Because of concerns regarding impaired neurodevelopment, as well as maternal and fetal exposure to the adverse effects of smoking, women who are pregnant or contemplating pregnancy should be encouraged to discontinue marijuana use. (lww.com)
  • Maternal smoking during pregnancy is an established risk factor for birth defects such as miscarriage, growth restriction, and premature birth. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Vesco K, Lindsay KL, Johnson M. Maternal Nutrition in Pregnancy. (uci.edu)
  • Lindsay KL, Buss C, Wadhwa PD, Entringer S. The effect of a maternal Mediterranean diet in pregnancy on insulin resistance is moderated by maternal negative affect. (uci.edu)
  • An observational analysis of meal patterns in overweight and obese pregnancy: exploring meal pattern behaviours and the association with maternal and fetal health measures. (uci.edu)
  • Lindsay KL, Buss C, Wadhwa PD, Entringer S. Maternal Stress Potentiates the Effect of an Inflammatory Diet in Pregnancy on Maternal Concentrations of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha. (uci.edu)
  • Gestational weight gain in obese pregnancy: impact on maternal and foetal metabolic parameters and birthweight. (uci.edu)
  • Avoiding occupational blood exposures is the primary way to prevent transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in health-care settings ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • High manganese exposures have been associated with negative reproductive outcomes in animals, but few epidemiologic studies have examined the effects of human fetal manganese exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • NIEHS research uses state-of-the-art science and technology to investigate the interplay between environmental exposures, human biology, genetics, and common diseases to help prevent disease and improve human health. (nih.gov)
  • Allen J. Wilcox, M.D., Ph.D., formerly led the Reproductive Epidemiology Group which worked to extend the study of environmental exposures to the area of human reproduction. (nih.gov)
  • however, humans are exposed to many chemicals at the same time, and multiple exposures may be harmful even when each individual chemical is at a low level," said Eva Tanner, PhD, MPH, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. (mountsinai.org)
  • Dr. Tanner says this study only assessed exposure at a single time during early pregnancy, so more research needs to be done to understand how exposures throughout later pregnancy and childhood may influence the results. (mountsinai.org)
  • While affected by environmental exposures, the human microbiome also can modulate the response to environmental factors through effects on metabolic and immune function. (frontiersin.org)
  • Progesterone released from the corpus luteum is promoted by human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) produced by the cells of the trophoblast, the outer layer of cells of the early embryo. (wikipedia.org)
  • The team is currently working on projects including human and animal embryo assessment techniques. (hawaii.edu)
  • Elassy said technology can improve the pregnancy rate of in vitro fertilization treatment by predicting the health of embryo. (hawaii.edu)
  • Many pregnancies fail because the embryo does not form a successful placental connection to the mother's uterus. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Nicotine found in products such as tobacco, e-cigarettes, and nicotine gums may have wide-ranging, harmful effects on different organs of a developing embryo during pregnancy. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy to mixtures of suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in consumer products is related to lower IQ in children by age 7, according to a study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Karlstad University, Sweden, published in Environment International in October. (mountsinai.org)
  • Our review identified evidence that the environmental microbiome as well as the microbiome of animals in close contact can affect both the human microbiome and human health outcomes. (frontiersin.org)
  • This report updates and consolidates all previous U.S. Public Health Service recommendations for the management of health-care personnel (HCP) who have occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids that might contain hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, this report outlines several special circumstances (e.g., delayed exposure report, unknown source person, pregnancy in the exposed person, resistance of the source virus to antiretroviral agents, or toxicity of the PEP regimen) when consultation with local experts and/or the National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline ([PEPline] 1-888-448-4911) is advised. (cdc.gov)
  • Included studies assessed exposure to environmental chemicals prior to 2 months of age in humans or 14 d in rodents. (nih.gov)
  • Chapel Hill bisphenol A expert panel consensus statement: integration of mechanisms, effects in animals and potential to impact human health at current levels of exposure. (nih.gov)
  • A pregnancy exposure registry is available. (drugs.com)
  • Direct contact exposure can occur between animals of different species and humans, depending on the disease. (iastate.edu)
  • When animals are sick, isolate them from healthy animals to reduce contact and exposure. (iastate.edu)
  • This will reduce the risk of mastitis and disease exposure for the newborn animal. (iastate.edu)
  • This image illustrates how researchers studied the adverse effects of nicotine exposure on various cell lineages derived from human embryonic stem cells using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). (medicalxpress.com)
  • Single-cell RNA sequencing of human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived embryoid bodies revealed that 3 weeks of nicotine exposure disrupts cell-to-cell communication, decreases cell survival, and alters the expression of genes that regulate critical functions such as heart muscle-cell contractions. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Animal studies have demonstrated that nicotine exposure during pregnancy has detrimental effects on fetal development. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Octagam is an immune globulin intravenous (human), 5% liquid, indicated for treatment of primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI) (1). (nih.gov)
  • Infant feeding and transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in the United States. (drugs.com)
  • The guidelines contain recommendations for the clinical use of antiretroviral agents in the treatment of adults and adolescents (defined in Considerations for Antiretroviral Therapy in the HIV-Infected Adolescent) who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (cdc.gov)
  • Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University. (nih.gov)
  • Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes seen during pregnancy. (nih.gov)
  • Gestational diabetes increases the risk for certain pregnancy complications and health problems in the newborn. (nih.gov)
  • Moreover, the increased risk for gestational diabetes seen with animal fat and cholesterol appeared to be independent of other, dietary and non-dietary, risk factors for gestational diabetes. (nih.gov)
  • Our findings indicate that women who reduce the proportion of animal fat and cholesterol in their diets before pregnancy may lower their risk for gestational diabetes during pregnancy," said senior author Cuilin Zhang, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., of the Epidemiology Branch at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), one of three NIH institutes supporting the study. (nih.gov)
  • The researchers concluded that changing the source of 5 percent of dietary calories from animal fat to plant-derived sources could decrease a woman's risk for gestational diabetes by 7 percent. (nih.gov)
  • This is the largest study to date of the effects of a pre-pregnancy diet on gestational diabetes," Dr. Bowers said. (nih.gov)
  • Additional research may lead to increased understanding of how a mother's diet before and during pregnancy influences her metabolism during pregnancy, which may have important implications for the baby's health at birth and later in life. (nih.gov)
  • Researchers found that rats born to mothers given the antidepressant Prozac during pregnancy or breastfeeding exhibited varied behavioral and developmental effects, with implications for the understanding of antidepressant impacts during human pregnancies. (madinamerica.com)
  • The researchers do not address the implications of their study for human mothers using antidepressants or the potential impacts on their children. (madinamerica.com)
  • Lindsay KL, Buss C, Wadhwa PD, Entringer S. The Interplay Between Nutrition and Stress in Pregnancy: Implications for Fetal Programming of Brain Development. (uci.edu)
  • We review recent research studies of such transmission, the molecular and statistical methods being used, and the implications of such microbiome relationships for human health. (frontiersin.org)
  • Understanding the implications of microbiome relationships between the environment and the health of the humans and animals inhabiting it opens the potential for innovative and holistic approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and intervention ( 14 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • However, prenatal administration of vitamin D had no effect on pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in dams or in fetal brains suggesting the anti-inflammatory actions of vitamin D are not the critical mechanism for its preventive actions in this ASD animal model. (nih.gov)
  • The Zika prenatal study took place during the equivalent of the third trimester of a human gestation. (eurekalert.org)
  • CWD can spread from animal to animal in wild populations of deer and elk and there are concerns that it may be able to spread from deer or elk into people. (nih.gov)
  • AU TGA pregnancy category B3: Drugs which have been taken by only a limited number of pregnant women and women of childbearing age, without an increase in the frequency of malformation or other direct or indirect harmful effects on the human fetus having been observed. (drugs.com)
  • US FDA pregnancy category Not Assigned: The US FDA has amended the pregnancy labeling rule for prescription drug products to require labeling that includes a summary of risk, a discussion of the data supporting that summary, and relevant information to help health care providers make prescribing decisions and counsel women about the use of drugs during pregnancy. (drugs.com)
  • Despite this oversight, there is plenty of research on the adverse impacts of antidepressant drugs used in pregnancy. (madinamerica.com)
  • Those who continued to use antidepressants had an increased risk of neonatal health complications , including preterm birth, low birth weight, and hospitalizations in their newborns, compared with mothers who stopped using the drugs during pregnancy. (madinamerica.com)
  • A major implication of our study is that we now have validated a new method for evaluating the effect of drugs and environmental toxicity on human embryonic development," Wu says. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Rajagopal studies pregnancy and newborn infectious diseases at Seattle Children's Research Institute and UW Medicine. (eurekalert.org)
  • Animal care staff have observed Calaya nursing the infant who has been clinging closely to his mother, and they are cautiously optimistic that the newborn will thrive. (si.edu)
  • Deeply bed birthing pens with absorbent material (e.g., straw, sand, wood shavings, or paper) drain fluids (e.g., manure, urine) away from the newborn animal and limit contact. (iastate.edu)
  • Bisphosphonates like Boniva have been shown to cause fetal harm in animals, but there are no data on risk to the fetus in humans. (medicinenet.com)
  • The main concern with any imaging test during pregnancy is whether it might be harmful to the fetus. (cancer.org)
  • US FDA pregnancy category C: Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks. (drugs.com)
  • This drug should be used during pregnancy only if the benefit outweighs the risk to the fetus. (drugs.com)
  • Antidepressant use during pregnancy has also been found to alter brain development in the fetus , cause speech disorders , and impair neurological functioning . (madinamerica.com)
  • Boniva should be used during pregnancy only if the physician feels that its potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus. (medicinenet.com)
  • In fact, thousands of cancers occur during pregnancies each year in the United States. (cancer.org)
  • Ensure that animal births occur on clean, dry bedding or pasture. (iastate.edu)
  • Octagam, Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) 5% Liquid Preparation Initial U.S. Approval: 2004 - These highlights do not include all the information needed to use Octagam, Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human), safely and effectively. (nih.gov)
  • ALBURX ® 5, Albumin (Human) 5% solution is a sterile aqueous solution for intravenous administration containing the albumin component of human blood. (nih.gov)
  • ALBURX ® 5, Albumin (Human) 5% solution should not be used as an intravenous nutrient because of the slow breakdown and relatively unfavorable composition of the albumin molecule with respect to its content of essential amino acids. (nih.gov)
  • CytoGam®, Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) (CMV-IGIV), is an immunoglobulin G (IgG) containing a standardized amount of antibody to Cytomegalovirus (CMV). (theodora.com)
  • Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) is indicated for the prophylaxis of cytomegalovirus disease associated with transplantation of kidney, lung, liver, pancreas and heart. (theodora.com)
  • Prolonged opioid use during pregnancy may lead to neonatal physical dependence and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome shortly after birth. (drugs.com)
  • Researchers have argued that antidepressants should be discontinued in pregnancy because of the risk of neonatal withdrawal syndrome. (madinamerica.com)
  • Studies have consistently found antidepressant use in pregnancy to be associated with numerous risks to neonatal health , including neonatal withdrawal syndrome, preterm birth, birth defects, developmental problems, cardiopulmonary problems, and even death. (madinamerica.com)
  • the role of progesterone supplementation in the maintenance of pregnancy in dairy cattle and much more besides. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Just what this means in terms of carnitine supplementation during pregnancy remains unclear as of July 2011, so it's better to avoid this supplement during pregnancy until more is known, advises 'Pregnancy Do's and Don'ts' author Elisabeth A. Aron. (livestrong.com)
  • A large body of research has elucidated the negative effects of nicotine in animals, mainly in rodent models. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The researchers calculated the amount of animal fat in participants' diets as a percentage of total calories and divided participants into five groups, or quintiles, based on those percentages. (nih.gov)
  • NIAID researchers at RML were among the first to show that BSE prions could change the normal human prion protein into an infectious prion, suggesting a link between BSE and variant CJD. (nih.gov)
  • In a new study, researchers found anhedonia, cognitive deficits, and impulsivity in rats born to mothers given fluoxetine (Prozac) during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. (madinamerica.com)
  • Researchers later followed up with the children at age 7 and found that those whose mothers had higher levels of the chemicals in their system during pregnancy had lower IQ scores-particularly boys, whose scores were lower by two points. (mountsinai.org)
  • Nicotine induces widespread adverse effects on human embryonic development at the level of individual cells, researchers report February 28th in the journal Stem Cell Reports . (medicalxpress.com)
  • While other studies have examined nicotine toxicity using human cells through bulk RNA-sequencing analysis, these conventional studies did not allow researchers to investigate effects at the single-cell level. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Women who develop preeclampsia, a pregnancy condition characterized by elevated blood pressure and protein in the urine, have higher than normal blood levels of L-carnitine, according to a 2004 'Obstetrics and Gynecology' study. (livestrong.com)
  • Feeling tired could be from weight gain from the pregnancy or from low red blood cell counts (anemia), which can be seen during pregnancy or with cancers such as leukemias and lymphomas. (cancer.org)
  • Changes in hormone levels during pregnancy can cause the breasts to become larger, lumpy, and/or tender. (cancer.org)
  • As a result, the effects of nicotine on human embryonic development and the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. (medicalxpress.com)
  • [ 11 ] Early animal studies raised the concern of cancer risk of entecavir. (medscape.com)
  • Women whose diets were high in total fat or other kinds of fats-but not in animal fat or cholesterol-did not have an increased risk. (nih.gov)
  • Among women who exercised, however, those who consumed higher amounts of animal fat and cholesterol had a higher risk than those whose diets were lower in these types of fat. (nih.gov)
  • Continued surveillance is important, however, to assess any possible risk of CWD transmission to humans. (nih.gov)
  • However, more research is necessary to determine whether CWD poses any risk to humans. (nih.gov)
  • Diagnosis, pathology, prevention and control are addressed, showing how the risk to animals and human beings could be minimized. (who.int)
  • Prescribing medicines in pregnancy: an Australian categorisation of risk of drug use in pregancy. (drugs.com)
  • pregnancy risk group: B. (inchem.org)
  • Chloroform and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. (ewg.org)
  • However, in aged persons or people with a weakened immune system, or when contracted during pregnancy , it can be more severe. (livescience.com)
  • For the first time, abnormal brain development following a Zika infection during pregnancy has been documented experimentally in the offspring of a non-human primate. (eurekalert.org)
  • This study brings us closer to determining if a Zika vaccine or therapy will prevent fetal brain injury, but also be safe to take in pregnancy," she added. (eurekalert.org)
  • Our entire team is deeply committed to developing an animal model in which we can rapidly test a vaccine or therapy to determine if we can prevent fetal brain injury caused by the Zika virus," said Adams Waldorf. (eurekalert.org)
  • Previously, no experimental animal model closely emulated the effects of Zika virus infection during human pregnancy. (eurekalert.org)
  • However, contracting the Zika virus during pregnancy is a serious concern, because the fetal brain may be destroyed or quit developing. (eurekalert.org)
  • For such purposes, however, an Albumin (Human) 25% solution should be used. (nih.gov)
  • 15 The basic indication for the use of ALBURX ® 5, Albumin (Human) 5% solution is therefore a plasma or blood volume deficit. (nih.gov)
  • Since, however, the life-threatening event in major hemorrhage is the loss of blood volume and not the erythrocyte deficit, the blood volume can, as an emergency measure, be supported by ALBURX ® 5, Albumin (Human) 5% solution or another rapidly acting plasma substitute if blood is not immediately available. (nih.gov)
  • Therapy during the first 24 hours is directed at the administration of large volumes of crystalloid solutions and lesser amounts of ALBURX ® 5, Albumin (Human) 5% solution to maintain an adequate plasma volume and protein (colloid) content. (nih.gov)
  • For continuation of therapy beyond 24 hours, larger amounts of ALBURX ® 5, Albumin (Human) 5% solution and lesser amounts of crystalloid are generally used. (nih.gov)
  • 16 An optimum regimen for the use of Albumin (Human), electrolytes, and fluid in the early treatment of burns has, however, not yet been established. (nih.gov)
  • The globulin is stabilized with 5% sucrose and 1% Albumin (Human). (theodora.com)
  • 10 mg of Albumin (Human). (theodora.com)
  • The links between violence and psychoactive substances involve broad social and economic forces, the settings in which people obtain and consume the substances, and biological processes that underlie all human behavior. (druglibrary.org)
  • Neurobehavioral and other biological processes that underlie all human behavior (neurobehavioral). (druglibrary.org)
  • However, this supplement is not well studied in humans and has theoretical links to serious complications during pregnancy. (livestrong.com)
  • These findings implicate GLUT1 as a Δ9-THC target and provide a potential mechanism for the fetal growth restriction observed in women who use cannabis during pregnancy. (nature.com)
  • Non-human and human primates' gestations also have key similarities. (eurekalert.org)
  • HIV, the killer of 25 million people since 1981, is from humans' consumption of primates. (suprememastertv.com)
  • August 23, 2019 - Clarifying Competing Application Instructions and Notice of Publication of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding Proposed Human Fetal Tissue Research. (nih.gov)
  • July 26, 2019 - Changes to NIH Requirements Regarding Proposed Human Fetal Tissue Research. (nih.gov)
  • However, in 1996 a new form of CJD called variant CJD was identified in the U.K. Extensive research has since shown that variant CJD is the result of BSE spreading from BSE-infected cattle to humans, likely through ingestion of cattle products contaminated with BSE. (nih.gov)
  • I am interested in any research on trace elements in animals, not just ruminants. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • One might assume that press releases from prestigious academic medical centers would be measured, unexaggerated-but they suffer from the same problems: downplaying side-effects, conflicts of interest, and study limitations, and promoting research that has uncertain relevance to human health. (nutritionfacts.org)
  • Apparently, it's been estimated that less than ten percent of animal research ever succeeds in being translated to human clinical use. (nutritionfacts.org)
  • Scientists do a lot of applied research on animals to address these issues, and they also do basic research, which sometimes leads to applications. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • If you actually take a look at the animal research Palin was mocking, she could not have picked a worse example to make her point. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Members are our strongest champions of animal conservation and wildlife research. (si.edu)
  • Such studies, however, were performed on pigs, so more research needs to be done to determine whether the supplements have the same effect in humans, and to see if supplementing with L-carnitine is safe for mother and child. (livestrong.com)
  • But due to interspecies differences, it remains questionable whether this research can be translated to humans. (medicalxpress.com)
  • There are several options available to submit your application through Grants.gov to NIH and Department of Health and Human Services partners. (nih.gov)
  • In 1996, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation convened the Panel on Clinical Practices for the Treatment of HIV to develop guidelines for the clinical management of HIV-infected persons. (cdc.gov)
  • These guidelines were developed by the Panel on Clinical Practices for Treatment of HIV Infection, convened by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (cdc.gov)
  • Tumours have been detected in experimental animals but may not be relevant to humans. (inchem.org)
  • Studies in animals have shown evidence of an increased occurrence of fetal damage, the significance of which is considered uncertain in humans. (drugs.com)
  • Cidofovir injection has caused birth defects and problems with sperm production in animals. (medlineplus.gov)
  • This medication has not been studied in humans, but it is possible that it may also cause birth defects in babies whose mothers received cidofovir injection during pregnancy. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In animals, chloroform causes infertility, birth defects and cancer. (ewg.org)
  • In the 1980s he carried out a landmark study of early pregnancy that identified the earliest detectable pregnancy loss - that which occurs between implantation and clinical recognition. (nih.gov)
  • This study established that one-quarter of human pregnancies are lost before women are even aware they are pregnant. (nih.gov)
  • The study has provided a benchmark for subsequent studies of toxicant effects on early pregnancy loss. (nih.gov)
  • The Early Pregnancy Study has shed light on other basic aspects of human reproduction. (nih.gov)
  • Consistent with objectification theory, the primary goal of the present study was to investigate the role of perceived humanization from one's intimate partner as a predictor of depression (i.e., symptom severity), eating disorders (i.e., body dissatisfaction), and sexual dysfunction (i.e., dissatisfaction with quality of the sexual relationship) during pregnancy through decreased self-objectification. (springer.com)
  • Scientists measured 26 chemicals in the blood and urine of 718 mothers during the first trimester of their pregnancies in the study of Swedish mothers and children, known as SELMA. (mountsinai.org)
  • A 2006 study in the 'Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition' found that supplemental L-carnitine during pregnancy increases insulin-like growth factor levels in the body. (livestrong.com)
  • While clinical microbiology has traditionally focused on the role of individual pathogens in human disease, breakthroughs in high throughput DNA sequencing now allow the study of entire microbial communities. (frontiersin.org)
  • Pregnant women or women contemplating pregnancy should be encouraged to discontinue use of marijuana for medicinal purposes in favor of an alternative therapy for which there are better pregnancy-specific safety data. (lww.com)
  • The impact on male rats was worse if their mothers received Prozac during pregnancy, while the impact on female rats was worse if their mothers received Prozac during breastfeeding. (madinamerica.com)
  • The purified immunoglobulin is derived from pooled adult human plasma selected for high titers of antibody for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (1). (theodora.com)
  • Limit contact between animals of different ages and species is also good. (iastate.edu)
  • Different animal species house unique microbiomes, often of equal or greater complexity compared to the human microbiome. (frontiersin.org)
  • As in humans, animal microbiomes influence the health of livestock, pets, disease vectors, and foundational species that uphold ecosystems. (frontiersin.org)
  • If there is a concern someone pregnant might have cancer, or if cancer is found during pregnancy, imaging tests might be needed. (cancer.org)
  • This group of re-emerging human and animal diseases has recently attracted much attention, as well as concern, both in the scientific world and among the general public. (who.int)
  • Because of these challenges, when cancer develops during a pregnancy, it's often diagnosed at a more advanced stage than it would be otherwise. (cancer.org)
  • If not destroyed, the animal develops a swaying gait, itching, anorexia and weight loss and behavioural problems. (who.int)
  • These effects have been less well studied in humans. (nih.gov)
  • There is no information regarding this drug on the presence in human milk, the effects on a breastfed infant, or effects on milk production. (drugs.com)
  • Animal tests show that this substance possibly causes toxic effects upon human reproduction. (inchem.org)
  • Direct contact can bring risks to both livestock and humans. (iastate.edu)
  • Environmental toxins produce infertility, fetal loss and malformations in laboratory animals. (nih.gov)
  • Cidofovir injection has caused tumors in laboratory animals. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Every two years they responded to questions on their general health, pregnancy status, and lifestyle habits, such as consuming alcohol or smoking. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is expanding and accelerating its contributions to scientific knowledge of human health and the environment, and to the health and well-being of people everywhere. (nih.gov)
  • Nonetheless information is provided on adult health issues such as pregnancy and breast-feeding, to allow full access to all relevant information. (who.int)
  • For example, most laboratory or animal studies explicitly claimed relevance to human health-yet lacked caveats about extrapolating results to people. (nutritionfacts.org)
  • Know the health of your animals before they are inseminated or give birth to protect their offspring. (iastate.edu)
  • The One Health concept stresses the ecological relationships between human, animal, and environmental health. (frontiersin.org)
  • Much of the One Health literature to date has examined the transfer of pathogens from animals (e.g., emerging zoonoses) and the environment to humans. (frontiersin.org)
  • Applying the One Health approach to the microbiome allows for consideration of both pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbial transfer between humans, animals, and the environment. (frontiersin.org)
  • Urbanization of built environments leads to changes in the environmental microbiome which could be a factor in human health. (frontiersin.org)
  • Such enhanced understanding could lead to innovative interventions to prevent and manage a variety of human health and disease states. (frontiersin.org)
  • In some cases, exams and lab tests that are done as part of the routine care during a pregnancy might show something abnormal that turns out to be cancer. (cancer.org)
  • The pregnant animal did not show any significant symptoms of infection, such as fever or rash. (eurekalert.org)
  • Human studies show that chloroform damages the kidneys, liver and central nervous system. (ewg.org)