LONDON (Reuters) - Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms as teenagers, British scientists said on Thursday.
Researchers from four British universities studied 6,356 12-year-olds and interviewed them for psychotic-like symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions. Around 19 percent had mothers who smoked during pregnancy.
Just over 11 percent, or 734 of the total group, had suspected or definite symptoms of psychosis.
Many previous studies have shown cigarettes can harm the fetuses of mothers who ... Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms as teenagers, British scientists said on Thursday.
Researchers from four British universities studied 6,356 12-year-olds and interviewed them for psychotic-like symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions. Around 19 percent had mothers who smoked during pregnancy.
Just over 11 percent, or 734 of the total group, had suspected or definite symptoms of psychosis.
Many previous studies have shown cigarettes can harm the fetuses of mothers who ... Read More
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fifteen states could run out of hospital beds and 12 more could fill 75 percent of their beds with swine flu sufferers if 35 percent of Americans catch the virus in coming weeks, a report released Thursday said.
The study, based on estimates from a computer model developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows the strain hospitals and health departments could face as a second wave of swine flu surges.
"Our point in doing this is ... Read More
