Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Pose Harm to Baby and other top stories.

• Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Pose Harm to Baby

  

  Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Pose Harm to Baby Study highlights links to numerous complications, but experts say many can be prevented WebMD News from HealthDay By Mary Elizabeth Dallas HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to women with either diabetes or gestational diabetes -- diabetes that arises during pregnancy -- are at greater risk for complications at birth, a new study suggests. Those complications can be serious and include low blood su..

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• Making babies without eggs may be possible, say scientists

  

  Image copyright SPL Scientists say early experiments suggest it may one day be possible to make babies without using eggs.They have succeeded in creating healthy baby mice by tricking sperm into believing they were fertilising normal eggs.The findings in Nature Communications, could, in the distant future, mean women can be removed from the baby-making process, say the researchers. For now, the work helps to explain some of the details of fertilisation. End of mum and dad?The University of ..

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• Vouchers and incentives can increase kidney donations and save lives

  

  The chronic organ shortage in this country is a well-known scourge, so any good idea for recruiting more organ donors is always welcome. Bravo, then, to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and its voucher plan for kidney donors. It basically lets an individual donate a kidney to a stranger now and get a certificate for a future kidney transplant for a loved one. This idea was the brainchild of retired judge Howard Broadman, who feared he would be too old to donate a kidney when his grandson, ..

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• 52 Dogs Euthanized Due to Deadly Canine Virus

  

  Now Playing: 52 Dogs Euthanized Due to Deadly Canine Virus Now Playing: Jason Aldean Takes a Stand in the Fight Against Breast Cancer Now Playing: Students Who Gathered Outside Cancer-Stricken Teacher's Home Appear on 'GMA' Now Playing: Reported Concussions in Youth Soccer Soar 1,600 Percent in 25 Years, According to Study Now Playing: Lara Spencer Returns to 'GMA' After Her Hip Replacement Now Playing: The Fight Against the Zika Virus Gets Shocking Asse..

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• Can syringes help parents give kids the right dose of medicine?

  

  More than four in five parents give children the wrong dose of liquid medicines, a dangerous error that might be avoided by administering drugs with syringes instead of cups, a U.S. study suggests. In a series of experiments designed to test whether 2,100 parents could follow common dosing instructions, 84 percent of participants made at least one measuring mistake and 21 percent of them made at least one substantial error, researchers report in the journal Pediatrics, September 12. When parent..

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• 'The Great War' Offers Insights for 21st Century War

  

  Children whose fathers were killed or severely injured in World War I had a lower life expectancy than children with healthy fathers, a newly accessible French database found. Not only did children who lost their fathers lose one year of life expectancy compared to controls, but children who were still in the womb when their father was killed or injured were associated with a median 2.2 years shorter life expectancy, reported Nicholas Todd, of Inserm, a French research agency on health and medi..

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