Georgetown University researchers said a father’s lifestyle and age may affect their children’s health. Doctors linked older fathers to higher rates of schizophrenia, autism and birth defects in children. They also said up to three-quarters of babies with fetal alcohol problems had alcoholic fathers.
A new study has suggested that new mothers who work fewer than 19 hours a week are more likely to continue breastfeeding than mothers who work longer hours. Australian researchers found when mothers returned to work had less impact.
An experimental procedure is giving relief to patients with advanced emphysema. Doctors in Pittsburgh are inserting tiny coils into the lungs, which is helping patients breathe and exercise easier.
Sources
1- American Journal of Stem Cells
2- Pediatrics
3- Journal of the American Medical Association
