Flu, Fever in Pregnancy Tied to Autism Risk - Study

Women who had the flu or ran a fever for more than a week during their pregnancy face a greater risk of having a child with an autism spectrum disorder, Danish researchers said Monday.

The study was based on a survey of mothers of nearly 97,000 children aged eight to 14 and born between 1997 and 2003 in Denmark. Only one percent (976) of the children were diagnosed with autism.

Researchers said that mild and common respiratory, sinus, urinary tract or genital infections, as well as feverish episodes or use of antibiotics in mothers during pregnancy were not a strong risk factor for autism.

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What Causes Hair Loss In Women?

There are many causes of falling hair in women including hormonal disturbances brought about by pregnancy and some endocrine diseases; psychological stress and disorders; crash dieting; infections (fungal or bacterial); skin diseases like seborrhea and psoriasis; systemic illnesses like cancer and lupus erythematosus; drugs like some anti-cancer medications; physical and chemical trauma to the scalp as in excessive hair brushing or chemical burning of the scalp during a visit to the beauty parlor; and, alopecia areata, a condition of unknown cause that is characterized by well-circumscribed patches of baldness. But the most common—and this is most probably what causes your problem—is androgenetic alopecia, a hereditary condition that is more pronounced in men than in women that is why it is otherwise called male pattern baldness.

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Pauleen Luna dispels pregnancy rumors

Young TV host Pauleen Luna blasted reports that she’s pregnant which arose after fainting during the “Juan for All, All for Juan” segment of “Eat Bulaga” in Davao last Feb. 13.

“Hindi po ako buntis,” came Pauleen’s denial on “Showbiz Central” on Feb. 19.

Speculations that she was in an interesting stage spread like wildfire when “EB” host Vic Sotto asked on air, “Hindi ba naghahanap ng maasim o ano?”

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Ogie shares how he helped Regine deal with postpartum depression

After giving birth to their son Baby Nate, singer Regine Velasquez experienced postpartum depression with husband Ogie Alcasid helping her through it all.

“You just have to be there for your wife,” Ogie said on Showbiz Central," Feb. 5. “Sabihin mo lang, ‘Hon, ‘yung ginagawa mo [ay] tama,’ kasi first-time mom siya so she’ll always have self-doubt. ‘Tama ba itong ginagawa ko sa pag-alaga ng

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Pregnant at 61: Late-in-life choice stirs debate in Brazil

A woman who at 61 is expecting not a pension check but her first baby has stirred some controversy in Brazil over just when it might be too late to give birth.

The woman in question, whose case has appeared in local media, asked that her name be withheld. She is post-menopausal, married to a man who is 38, and became pregnant with a donor egg. She is due in November.

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