A pediatrician in Montreal is suggesting that pregnant and nursing mothers avoid peanuts so their children don’t develop peanut allergies, but the preliminary findings are not conclusive enough to change the advice women are given, other medical experts say. The study, called Learning Early About Peanut Allergies or LEAP, will divide babies into two groups, with one receiving peanut snacks regularly during the first three years and the control group avoiding peanuts completely. Eating peanuts during pregnancy could be linked to children’s allergies A pediatrician in Montreal suggests that pregnant and nursing mothers avoid peanuts so their children avoid developing peanut allergies, but the preliminary findings are not conclusive. Northern aboriginal people urged to boost vitamin D intake Health experts are urging northerners, and aboriginal people in particular, to spend some time in the sun and take in more vitamin D in food or vitamin supplements. read more

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More than two-thirds of pregnant women experience back pain and almost one-fifth report pelvic pain. Women who participated in a variety of intervention programs recognized some relief of back and pelvic pain, said Pennick, a senior clinical research project manager at the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto. The review authors found that women who participated in prenatal exercise programs reported significant decreases in back pain compared to women who received the usual prenatal care. In one study of women with both back and pelvic pain, 60 percent who received acupuncture reported less intense pain, compared to 14 percent of women who did not. On average, women who followed through with the pelvic or back pain interventions experienced some pain relief and reported less need for pain medication, physical therapy and posture-support belts. Both Pennick and Wang urged caution to women considering interventions to reduce back or pelvic pain during pregnancy, especially those that they didnât use before conception. read more

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