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The Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID), based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, has been awarded a five-year, $2.8 million grant by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study a virus associated with respiratory infections.
The US Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of polycarbonate resins, including bisphenol A, in the manufacture of infant feeding bottles and spill-proof or "sippy" cups.
A new animal study from Europe has drawn an association between pregnant mothers' sodium intake and their newborn's kidney development.
During pregnancy, women are normally advised to take high amounts of multivitamin supplements. In particular, folate is recommended to reduce the risk of neural tube defects in newborns. The problem is that, although vitamins are critical in fetal development, high vitamin doses during pregnancy may cause undesired effects on the offspring later in life.
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