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Babies born to mothers with certain chronic diseases may be at increased risk for heart problems, a new study suggests. The analysis included millions of births in Taiwan. The researchers found that pregnant women who themselves had been born with heart defects or who later developed type 2 diabetes were moreapt to have babies born with severe heart disease ("congenital" disease). The study didn't prove a cause-and-effect link. However, babies of mothers with these conditions should be closely monitored after birth, according to the researchers. The investigators said they also found a slightly higher risk of mild congenital heart problems in babies of mothers with several other chronic diseases, including: type 1 diabetes, high blood pressure, anemia and epilepsy. "Although some maternal diseases were associated with congenital heart disease in offspring, caution should be applied in interpreting these associations, because the populatio...

Tell Children the Truth About Drinking After years of debate, the U.S. government has finally decided that alcohol can be beneficial. Federal dietary recommendations, revised every five years, now indicate that moderate drinking lowers the risk of heart disease. The dietary guidelines note that such "beverages have been used to enhance the  enjoyment of meals throughout human history. There is both old and new information in this statement. We all know that many Americans drink only occasionally or lightly at meals and social occasions. They know when to quit, don't misbehave when they drink and enjoy the taste and sensations of alcohol without going overboard. Most of us are also aware that people in different cultures handle alcohol differently.  In Mediterranean societies -- Italy, Spain, Portugal -- alcohol is consumed in the form of wine, usually at meals, by family members of all ages. Even small children are served wine on special occasion& Many Euro...