NEONATAL EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE DURING PREGNANCY

Neonatal Effects of Substance Abuse during Pregnancy

Drug abuse in pregnancy is not uncommon, and the use of illicit opioids during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes.The aim of the study was to assess neonatal outcome of pregnancy with maternal addiction.Materials and Methods: In this cohort study we assessed 100 pregnant women 15 -49 years old.To identify drug exposu

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Is Lamarckian evolution relevant to medicine?

Abstract Background 200 years have now passed since Darwin was born and scientists around the world are celebrating this important anniversary of the birth of an evolutionary visionary.However, the theories of his colleague Lamarck are treated with considerably less acclaim.These theories centre on the tendency for complexity to increase in organis

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