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An analysis of vital statistics from the Czech Republic between 1986 and 1993 revealed a neonatal survival advantage for babies born to disadvantaged, less educated, and single women. This advantage disappeared after the neonatal period. Same patterns have been observed among African-American low-weight babies in the US. The results from Czech Republic could be attributed to social rather than biological or medical factors since the Czech population is homogenous with universal prenatal care and uniform institutional conditions for delivery.
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Researchers conducted a study to investigate the relation of hemoglobin in the second gestational month to preterm birth and low birth weight and, how this relation differs when hemoglobin in the fifth or eight month is checked in place of first trimester values. They examined these relations in 829 women from Shanghai, China. The results revealed that when lowest pregnancy hemoglobin values were used, the link of anemia with both outcomes was obscured, and risk of preterm birth at high hemoglobin values increased dramatically.
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The risk of esophageal cancer in men in the context of mutagenic drinking water from the Huangpu River in China is discussed. The relative health benefits of clean river water from upstream versus polluted downstream water are presented.
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