ATLANTA - Pregnant diabetic women have three to four times more probability of delivering a child with birth defects than non-diabetic women, according to new government research.

The study is the largest of its own type, and gives the most latest and detailed information to date on birth defects that occur to infants of diabetic mothers, including heart defects, omitted kidneys and spine disfigurement.

Nearly 40 types of birth defects enlisted during study, which found to be considerably more common in the infants of diabetic mothers than normal or who were diagnosed with diabetes after conceiving.

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What Are Allergies?

Allergy is hazard for immune system against a normally harmless substance (called allergen); it can not dangerous for most people. But some people face serious trouble with allergy, their immune system treats the allergy as invader and react inadequate manner and becomes the harmful for the victim. For protection of body the immune system produces antibodies called Immunoglobulin E (IGE). When mast cells (allergy cells in the body) attack the body these antibodies produce chemicals like Histamine into the bloodstream and defend against the allergy cells.

Allergy affects different part of body e.g. eyes, nose, throat, lungs, skin or gastrointestinal. If a person suffers allergy because of some particular food or any other reason he can experience it again whenever he eats or uses that cause of allergy.

Reasons of Allergy:

The basic cause of allergy is still not known. Often hereditary become the reason of allergies, which means it can be genetic dilemma. It is not necessary that all children of one parent suffer this problem may one or two inherit it. There are some kids who have allergies even if no family member is allergic. And child who is allergic to one substance is likely to be allergic to others as well. The reason an individual becomes sensitive to some substances and not to others remains unknown.

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Consumers, already anxious about cloned or genetically engineered food reaching to them may soon find nano-foods in their grocery carts.

Consumer advocates taking part in a food safety conference in Orlando, Fla., this week said food created by using nanotechnology is silently spreading onto the market, and they want United States authorities to force nano-food manufacturers to identify them.

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