When you are subjected to stresses, whether they are mental stresses such as a phobia or environmental such as extreme heat, your brain sends signals throughout your body to prepare it to face whatever survival challenges that the stress may pose. In a way, it is as if your body is preparing for war. It knows that there is a threat, because you are feeling stressed. Therefore, the mind sets up its defences in order to protect its host -- the body.

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The mercury in dental fillings may have toxic effects on fetuses and young children, U.S. regulators said for the first time as part of a legal settlement.

By Jenny Rough

Sitting in a café, I was recounting to a friend a conversation I’d recently had with my doctor. “He wants to put me on fertility pills,” I said.

Women who are stressed in pregnancy may raise the risk of their child developing asthma or other allergies, a study suggests.

Cribs and changing tables may be exposing babies to unhealthy levels of formaldehyde, according to a new environmental report.

Nearly a third of U.S. parents know surprisingly little about typical infant development, and this lack of understanding can rob their babies of much-needed mental stimulation, researchers said on Sunday.

The number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has more than doubled in seven years, a California study found, a troubling trend that means health risks for both mothers and newborns.

A woman's diet around the time of conception may influence the gender of her baby, research suggests.

Expectant mothers who eat enough omega-3 fats late in pregnancy may give their babies a brain-power boost, a new study suggests.