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Regular doses of the hormone oxytocin do not appear to overcome deficits in social functioning among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings contradict earlier reports that indicated the hormone could alleviate the difficulties in social functioning characteristic of ASD. Oxytocin is associated with […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Routinely discontinuing oxytocin stimulation during active labor, and while electronic fetal monitoring is under way, significantly reduces the risks of uterine hyperstimulation and abnormal fetal heart rate, although it might lead to a small rise in C-sections, a clinical trial from Denmark shows. Four meta-analyses have suggested that labor continues […]