The authors suggest that treatment guidelines be reassessed by gender to ensure the most effective courses of treatment. The National Academies' Research Council announced a warning to pregnant women or women about to become pregnant who also consume large amounts of fish and seafood. They indicated that massive consumption of fish and seafood could put an unborn fetus at risk for neurological problems due to possible exposure to methylmercury. While the average American consumes less than a third of an ounce of fish daily, the FDA recommends that pregnant women and those about to become pregnant limit their consumption of shark and swordfish to no more than once a month. Cigarette smoking rather than cocaine use appears to be the cause for muscle tone abnormalities in babies born to women who used these substances while pregnant.
Previous research appears to have overlooked the impact that smoking has on hypertonia.
In contrast, their data showed no link between cocaine use and hypertonia. The contents are summaries of published news. This material is for informational use and should not be considered health advice.