Childhood Cancer Linked to Alcohol in Pregnant Mothers

Drinking while pregnant may increase unborn babies' risk of acute myeloid leukemia.
CNN (5/6, Hughes) "Paging Dr. Gupta" blog reported that "drinking mothers increase their unborn babies' risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia (AML) says a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention." The higher "risk of AML in children between the ages of 0 and 4 was shown to increase in mothers that self-reported consuming one drink per week." Researchers found that "the risk remained the same regardless of the kind of alcohol."
HealthDay (5/6, Holohan) reported that "no greater impact was found during any stage of pregnancy, but the risk increased with the amount of alcohol consumed." Reuters (5/6, Brooks) also covered the story.