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Gideon Koren

Researcher at Ariel University

Publications -  2007
Citations -  88165

Gideon Koren is an academic researcher from Ariel University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Population. The author has an hindex of 129, co-authored 1994 publications receiving 81718 citations. Previous affiliations of Gideon Koren include McGill University Health Centre & University of Western Ontario.

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Folate fortification and supplementation—Are we there yet?

TL;DR: A considerable proportion of pregnant women is still at risk of having a baby with NTD, and this should be remedied by increasing the mandatory concentrations of folic acid required in flour, complemented by public education and increasing the folic Acid in prenatal supplements.
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Maternal Ginseng Use Associated With Neonatal Androgenization

TL;DR: A 30-year-old nurse, gravida 3, para 2 (one miscarriage), contacted the Motherisk Program in Toronto, Ontario, to inquire whether her self-medication with pure Siberian ginseng (650-mg tablets twice daily, Jamieson Natural Sources, Toronto) was safe while breast-feeding her 2-week-old neonate as discussed by the authors.
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Evaluating the safety of St. John's Wort in human pregnancy.

TL;DR: The results indicated that the rates of major malformations were similar across the three groups, with 5%, 4% and 0% in the St. John's Wort, disease comparator, and health group, respectively, which was not different that the 3-5% risk expected in the general population.
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Risk of hypospadias in offspring of women using loratadine during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: A random-effects meta-analysis model was used to combine the risk data from 1402 studies that reported the incidence of hypospadias or other congenital malformations in offspring of women who did or did not use loratadine during pregnancy.