News on Joseph Biggiohttp://diabetesinfoandtreatment.com/topic/joseph-biggio2010-04-16T07:02:31ZDiabetes helps explain obesity-birth defect link2010-04-16T07:02:31ZReuters US Online Report Health Newstag:diabetesinfoandtreatment.com,2010-04-16:/diabetes/diabetes-helps-explain-obesitybirth-defect-link-848620a/&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;NEW YORK (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters Health</a>) - While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows that diabetes may at least partly account for the link.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Studies on whether obesity raises the odds of birth anomalies such as spina bifida, cleft palate and heart defects hav...