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Study Clarifies Steroid Benefit in Pre-term Births

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

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Study Clarifies Steroid Benefit in Pre-term Births

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A one-time set of steroid injections for pregnant women at high risk of giving birth prematurely can head off major problems for the baby, but more injections give no further benefit, Canadian researchers said. From previous studies, it was known that giving these women a single course of injections [...]

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Preventing SIDS Tragedies: Moving air, from a fan, is all you need to prevent SIDS?

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

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Preventing SIDS Tragedies: Moving air, from a fan, is all you need to prevent SIDS?

By Irwan Lee CUTS RISK 94% – Ventilation could disperse carbon dioxide SIDS is the leading cause of 2,500 infants death aged 1 month to 1 year old annually , and the third leading cause of overall infant mortality in the United States , and deaths tend to peak in winter months. SIDS isn’t any [...]

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SIDS … which babies are most at risk?

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

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SIDS … which babies are most at risk?

By Irwan Lee What is SIDS? SIDS, or a sudden and unexplained death of a baby younger than one year old, kills about 2,500 infants annually and is the leading cause of death in that age group, with 90 percent of cases in infants under 6 months and occurs most frequently during cold-weather months. SIDS [...]

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