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Dangers from lead

Researchers studied that, babies born to women with high levels of lead in their bo...es face the same sort of developmental problems as babies exposed to lead from sources like old pain, researchers reported recently. In an article in the jour...

Breastfed babies grow rapidly

...k for the first year of life gain less weight than babies given at least some formula. These studies have ig...ecision to breast-feed exclusively. For instance, babies that grow very quickly may tax their mother's milk supply, causing her to supplement. Alternatively,...

Losing that baby fat among women

...r fail to shed the excess pounds by the time their babies are 5 months old are mosr probably to revive those extra pounds 8 years later.// These findings come from researchers from University of Texas, who say their study is the first to examine how body weight during and shortly after pregnancy impacts we...

Link between birth weight and Insulin Resistance

...searchers say poor intrauterine nutrition leads to babies with low birth weight and may program selective changes in body composition, hormones, and metabolism, which can lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life....

Unborn babies respond to light

...ave found some of the first concrete evidence that babies do respond to stimuli in the womb. There have always been theories that unborn babies will respond to regimens such as 'hothousing',// where the baby is read to or played music while sti...

Quality of lives of older people

...ied for nearly 20 years. Within 20 years, half the babies born on the planet can expect to live till they are 70. The physical, mental and economic needs// of our rapidly aging population will be known based on this study. In an attempt to answer some of these questions, scientists at Cambridge University, ...

Pregnancy shouldn't be dissuaded in older age

...ts were delivered. All multiples and 62% of single babies were delivered by cesarean.Researchers observed mild pre-eclampsia, or pregnancy-associated hypertension, in 25 percent of patients and severe pre-eclampsia in 10 percent of patients. Gestational diabetes required diet modification in 17.5 percent of...

Massage therapy regulates sleep cycle of newborns

...d by the pineal gland at night was measured in the babies at 6,8 and 12 weeks of age. The study revealed that 8-week old infants in the massage group displayed an activity pattern more closely aligned with their mothers.While the control group showed peak activity during midnight, infants in the treatment ...

Barcodes to become newborns' ID

...La Zarzuela Hospital in Madrid, Spain. As soon as babies are born, their fingerprints, and those of their// mothers, are stored in electronic barcodes which mother and baby wear on their wrists. The barcodes also contain other information, including the mother's details and information about the doctors pr...

Stroke also in list of common childhood ailments

...eviewed medical records of 30 pairs of mothers and babies who had a stroke, say that the causes of a stroke in infancy is largely unknown and that the factors could be as varied as infections, birth defects, blood-clotting disorders and birth trauma. Researchers claim that if risk factors of stroke in infan...

Children! Protecting them from medical mistakes

...higher for children than for adults. The rates for babies in hospitals are even higher. However, a new effort by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) may help prevent medical errors in children.// The effort, an educational campaign is aimed at ...

Yet another plus for breast feeding!

... bed are at much less risk of being smothered than babies who are bottle-fed in bed. The study included 40 couples and their babies who were filmed at night while they slept. Researchers found that mothers who breast-fed their babie...

Gene linked to 'Missing Eye' condition in newborns

...ly one in every 100,000 births. In this condition, babies are born without eyes i.e. they are born with empt...enetics, have discovered that at least some of the babies born with this condition have their roots in a mutation of a gene called SOX2. The geneticists who t...

Babies Should Get Vitamin D Supplement

...abies, it may not contain enough vitamin D to meet babies needs. This happens particularly when youngsters are protected from sunlight, a natural source of the vitamin D. All infant formula sold in the U.S. contains added vitamin D, but if a baby drinks less than// 500 milliliters of formula each day they s...

Depression drugs help baby

... infants with healthy weight gain when compared to babies of mothers who went untreated. The findings suggest women should seek treatment even if they need to take anti-depressants while breast feeding. Postpartum depression in the first six months after giving birth affects 12 percent to 15 percent of new ...

Secret behind Babies soft skin

...s involved in skin care. This could help premature babies born without vernix....

Baby born to SARS mother is healthy

One of three babies born to SARS-infected mothers in Hong Kong is now ...er, earlier told anews conference.One of two other babies treated at the //Prince of WalesHospital is still on a respirator, but is in stablecondition, Liu sa...

Hope for 11 million children facing death from illnesses

...lescents there are 6000 new HIV infections, 45,000 babies born, 40,000 young people who start using tobacco, 10,000 attempted suicides with 250 deaths, 1,400 deaths from injuries and 16,000 girls who are sexually abused. An important new element of the strategy is the adoption of a life course approach to c...

Shorter infants have lower incomes in later life

British researchers have found evidence that male babies who grow slowly in their first year of life have lower incomes in later life. The results hold true regardless of the socioeconomic status of the child's family, suggesting that slow infant growth may be accompanied by hampered brain development. Bio...

Thymus transplant could save babies

...ants, and the researchers said the parents of such babies will often happily donate it....

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