WHO Warns, Female Mutilation Is Risky And Cruel
...males creates more complications in childbirth and infant mortality rate, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Caesareans and death rate of babies rise upto 50 per cent, in women who have had the procedure, a report says. //About 30,000 African women from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, S...Hormone Transforming Caterpillars to Moths Identified
...n in the understanding of the long-term effects of infant malnutrition. The study revealed that the metamorphosis-initiating factor was regulated by nutritional content of the caterpillar's food. When the researchers manipulated the caterpillar's diet, they were able to create strange chimeras that were...Placental Protein Leads To The Onset Of Preeclampsia - Researcher Finds
...ioning properly, and the health of both mother and infant are in serious danger. ‘During the course of our previous experiments [to confirm the role of sFlt1 in the disease] we observed that although all of the animals treated with sFlt1 exhibited telltale symptoms of hypertension and proteinuria, they di...Breast Feeding Alone can Reduce Infant Mortality Rates
... 5. Observing that breast feeding alone can reduce infant mortality rates; the Centre has asked the state go...lio immunization. Breast feeding alone can reduce infant mortality rates by 13 per cent. It is not only the best food for the child but also ensures a strong...Breast Feeding Alone Can Reduce Infant Mortality Rates: Govt
Observing that breast feeding alone can reduce infant mortality rates, the Centre has asked the state go...immunisation. // Breast feeding alone can reduce infant mortality rates by 13 per cent. It is not only the best food for the child but also ensures a strong...Female Circumcision Rampant in Africa
...es the risk of complications during childbirth and infant mortality with women who have undergone the procedure more likely to need Caesareans. Death rate among their babies was also about 50 per cent higher. The study involved 30,000 African women and is the first of its kind to look into the long-term ...International Food Standards Meet Set For Chiang Mai Bangkok
...o be discussed are reviewing quality standards for infant food and analysis of possible risks from food containing either excessive vitamins, or their lack. (Source:PTI News)...Infant Formula With High Iron Content Packs Brain Disorder
...h human equivalent iron supplementation from human infant formula. Patients with PD have long been shown t... was equivalent to the amount of iron in fortified infant formula. The mice were then allowed to age normally to two, 12, 16 and 24 months of age. Iron levels...Afro American Women at a High Risk of HPV and Hence Should Be Vaccinated
...n rates until a strategy was adopted for universal infant vaccinations in the early 1990's. The authors call for mandates and funding from the national level to support the development of early and aggressive intervention programs to avoid similar issues with distribution of the HPV vaccine. The article sta...Infants have better iron reserves if umbilical cord clamping is delayed
...d clamping for this brief time, we can provide the infant with the extra blood, and the iron it contains, fr...e placenta," said Dewey, an expert in maternal and infant nutrition. "This is an efficient, low-cost way to intervene at birth without harm to the infant or t...'Miracle Child' Survives Abandonment and Critical Heart Surgery
...n an irrigation canal in Punjab //. But the little infant survived that and has even undergone a critical heart surgery. The infant, who is being described as a......here are only a few biomarkers that indicate if an infant has been exposed to alcohol during pregnancy, and most of them are not strictly associated with alcohol use," said Enrique M. Ostrea, professor of pediatrics at Wayne State University. "In this study, we have found a direct association between the pr...Effect of Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy
...between intimate partner violence and maternal and infant health. "It may be that stress resulting from abuse is having a negative impact on the reproductive endocrine system and leading to poor outcomes during pregnancy," said Silverman. "Depression, known to result from abuse, has been shown to negatively...Earlier the Cochlear Implants Used Better the Speech
...part of research that indicates the earlier a deaf infant or toddler receives a cochlear implant, the better his or her spoken language skills at age 3 and a half. The research was conducted by Johanna Grant Nicholas, Ph.D., research associate professor of otolaryngology at Washington University School of M...Wockhardt acquires Protinex, Farex brands from Netherland Co
...pany for the manufacture of specialised sugar-free infant food products currently marketed in India and inte...er markets. The company has a strong presence in infant nutrition with Dexolac, Nusobee and Firstfood brands, with annual sales of ab out Rs 60 crore. The...Angola To Launch A Massive Health Protection Campaign For The Children
...d announced in Luanda their aim to reduce Angola's infant mortality rate that is considered as one of the world's highest, by at least half in numbers by 2008. Akil Iyer, a senior program officer for UNICEF in Luanda said, 'This is without a doubt the biggest health campaign of its kind ever in Angola”, a...Antihistamine Proved Ineffective in Making Kids to Sleep
... a widely used drug that has not been examined for infant and toddler use,’ says Merenstein. Half of pediatricians recommend use of diphenhydramine, according to surveys, and many child-rearing books offer the same advice, ‘but because the drug works as a sleep aide for some adults, we pretend it works for ...Sick Toddler Has Bone Marrow Transplantation
...tors told his parents earlier in the year that the infant could not be saved. After an extensive public campaign, the NHS agreed to fund the surgery. His parents found a German doctor through a website and he agreed to perform the surgery privately.The Eastern Health and Social Services Board agreed to give...Need To Promote Awareness To Control Population
...as a need to control population. He added that the infant mortality rate (IMR) in the state had increased and measures must be taken to protect against it. "IMR was lowest in areas with high literacy rates, such as Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts," he said.......revious assumptions, and can occur sporadically in infant males without a family history of the disorder. A ...ur sporadic occurrences of MECP2 gene mutations in infant males with progressive encephalopathy. RTT is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder that is caused...