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First link of oral bacteria and preterm birth found in human

A 37-year-old-mother, who gave birth to a low-weight preemie at 24 weeks, exhibited the first-found link in a human between bacteria found in the mouth and the amniotic fluid of a woman in preterm labor. Using new DNA finger-printing techniques to find bacteria that cannot be cultured and grown in the lab, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and the...

Research offers new hope for preterm babies

A new machine ?the only one of its kind in Australia - is helping scientists better monitor the health of preterm babies. "Many preterm babies suffer from low blood pressure, which reduces th...

New study: Preterm birth causes one-third of all infant deaths

Premature birth was the underlying cause of nearly twice as many infant deaths than previously estimated, according to a new analysis by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The analysis, published today in Pediatrics, found that in 2002 preterm birth, birth at less than 37 completed weeks gestation, contributed to more than one-third of infant deaths within...

3-D ultrasound identifies women at risk for impending preterm birth

To help physicians non-invasively identify women at risk for preterm birth, 3-D ultrasound was used to measure the size of fetal adrenal glands, according to an abstract presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Conference February 8 in San Francisco. Preterm birth is a major public health problem with lasting repercussions on families and...

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Developmental, neurologic problems common in extremely preterm infants

Extremely preterm infants born before 25 weeks' gestation often have severe neurologic and developmental disabilities, researchers report in the August 10th issue of The New EnglandJournal of Medicine.The EPICure Study Group identified 308 children born at the gestational age of 25 weeks or earlier in the UK and Ireland. Of these, 283 were assessed for neurologic function Based on their l...

Dental Procedure Reduces Preterm Births

A non-surgical dental procedure -- known as scaling and root planing -- may reduce the risk of preterm birth in pregnant women with periodontal disease, //according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham school of dentistry studied more than 350 pregnant women who had periodontitis -- a gum infection that destroys the fibers and supporting bone that ho...

Proteomic Profiling Can Detect Preterm Birth Risk

The researchers belonging to the Yale School of Medicine have revealed that highly dangerous infections where pregnant women are concerned can be diagnosed through profiling particular proteins // for inflammation in amniotic fluid. The chances of a premature birth taking place can also be predicted through this process, according to the researchers. This will be presented on 2 Febr...

Concern Over The Rise In Preterm Deliveries

Research studies from Denmark, published on bmj.com in February, that found that the number of preterm deliveries is on a risehas caused a growing concern among doctors. // They stated that there has been an increase of 22% from 1995 to 2004. They noted that this was true even among low risk women aged 20-40, where there was a 51% increase in early delivery. The study also showed that...

Rising Number of Preterm Births Cause Concern

Doctors from British Medical Association have expressed their concern over the apparent increase in preterm births as reported by a research from Denmark, published on bmj.com in February. // The study found that preterm deliveries increased by 22% from 1995 to 2004 in Denmark. The study found that even among low risk women aged 20-40, there was a 51% increase in early delivery. <...

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Common Preterm Labor Drug Has More Side Effects Than Alternative, Finds Study from Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford

STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 29, 2007 - The drug mostcommonly used to arrest preterm labor, magnesium sulfate, is morelikely than another common treatment to cause mild to serious sideeffects in pregnant women, according to a study from researchers atLucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University Schoolof Medicine. Their findings suggest that, since the effectivenessof...

New Study in Journal of Pediatrics Suggests Synagis (Palivizumab) May Reduce Subsequent Recurrent Wheezing in Preterm Infants

Prophylaxis with Synagis Decreases Incidence of Recurrent Wheeze byAlmost Half ABBOTT PARK, Ill. and GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 29, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott and MedImmune today announcedresults of a new study, published in the July issue of Journal ofPediatrics, showing that treatment with Synagis(R) (palivizumab)may reduce recurrent wheezing in premature infants by almosthalf.<...

Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Incidence Rates of Death when Treated with Surfactant Replacement Therapies

-- Large multi-year, multi-hospital retrospective database analysisdemonstrates RDS treatment with Curosurf(R) (poractant alfa)Intratracheal Suspension provides significantly improved neonatalsurvival -- NAPA, Calif. and PARMA, Italy, May 07, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Datapresented today at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meetingdemonstrate that premature infants with neonatal Respira...

Columbia Laboratories Reports Preliminary Findings from the Ongoing Data Analysis of the Phase III Clinical Study of PROCHIEVE 8% (progesterone gel) to Prevent Preterm Birth

LIVINGSTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 26, 2007 - ColumbiaLaboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRX) today announced that preliminaryresults from the ongoing data analysis of the recently-completedrandomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind Phase III clinicaltrial of PROCHIEVE(R) 8% (progesterone gel) for the prevention ofpreterm birth in women with a previous preterm birth earlier than35 weeks ges...