News tagged with birth asphyxia
Cooling treatments can reduce brain damage caused by birth asphyxia
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brain damage caused by lack of oxygen at birth could be avoided for over 100 babies a year in the UK if infants are given cooling treatment within the first six hours of life, according to ...
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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Study finds simple interventions reduce newborn deaths in Africa
Training community birth attendants in rural Zambia in a simple newborn resuscitation protocol reduced neonatal deaths by nearly 50 percent – a finding that shows high potential to save lives in similar remote settings, ...
Feb 03, 2011 |
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NHLBI launches body cooling treatment study for pediatric cardiac arrest
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched the first large-scale, multicenter study to investigate the effectiveness of body cooling treatment in infants ...
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Oct 19, 2010 |
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New hope for cerebral palsy prevention
University of Adelaide researchers are a step closer to finding a link between genetic susceptibility to cerebral palsy and a range of environmental risk factors during pregnancy, including infections and ...
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Aug 02, 2010 |
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Infectious diseases caused two-thirds of the nearly 9 million child deaths globally in 2008
Preventable infectious diseases cause two-thirds of child deaths, according to a new study published today by The Lancet. Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF's Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group ...
May 12, 2010 |
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Severe asphyxia linked to substandard care during labour
(PhysOrg.com) -- Asphyxia results from an inadequate supply of oxygen to the fetus during labour and delivery. Although rare, it can lead to perinatal brain injury and perinatal death. Now, a new study from Karolinska Institutet ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
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ATS issues statement on disorder of respiratory and autonomic nervous system regulation
The American Thoracic Society has released a new official clinical policy statement on congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), a disorder of respiratory and autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulation. The ANS regulates ...
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Mar 12, 2010 |
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Simple drug treatment may prevent nicotine-induced SIDS
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has identified a specific class of pharmaceutical drugs that could be effective in treating babies vulnerable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), because their mothers smoked ...
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Jun 03, 2009 |
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Botox for newborns
Botulinum toxin, also called Botox, is best known as one of the most commonly used molecules to reduce wrinkles. It is also known as one of the most poisonous naturally occurring substances.
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Mar 17, 2008 |
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New research explains link between smoking and SIDS
A new study sheds light on the relationship between women who smoke while pregnant—or are exposed to second-hand smoke—and an increased risk of SIDS to their babies.
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Jan 29, 2008 |
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