News tagged with neonatal care
Study finds breast milk has longer shelf life than previously thought
Breast milk can be safely stored in a refrigerator for four days without the threat of bacterial contamination or loss of nutritional value, Long Island scientists have found in a groundbreaking study.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 02, 2010 |
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Extremely preterm children are three times as likely to have psychiatric disorder
Significant advances in the neonatal intensive care have resulted in increased survival rates of children who are born at less than 26 weeks of gestation, so termed "extremely preterm children". Notably, however, improved ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2010 |
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70-year-olds smarter than they used to be
Today's 70-year-olds do far better in intelligence tests than their predecessors. It has also become more difficult to detect dementia in its early stages, though forgetfulness is still an early symptom, reveals new research ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Tragic choices: Is it better for doctors or patient families to decide?
In the medical realm, people sometimes need to make very difficult choices, such as deciding to end life-support for a terminally ill patient. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research delves into the question of whe ...
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Resuscitated newborns at risk for lower IQs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children who were resuscitated at birth have increased risk of low intelligence quotient (IQ) at age eight years, even if they were apparently healthy in the 28 days (neonatal period) following ...
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Newborns of South Asian and East Asian descent misclassified as underweight at birth: Study
Babies of East Asian and South Asian descent are between two and three times more likely to be misclassified as underweight at birth when compared to their Canadian counterparts, according to a study led by St. Michael's ...
May 26, 2009 |
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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 ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 30, 2009 |
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High-frequency oscillatory ventilation no better or worse than conventional ventilation for preterm babies
A study of ventilation strategies in high-income countries has shown that high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) for preterm babies gives outcomes that are no better or worse than conventional ventilation (CV). The ...
May 31, 2010 |
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Late preterm births associated with increased risk of respiratory illnesses
An analysis of more than 200,000 deliveries finds that compared to infants born at full term, those born between 34 weeks and 37 weeks are more likely to have severe respiratory illness, and this risk decreases with each ...
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Death of a child in the neonatal intensive care unit
Little is known about the long-term effects of the death of a child in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on survivor siblings. These siblings may encounter unforeseen emotional difficulties and developmental consequences ...
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Researchers find gram-negative rods in two Philippine neonatal intensive care units
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found a high frequency of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative rods (GNRs) in two of the largest neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in the city of Manila, Philippines. ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 15, 2009 |
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