News tagged with newborn health
Steadier Traffic Flow Improves Health of Local Infants, Researchers Say
(PhysOrg.com) -- The creation of E-ZPass lanes over the past 15 years has significantly improved the health of newborn babies living near highways in the Northeast, according to a Columbia study. The researchers ...
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Muscular dystrophy diagnosis delayed almost 2.5 years in boys
Boys show signs of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) for 2 ½ years before they obtain a diagnosis and disease-specific treatment, about the same length of delay children have endured for the past 20 years despite advances ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 11, 2009 |
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New public health goals tackle obstacles to breastfeeding success
For the first time, the barriers to breastfeeding are being addressed at the highest level of government. With the release today of Healthy People 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has targeted the new ...
Dec 03, 2010 |
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Development aid for maternal, newborn and child health doubled over 5 years
Health experts will today call for a greater prioritization and targeting of aid to save the lives of mothers, newborns, and children in poor countries.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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DomRep probes 16 baby deaths at public hospital
(AP) -- Health officials are investigating the recent deaths of 16 newborns in the capital's largest maternity hospital, hinting that unhygienic conditions are to blame.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Dying: Millions of women in childbirth, newborns and young children
Widespread global use of known and proven maternal and childcare techniques, practices, and therapies could save the lives of millions of women, newborns and children each year, according to a new analysis ...
Apr 13, 2010 |
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New Web site promotes interoperable newborn screening data
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) today launched the Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology Guide, an important step toward efficient electronic exchange of standard newborn screening data. The new Web site was created ...
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Survey: Ask permission to use newborn data, parents say
More than three-quarters of parents would be willing to permit the use of their children's newborn screening samples for research purposes if their permission were obtained beforehand, a University of Michigan survey shows.
Jul 15, 2009 |
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No differences in survival or neonatal outcomes in pregnancy-associated colorectal cancer
In one of the first studies to examine maternal and newborn health risks and colorectal cancer, UC Davis researchers have found that women diagnosed with the disease during or shortly after their pregnancies have the same ...
Feb 26, 2009 |
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