News tagged with pacifiers
Want tots without allergies? Try sucking on their pacifiers
(HealthDay)—A new Swedish study suggests that parents who want to protect their infants from developing allergies should try a simple approach to introducing their children to the wide world of microbes: ...
Immunology
May 06, 2013 |
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Breast-feeding won't prevent pre-teen obesity, study finds
(HealthDay)—Breast-feeding has many benefits, but preventing overweight and obesity later in a child's life probably isn't among them, according to a new study.
Health
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Early dental care can help keep kids smiling for years to come
(HealthDay)—Every baby has a beautiful smile, and to keep it that way, parents should teach good dental habits at an early age, experts say.
Dentistry
Feb 10, 2013 |
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Just a spoonful: Sweet taste comforts babies during injections
The sweet taste of sugar may provide some comfort for babies during immunisations, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. Researchers found babies did not cry for as long if they were given drops of sugar solution ...
Health
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Fevers can be a child's friend: Pediatrician shares what parents need to know about fevers
For many parents, discovering their child has a fever can be unnerving. It's one of the most common reasons parents call their doctor or bring their child in for medical care. Fevers are just a natural part of many illnesses ...
Health
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Dirty pacifiers may make infants sick, study says
(HealthDay)—Pacifiers are universally popular with new parents and their infants, but there's one big problem with them: They can get dirty. Very dirty.
Pediatrics
Nov 03, 2012 |
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Pacifiers may have emotional consequences for boys
Pacifiers may stunt the emotional development of baby boys by robbing them of the opportunity to try on facial expressions during infancy.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 18, 2012 |
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New musical pacifier helps premature babies get healthy
Many premature babies enter the world with a mountain of challenges in front of them. Even after they overcome any life-threatening issues, they face ongoing, and typically unpleasant, medical procedures, long hospital stays ...
Pediatrics
May 21, 2012 |
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Researchers question pulling plug on pacifiers
Binkies, corks, soothers. Whatever you call pacifiers, conventional wisdom holds that giving them to newborns can interfere with breastfeeding.
Pediatrics
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Can breastfeeding reduce pain in preterm infants?
Poorly managed pain in the neonatal intensive care unit has serious short- and long-term consequences, causing physiological and behavioral instability in preterm infants and long-term changes in their pain sensitivity, stress ...
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Oct 19, 2011 |
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