Pediatrics
Bed-sharing linked to SIDS
(HealthDay)—Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) appear to change with the age of the infant, researchers say.
Jul 14, 2014
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Researcher finds nurse-family partnership reduces preventable mortality
Low-income mothers and their first-born children who received home visits from nurses were less likely to die from preventable causes during a two-decade period studied by a University of Colorado School of Medicine professor, ...
Jul 7, 2014
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Genetics
Quantity, not quality: Risk of sudden cardiac death tied to protein overproduction
A genetic variant linked to sudden cardiac death leads to protein overproduction in heart cells, Johns Hopkins scientists report. Unlike many known disease-linked variants, this one lies not in a gene but in so-called noncoding ...
May 27, 2014
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Pediatrics
Many parents don't follow safe infant sleep practices
Each year, 4,000 babies die unexpectedly during sleep time from sudden infant death syndrome, accidental suffocation or unknown causes. To keep infants safe, the American Academy of Pediatrics advises caregivers to put babies ...
May 3, 2014
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Pediatrics
Many infants still not placed on their backs to sleep
Since 1994, parents have been urged to put their babies to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). It appears many caregivers have not gotten the message, and health care providers ...
May 3, 2014
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Pediatrics
Brainstem abnormalities found in 'SIDS' infants, in both safe and unsafe sleep environments
Investigators at Boston Children's Hospital report that infants dying suddenly and unexpectedly, in both safe and unsafe sleep environments, have underlying brainstem abnormalities and are not all normal prior to death.
Nov 11, 2013
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Cardiology
New research takes aim at heart's 'safe zone'
Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the industrialized world. However, it's not well understood and is challenging to both predict and effectively prevent, according to Alain Karma, Arts and Sciences Distinguished ...
Oct 28, 2013
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Pediatrics
Bedsharing associated with longer breastfeeding, study warns of bedsharing risk
Frequent bedsharing between a mother and infant was associated with longer duration of breastfeeding, but researchers warned of the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) associated with bedsharing, in a study by Yi ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Cardiology
Team discovers patient-specific cure for dangerous heart rhythm disorder
The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) research team has successfully and completely reversed the effects of the hERG (human ether-a-go-go-related gene) mutation in long QT syndrome 2 (LQTS 2) in patient-specific heart ...
Sep 17, 2013
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Cardiology
Emotional stress may trigger heart attack
(Medical Xpress)—Heart attack survivors who live alone and people exposed to extreme stress from events such as natural disasters or sporting events are at greater risk of heart attack, according to a Heart Foundation study ...
Aug 7, 2013
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