Respiratory syncytial virus, a major cause of lower respiratory tract infections, is behind one of every four deaths from acute illness for children under 2 years old in Nicaragua, according to a new University of Michigan ...
Aug 1, 2019
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(HealthDay)—In an average year, close to 70,000 children under age 5 go to the emergency department because of injuries from common nursery items, according to the journal Pediatrics. About 90% of these injuries happen ...
Jul 24, 2019
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While the number of babies who die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has been on the decline, a study by researchers at Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators shows that infant ...
Jul 24, 2019
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Child deaths have fallen in Brazil following complete smoking bans in public places, according to a new study.
May 31, 2019
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Car safety seats are vital to protect children while traveling, but a new infant death study underlines the need to follow the seats' instructions and to use them only for their intended purpose.
May 20, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The Kids II company is recalling nearly 700,000 of its Rocking Sleepers for infants, after reports of babies dying have been linked to the products' use.
Apr 29, 2019
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Accidental suffocation is a leading cause of injury deaths in U.S. infants and common scenarios involve blankets, bed-sharing with parents and other unsafe sleep practices, an analysis of government data found.
Apr 22, 2019
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It's no surprise that smoking during pregnancy is unhealthy for the fetus—just as it's unhealthy for the person smoking. But the powerful combination of medical research and data science has given new insights into the ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Fetal exposure to tobacco smoke in utero is associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and cardiac arrhythmias in newborns. In a novel study in rabbits, investigators provide the first evidence linking fetal exposure ...
Mar 28, 2019
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The first findings to result from a collaboration between Seattle Children's Research Institute and Microsoft data scientists provides expecting mothers new information about how smoking before and during pregnancy contributes ...
Mar 11, 2019
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