Archive for March 8th, 2010

Stem cells may help at-risk preemies - Arizona Daily Star

Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 11:06 pm

BBC News
Stem cells may help at-risk preemies
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson is the site of an unprecedented public program to save umbilical-cord blood for babies at risk of developing cerebral palsy.
Blood storage offers new kind of cureNational

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Newborn among 500 villagers slaughtered by machete gang - Irish Independent

Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Newborn among 500 villagers slaughtered by machete gang
Irish Independent
"I saw the charred bodies of women, babies and old men. Machetes and other metallic instruments were used," Ugar Ukandi Odey, a local journalist,

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EarWells help fix deformity in babies without surgery - WFAA

Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 8:03 pm
EarWells help fix deformity in babies without surgery
WFAA
She's my first baby." McNew said three doctors saw her newborn baby and never said anything about her ears. "When we saw our pediatrician, he asked if we

Abbott’s baby plan under fire - Sydney Morning Herald

Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Abbott's baby plan under fire
Sydney Morning Herald
Broderick welcomed the coalition proposal, saying it was in line with the minimum time to establish breast feeding and bonding with newborn babies.

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Hospital successfully promotes breast-feeding - Danbury News Times

Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Hospital successfully promotes breast-feeding
Danbury News Times
Breast milk is what babies, especially newborn babies, are supposed to drink. The first milk newborns drink is called colostrum.

Couple’s baby dies while they raise virtual child - Boston Globe (blog)

Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Couple's baby dies while they raise virtual child
Boston Globe (blog)
time ago it was common for babies in Korea to die in infancy, no one outside of the immediate family circle is supposed to see a newborn for 100 days.

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International Women’s Day: The Enormous Benefits of Investing in Family … - Huffington Post (blog)

Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 8:08 am
International Women's Day: The Enormous Benefits of Investing in Family
Huffington Post (blog)
would radically cut the number of mothers and babies that die each year–maternal deaths would drop by 70%, and newborn deaths would be reduced by 44%.

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Hope For SIDS Kids And Their Parents - Huffington Post (blog)

Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 8:03 am
Hope For SIDS Kids And Their Parents
Huffington Post (blog)
It may take years for medicine to establish newborn screenings that help determine whether a baby's serotonin levels are abnormal.

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