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Whooping cough at highest levels since 1997 in Western Australia

Western Australia is experiencing the highest level of whooping cough (pertussis) notifications since 1997, when more than 1200 cases were notified.

22 Sep 2004

Important that nurses help women find ways to bond with their infants when breast-feeding is not possible

New mothers with fibromyalgia (FM) face multiple barriers to breast-feeding their babies, according to a study published recently in the American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing.

20 Sep 2004

Overweight children up to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before age of 65

Overweight children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach the age of 65 warns the World Heart Federation, an NGO dedicated to the prevention of heart disease and stroke, on World Heart Day, Sunday 26th September 2004.

20 Sep 2004

Link between mother’s stress levels during pregnancy and the effect on the brain of her unborn baby

An intriguing link between a mother’s stress levels during pregnancy and the effect on the brain of her unborn baby is revealed in a new study of children born in Bristol, England.

20 Sep 2004

40 percent of women of childbearing age take folic acid

A record 40 percent of American women of childbearing age reported taking a daily multivitamin containing folic acid in 2004, up from 32 percent last year and the highest level since the March of Dimes began surveying women in the 1990s, according to the organization's latest survey, which was published today in Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.

18 Sep 2004

New high-tech pacifier helps babies who are born prematurely

The pacifier also may reduce the incidence or severity of certain developmental disabilities that appear in early childhood and beyond as well as possibly boost IQ.

16 Sep 2004

Total abstinence is the only way to protect the unborn baby against Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Is there a safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy? Biochemist Kathy Kitson says the answer is no – total abstinence is the only way to protect the unborn baby against Foetal Alcohol Syndrome.

15 Sep 2004

Inhaled nitrite spray may help babies diagnosed with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and the Loma Linda University School of Medicine have found that use of an inhaled nitrite spray may help babies diagnosed with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN).

13 Sep 2004

Smallest patient to receive surgery to correct an abdominal disorder using an advanced surgical robotic system

After spending more than seven months in the hospital following his premature birth, the parents of Dakota Templeton were hopeful that his worst medical challenges were behind him. Unfortunately, those hopes were not realized.

10 Sep 2004

Early success of the meningococcal B immunisation programme celebrated

Experts in science and medicine will focus on New Zealand's Meningococcal B Immunisation Programme today and tomorrow at an Immunisation Conference in Rotorua.

10 Sep 2004

Telemedicine aims to reduce large birth weights which lead to obesity and diabetes

In a landmark study, researchers from Temple University School of Medicine will analyze whether the frequent monitoring and adjustment critical to the management of diabetes during pregnancy can be better accomplished by telemedicine.

6 Sep 2004

Public call for legal age of smoking to be raised helps underline dire health-care consequences of long-term smoking

A new British report commissioned as part of BBC News' Healthy Britons poll has found that 80% of people want the legal age of smoking raised from 16 to 18. This follows a recent report in the journal Education and Health on the health-care consequences of long-term smoking.

6 Sep 2004

Proven clinical efficiency key to success of nascent European bone graft substitutes market

Increased orthopaedic surgical procedures and an ageing baby boomer generation have been boosting the demand for bone grafts. Even as new applications and innovative products create exciting growth opportunities, the key challenge for bone graft substitutes suppliers is to produce material with clinical efficacy equivalent to, or surpassing, existing alternatives.

2 Sep 2004

Are nicotine patches safe for pregnant women?

A £1 million study, being led by a team of multidisciplinary researchers at The University of Nottingham, is to look at whether nicotine replacement skin patches could help pregnant mums to stop smoking.

26 Aug 2004

Number of newborn screening tests more than doubles in Washington

The Washington State Department of Health's Newborn Screening program has more than doubled the number of screening tests it performs on newborns in our state from four to nine.

20 Aug 2004

Sonic Hedgehog, essential for normal limb development

Fingers are key to the art of communication, whether it’s a politician flashing a thumbs-up to a cheering crowd or a bride displaying a diamond-bedecked ring finger.

20 Aug 2004

Study to compare prostate surgery and drugs

The Minimally Invasive Surgical Therapies (MIST) Consortium for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) has launched a new study to compare long-term benefits and risks of transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) and transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) to a regimen of the alpha-1 inhibitor alfuzosin and the 5-alpha reductase inhibitor finasteride.

20 Aug 2004

Madeline Mann, the world's smallest surviving baby now 15

Medical progress of her 14-year follow up will be released in a letter published in the Aug. 19, 2004 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

18 Aug 2004

Disruption of chromosome loops can lead to Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome

Babraham Institute scientists have identified chromosome ‘loops’ which have implications for healthy growth of babies in the womb.

17 Aug 2004

Suctioning babies to prevent a potentially fatal respiratory disease is probably ineffective

The widely practised procedure of suctioning babies to prevent a potentially fatal respiratory disease is probably ineffective, conclude authors of a study in this week’s issue of THE LANCET. Suctioning is used to remove mucus from baby’s airway or breathing passages.

15 Aug 2004

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Whooping cough at highest levels since 1997 in Western Australia

Important that nurses help women find ways to bond with their infants when breast-feeding is not possible

Overweight children up to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before age of 65

Link between mother’s stress levels during pregnancy and the effect on the brain of her unborn baby

40 percent of women of childbearing age take folic acid

New high-tech pacifier helps babies who are born prematurely

Total abstinence is the only way to protect the unborn baby against Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Inhaled nitrite spray may help babies diagnosed with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Smallest patient to receive surgery to correct an abdominal disorder using an advanced surgical robotic system

Early success of the meningococcal B immunisation programme celebrated

Telemedicine aims to reduce large birth weights which lead to obesity and diabetes

Public call for legal age of smoking to be raised helps underline dire health-care consequences of long-term smoking

Proven clinical efficiency key to success of nascent European bone graft substitutes market

Are nicotine patches safe for pregnant women?

Number of newborn screening tests more than doubles in Washington

Sonic Hedgehog, essential for normal limb development

Study to compare prostate surgery and drugs

Madeline Mann, the world's smallest surviving baby now 15

Disruption of chromosome loops can lead to Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome

Suctioning babies to prevent a potentially fatal respiratory disease is probably ineffective

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