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National Diaper Need Awareness Week highlights that 30% of low-income families cannot afford baby diapers

Diaper Need Awareness Week (Sept. 8 though 14) calls attention to a disturbing statistic: Nearly 30 percent of low-income families cannot afford enough diapers to keep their babies clean, dry and healthy.

7 Sep 2013

Vanderbilt's telemedicine initiative conducts follow-up hearing tests on newborns in rural areas

A telemedicine initiative in Vanderbilt's Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is working to make follow-up hearing tests for newborns more accessible in rural areas of Tennessee, while teaching young pediatric audiology and pediatric speech language pathology students to treat patients remotely.

6 Sep 2013

Pregnant women who smoke as well as having asthma are increasing risk of complications

New research from the University of Adelaide has shown for the first time that pregnant women who smoke as well as having asthma are greatly increasing the risk of complications for themselves and their unborn children.

6 Sep 2013

Dopamine improves deficiencies in social behavior, could have implications for neuropsychiatric disorders

A stressful pregnancy might be the last thing a future mother needs, but it is to her unborn baby that this stress spells real trouble. All because stress hormones (called glucocorticoids or GCs) can disturb normal foetal brain development, leading to behavioural and/or emotional problems later in life.

5 Sep 2013

Research indicates that spouses tend to have similar levels of planning for retirement

As Baby Boomers begin entering retirement, some may find themselves unprepared for the transition. New research from the University of Missouri indicates that spouses tend to have similar levels of planning for retirement. This planning can lead to more success and less stress when they leave the workforce.

5 Sep 2013

Proteins in blood predict women at risk of pre-eclampsia during first pregnancy

Researchers from The University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust have identified proteins in the blood that could be used to predict whether a woman in her first pregnancy is at increased risk of developing pre-eclampsia.

From The University of Manchester 4 Sep 2013

Poor black residents receive worse care in US nursing homes, study finds

If you're poor and aging in America, the golden years may not be pretty, especially if you are black.

4 Sep 2013

New joint program could improve patient care, physician and staff morale

The common refrain about health care is that it's a broken system. A new joint program between the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, demonstrates a way to mend the system with a new patient-centered program that is getting raves from patients, as well as the residents and nurses who provide their care. Results from the program are highlighted in a study being released in September.

3 Sep 2013

Proteins in blood could predict woman at increased risk of developing pre-eclampsia

3 Sep 2013

Drug for children with sickle cell anemia reduces hospitalizations and treatment costs

A drug proven effective for treatment of adults and children with sickle cell anemia reduced hospitalizations and cut annual estimated medical costs by 21 percent for affected infants and toddlers, according to an analysis led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The report appears today in the advance online edition of the journal Pediatrics.

2 Sep 2013

Viewpoints: Tying 'social safeguards' to work may not be best policy; GOP missing an opportunity by not offering alternative to health law; food makers' health claims 'hard to swallow'

In May, the head of [Trader Joe's] ... sent a confidential memo to employees notifying them of changes to their health coverage, retirement program and wages. ... He pledged to reduce workers' healthcare costs 10% for the remainder of the year while the company determines its response to changes under the Affordable Care Act. ...

31 Aug 2013

Study points to potential new therapeutic target for preventing birth defects in women with diabetes

A research team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has identified a cell signaling pathway which plays a significant role in causing developmental defects of the fetal spinal cord and brain in babies of women with diabetes.

29 Aug 2013

New clinical recommendations urge women to maintain periodontal health during pregnancy

When a woman becomes pregnant, she knows it is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle to ensure both the health of herself and the health of her baby. New clinical recommendations from the American Academy of Periodontology and the Eurpean Federation of Periodontology urge pregnant women to maintain periodontal health as well.

29 Aug 2013

The impact of physicians' retirement on access to health care

Some 10,000 baby boomers will retire every day for the next 19 years, including many doctors. But at the same time, more people will be looking for health providers under ObamaCare.

28 Aug 2013

Health law in cross hairs as debt-limit deadline approaches

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Monday the nation will hit its debt limit in mid-October, setting up a potential clash between the White House and some House Republicans who say they will tie their votes on raising the debt ceiling to defunding the health law. Also in the news, a survey of business economists cites future deficits as the nation's most pressing problem, which will be exacerbated by aging baby boomers reliant on Social Security and Medicare.

28 Aug 2013

First Edition: August 27, 2013

Today's headlines include reports regarding the gathering storm as the White House and GOP lawmakers continue to hold firm in their positions regarding the looming debt limit. President Barack Obama says he won't negotiate while some Republicans are pushing for to defund, or at least delay, the health law's implementation.

27 Aug 2013

Baby News and Research

National Diaper Need Awareness Week highlights that 30% of low-income families cannot afford baby diapers

Vanderbilt's telemedicine initiative conducts follow-up hearing tests on newborns in rural areas

Pregnant women who smoke as well as having asthma are increasing risk of complications

Dopamine improves deficiencies in social behavior, could have implications for neuropsychiatric disorders

Research indicates that spouses tend to have similar levels of planning for retirement

Proteins in blood predict women at risk of pre-eclampsia during first pregnancy

Poor black residents receive worse care in US nursing homes, study finds

New joint program could improve patient care, physician and staff morale

Proteins in blood could predict woman at increased risk of developing pre-eclampsia

Drug for children with sickle cell anemia reduces hospitalizations and treatment costs

Viewpoints: Tying 'social safeguards' to work may not be best policy; GOP missing an opportunity by not offering alternative to health law; food makers' health claims 'hard to swallow'

Study points to potential new therapeutic target for preventing birth defects in women with diabetes

New clinical recommendations urge women to maintain periodontal health during pregnancy

The impact of physicians' retirement on access to health care

Health law in cross hairs as debt-limit deadline approaches

First Edition: August 27, 2013

Sorting out end-of-life, long-term care issues as America ages

First Edition: August 26, 2013

Researchers discover link between epilepsy drug and risk of having baby with birth defects

Longer looks: Gunshot season for surgeons; Hispanic teen suicide; the economics of pregnancy

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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