As critical care professionals develop a better understanding of the progression of H1N1, they are becoming better prepared to treat children with severe cases, according to a new study that will be published in the March issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM)…
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is developing advice for the NHS on how to treat and look after children who wet the bed. The draft clinical guideline is available from today (11 March) for public consultation…
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Hypothermia occurs when a person’s normal body temperature of around 37°C (98.6°F) drops below 35°C (95°F). It is a medical emergency. The body loses heat faster than it can produce it, causing a dangerously low body temperature. Hypothermia is the opposite of hyperthermia which is present in heat exhaustion and heat stroke…
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Study reviews more exposure pathways than previous surveys, also concludes additional research needed on production processes for canned soup, canned meat…
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How important is it for mothers to use hand gestures to communicate with their infants? This is the key question investigated by new research being showcased at the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Festival of Social Science on 18 March. The event ‘Communicating with Your Baby’ has been organised by Professor Karen Pine from […]
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The largest ever study to investigate whether its possible to prevent children with hay fever going on to develop asthma is now underway at UHSM (University Hospital South Manchester)…
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The largest ever study to investigate whether its possible to prevent children with hay fever going on to develop asthma is now underway at UHSM (University Hospital South Manchester)…
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Parents have sought advice on infant-care practices for generations, but a Rutgers-Camden professor is uncovering how those methods have evolved and influenced American culture. Janet Golden, a professor of history at Rutgers-Camden, has earned a highly prestigious fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to study the history of babies in modern America…
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The nation’s champion for babies has received the 2010 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award. Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, who has served as president of the March of Dimes since 1990, was honored March 2 by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NIFD) at a ceremony at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner, Va. “Dr…
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A bill (SF 2645) in the Minnesota Legislature would require each school district to create an “abstinence-first” sex education curriculum with “age-appropriate” lessons on human sexuality and information about condoms and other contraceptives, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports…
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