Extremely premature babies fed human donor milk are less likely to develop the dangerous intestinal…
Month: April 2011
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Spiders in space: Researchers observe arachnid habits in a microgravity environment
The very idea of spiders in space brings to mind campy, black and white horror…
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4 Lessons for Parents in a Constantly Connected World (Mashable)
Mashable – Soren Gordhamer is the organizer of the Wisdom 2.0 Conferences. Along with their…
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Animal-assisted therapy decreases patient anxiety in pre-MRI setting, study suggests
Patients who undergo MRI often suffer from elevated anxiety. Patient discomfort may cause poor image…
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Errors put infants, children at risk for overdose of painkillers: Prescriptions for narcotics often contain too much medication per dose
Parents who give young children prescription painkillers should take extra care to make sure they…
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Video games may help clear airway of cystic fibrosis patients
Video games controlled by the player’s breath can encourage youths with cystic fibrosis to use…
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Emergency departments should be aware of sexually transmitted infection risk in patients: One-quarter of symptomatic adolescent females tested positive for an STI
All adolescent females who show up in the emergency department complaining primarily of lower abdominal…
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Race a factor in whether young women are tested for sexually transmitted infections
When adolescent females visit a pediatric emergency department with complaints that may signal a sexually…
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Maternal obesity puts infants at risk of iron deficiency
Babies born to obese mothers are at risk for iron deficiency, which could affect infant…
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Chemical found in crude oil linked to congenital heart disease: Fetal exposure to solvents may damage heart
While it may be years before the health effects of the 2010 oil spill in…