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See Sudden infant death syndrome
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Rise in deaths of children at risk
Published October 15, 2008, 7:39 am, Thursday Magnet
THERE has been a surge in the number of deaths of children at risk in NSW in 2007, despite a $1.2 billion funding injection into the Department of Community Services over the previous five years.
Stateline Area Health News in Brief
Published October 15, 2008, 7:18 am, Beloit Daily News
Area flu shot clinics set Flu shots will be offered at the satellite clinics of Beloit Memorial Hospital in coming weeks.
Program helps put SIDS fears to rest
Published October 14, 2008, 9:05 pm, The Facts
LAKE JACKSON — Laura LaCoss had worked in a neonatal unit, but nothing could have prepared her for seeing her own child unable to breath. When Abigail LaCoss was a month old, her mother found her blue and unable to breath.
Another aid in reducing the risk of SIDS
Published October 14, 2008, 7:55 pm, The Press-Enterprise
Inland parents welcomed news of a study showing that using a fan in the room of a sleeping baby greatly reduces the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
State"™s Infant Death Rate Falls In 2006
Published October 14, 2008, 10:46 am, WSPA Spartanburg
The following press release was sent to wspa.com on Tuesday by DHEC: COLUMBIA—South Carolina’s infant mortality rate dropped to 8.4 deaths for each 1,000 live births during 2006, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said today.
South Carolina"™s Infant Death Rate Has Dropped
Published October 14, 2008, 9:46 am, WSPA Spartanburg
COLUMBIA—South Carolina’s infant mortality rate dropped to 8.4 deaths for each 1,000 live births during 2006, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said Tuesday.
The Ironton Tribune
Published October 14, 2008, 8:35 am, The Ironton Tribune
It is a medical phrase that strikes fear into parents of newborn child — SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. According to a report at the Lawrence County Child Fatality Review Board meeting in March 2007, there were five SIDS cases in the county in 2006.
Personal Health: News and Notes
Published October 13, 2008, 10:07 pm, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Research suggests that a simple electric fan may help protect against sudden infant death syndrome - when a baby under 1 year dies for unexplained reasons.
Briefs: Talking to kids about the economy
Published October 13, 2008, 9:13 pm, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
If children sense your stress about the economy, try the approach suggested by Catherine Solheim, a professor in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota.
Infant deaths spur SIDS education
Published October 13, 2008, 8:48 pm, Herald & Review
DECATUR - Customary warnings to reduce the risk of suffocation have not kept infants from dying. Macon County Coroner Michael E. Day said four of five infant deaths investigated by his office since Jan. 1 involved sleeping behaviors health care professionals advise against.
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- Investigating Serotonin's Role in SIDS: Scientific American
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- Study: Fan use may lower the risk of SIDS - CNN.com
- SIDS Crib Death Toxic Baby Crib Mattresses: Chemical compounds...ha ve been added to mattresses as fire retardants... A fungus that commonly grows in bedding can interact with these chemicals to create poisonous gases... These heavier-than-a ir gases are concentrated in a thin layer on the baby's mattress or are diffused away and dissipated into the surrounding atmosphere.
- Effects of sleeping position on development of infant cardiovascular control -- Yiallourou et al. 93 (10): 868 -- Archives of Disease in Childhood: Infant BP is modified by sleep state and sleeping position. A tendency for BP to fall in the prone position appears to be prevented by elevated HR at 2?4 weeks and 5?6 months, but not at 2?3 months, coincident with the age of greatest risk for SIDS. An uncompensated fall in BP in the prone position at this age could increase the possibility of circulatory failure and SIDS in vulnerable infants. -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- ----------
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