Sad Dads May Lead to Crying Infants Jul 2, 2009
To see how parental depression was related to excessive crying, van den Berg's team gathered data on symptoms of depression among parents of 4,426 infants who were 2 months old ... 5 percent of the infants in the study fit the excessive crying criteria. (MEDLINEplus)
Researcher turns his baby into CCTV star in the name of science Jul 2, 2009
The question of how infants learn to speak is hotly debated ... " Now, a quarter of million hours of recordings later, Professor Roy is beginning to tease apart the masses of data and look for answers. Deep diveTo extract meaningful patterns from the 200GB (gigabytes) of data that flowed daily onto the racks of hard drives in the basement, the team created a series of software tools. The first, ominously called Total Recall, allows a researcher to quickly scan through any part of the data. All... (BBC News)
James Howard Kunstler on Michael Jackson as America Jul 2, 2009
The Man in the Mirror - Clusterfuck Nation. Clusterfuck Nation Comment on Current Events by the Author of "The Long Emergency". (Harper's Magazine)
Importance Of Developmental Screening Tool For Identifying Delays In Pre-term Children Shown Jul 2, 2009
Higher-risk premature infants already involved with an early-intervention agency or previously identified with a delay were excluded ... Infants tested after esotropia ... 18, 2006) A Washington University pediatrician at St. Louis Children's Hospital has found that performing MRI scans on pre-term infants' brains assists dramatically in predicting the babies' future. (Science Daily)
Catholic Charities to absorb WIC program Jul 2, 2009
The federal Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC), officially called the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, provides vouchers for milk and nutritionally sound foods. Contracts for service areas are awarded by the state. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Quilter spreads comfort around the world Jul 2, 2009
Many of those quilts were baby quilts, but Thorsett realized that, while many of the young patients are infants, many others are older children. So she asked Walsh what sort of fabrics might be appropriate for the older ones. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Tips for protection in the dangerous heat Jul 2, 2009
Never leave infants, children, frail elderly people or pets alone in a parked car ... Those at greater risk include the elderly, infants and young children, people with mental illness, people with chronic diseases such as heart or respiratory ailments and those with obesity, fever, dehydration, poor circulation, sunburn and prescription drug and alcohol use. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
ADA releases updated position paper on vegetarian diets Jul 2, 2009
CHICAGO The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on vegetarian diets that concludes such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents and can help prevent and treat chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes. ADA's position, published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, represents the Association's official stance on vegetarian diets. (EurekAlert!)
Father Who Ditched Nine Kids Via Safe Haven Law Has Twins on the Way Jul 2, 2009
Legislators would later amend the law to limit its reach to infants up to 30 days old. Joanne Manzer the wife of RebelJane's father, Jack Manzer told FOXNews. (Fox News)
Patrick cuts WIC, special education Jul 2, 2009
By Jim O'Sullivan and Michael Norton. Wed Jul 01, 2009, 06:39 AM EDT. (Burlington Union, MA)
Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Rape of Boy Jul 2, 2009
most behave because they'll be turned into war babys by the stealth girls and boys selling war baby salvation and liberation on account of they saw it on t.v. or because their boss made them do it for the moneys and other gifts some rich smart toddlers and infants heap upon the struggling bleeding hearts with the cute little armors and weapons afraid to leave their bunkers and afraid to open their gifts and afraid to eat their meals in public places. (except if they told somebody do something,... (CBS News -- US)
Do children stand better chance? Jul 2, 2009
Prof Ed Galea, director of the Fire Safety Engineering Group at the University of Greenwich, suggests small children bigger than infants but not too tall would be cocooned within their seat and therefore might be less likely to receive body injuries ... But he says air travel is probably more dangerous for infants because of the way they are carried on the laps of their parents and in extension belts attached to their parents' belts. (BBC News -- Africa)
WHO: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV Jul 2, 2009
Three-year study finds high risk of contracting deadly TB for these infants. Most popular. (MSNBC -- Health)
New Law Effective Today Will Provide Free Mercury Thermostat Recycling & Help Protect Public Health Jul 2, 2009
Each year in the U.S., as many as 630,000 infants are born with mercury levels associated with IQ loss, according to the Centers for Disease Control. "We want contractors and the public to know that this new law is in effect to protect the public from mercury exposure," says Heidi Sanborn, CPSC Executive Director. (PR Newswire)
Rohrbach invited to White House Jul 2, 2009
So Rohrbach Nurses for Newborns to bring experienced nurses into the homes of mothers whose socioeconomic, personal or health status put their infants at high risk. Nurses provide free medical care, parenting education, injury prevention strategies and emotional support for families with children under age 2. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Health insurance not governments job Jul 2, 2009
Joey Brockhouse wrote on Jul 1, 2009 6:28 PM:" Our current system doesn't work. We died ten years earlier that western Europeans, Our infants die more often and we pay more than any other country. You don't get healthcare if your poor. My wife was released from an ER and told to go see our docter she died before she got the chance. We need change. ". Rush Limbaugh wrote on Jul 1, 2009 4:40 PM:" Mr. Hilyard, you need to quit listening to Rush and his ilk. You state that the Prez is trying to... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Working Moms Find Freedom to Use Breast Pumps Where They Want, When They Want Jul 2, 2009
According to Dr. Dao, "Research has clearly established that returning to work is strongly associated with the end of breastfeeding for too many women. Public policy and employers are making significant investments and efforts to facilitate lactation in the workplace, but the increase in breastfeeding rates seems to have stalled, in spite of the fact that the overwhelming majority of new mothers have gotten the message, and want to breastfeed for the health of their infants." ... Dao Health... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Tech Helps Curb Infant Blindness Jul 2, 2009
The ability to screen infants from a distance is an important development, said Dr. Antonio Capone, director of vitreoretinal fellowship training at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Capone recently completed a five-year international study to evaluate RetCamII's effectiveness. (Yahoo News -- Children's Health)
County Health Department to maintain Level II status Jul 2, 2009
Supplemental food program and nutrition education for women, infants and children (WIC). Childhood lead poisoning prevention. (Forest Republican, WI)
Larry Michael Prelog Jul 1, 2009
Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Zora Belle Prelog and Michael D. Prelog, his sister, Judith Lynn Herzel, and two stillborn infants. Larry sleeps in the hope of the soon second coming of Christ. (The Herald-Palladium)
Talk with Kids, Not at Them Jul 1, 2009
And, infants watching TV made fewer vocalizations when adults spoke to them. The UCLA study included 275 families with children between 2 months and 48 months old. (MEDLINEplus)
Poor sleep is independently associated with depression in postpartum women Jul 1, 2009
The mean age of the mothers at the time of reply was 30 years, and the mean age of the infants was 8. 4 weeks. (EurekAlert!)
Crashed plane's black box located Jul 1, 2009
" Yemenia is 51 percent owned by Yemen and 49 percent by Saudi Arabia. Its fleet includes two Airbus 330-200s, four Airbus 310-300s and four Boeing 737-800s, according to its website. Airbus said it was dispatching a team of investigators to the Comoros. It said the aircraft was built in 1990 and had been used by Yemenia since 1999. Its engines were built by Pratt and Whitney, a unit of United Technologies. A Yemenia official said there were 142 passengers including three infants, and 11 crew.... (ITV news, UK -- News)
Child survives Comoros Islands air crash Jul 1, 2009
Hopes were fading for the other 141 passengers, including three infants, and 11 crew on board the aircraft bound for Moroni. "Three bodies have been recovered," the Yemeni state carrier Yemenia's deputy managing director for operations, Mohammed al-Sumairi, said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Yemeni plane crashes in ocean Jul 1, 2009
A Yemenia official said there were 142 passengers, including three infants, and 11 crew. The plane was flying to Moroni, capital of Grande Comore, the main island of the archipelago. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Snack program touts fruits, veggies Jul 1, 2009
According to Buchanan, the first event she planned to emphasize the snack program was at a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program meeting. A. Jay Root, executive director of the Mineral County Health Department, relating to the presentation of the program s information, stated, We have WIC clinics in this very room that the Healthy Coalition meeting is taking place. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Chew on this: Fun, fast and flavorful news about food Jul 1, 2009
Committed vendors include Teed Farm, Bens and ClenCroft Farms, who accept coupons distributed by federal welfare programs including Women, Infants and Children program and the Senior's Farmer's Market Nutrition Program. For more information, call Melanie Williams at 528-3104. (Erie Times-News, PA)
DNA Mutation That Occurs At Beginning Point Of T-cell Lymphoma Identified Jul 1, 2009
Kinesiologsts developed a tiny treadmill to help infants with Downs Syndrome learn to balance themselves earlier. Typically, these children learn. (Science Daily)
France, U.S. join Comoros plane crash search Jul 1, 2009
A Yemenia official said there were 142 passengers including three infants, and 11 crew. The weather was rough -- with high winds -- but the cause of the crash was still unknown. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Canada's Single-Prayer Health Care Jul 1, 2009
Special-needs infants are sent elsewhere and usually to the U.S.. In 2007, a Canadian woman gave birth to extremely rare identical quadruplets Autumn, Brooke, Calissa and Dahlia Jepps. (Investors Business Daily)
MTV Greenlights Season Two of Hit Series '16 & Pregnant' Jul 1, 2009
Cameras continued to follow the teens for a significant amount of time after they gave birth to document how they coped with taking care of their infants in addition to balancing adult responsibilities with teenage life. The "16 and Pregnant: Life After Labor" finale special, hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky, will be an issue-driven forum on teen pregnancy. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Study: Acetaminophen May Cause Allergies Jul 1, 2009
They found that children who received acetaminophen-based pain relievers for fever in the first year of life were 46 percent more likely to develop asthma by age 6 or 7 compared with infants not treated with such a fever reducer. Related. (ABC News)
Tylenol, NyQuil Face FDA Scrutiny Jul 1, 2009
Do you realize how much needs to be taken (except for babies and infants) by an adult to trip the lights fantastic. Really people. (CBS News -- Health)
Child may be the only survivor of plane crash Jul 1, 2009
Hopes were fading for the other 141 passengers, including three infants, and 11 crew bound for Moroni via the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and Marseilles. The aircraft, with 66 French citizens, as well as Comoros and Arabic states residents on board, belonged to Yemenia Airways, Yemen's state carrier. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Parents complaining to doctors that some daycare centers refuse to apply sunscreen Jul 1, 2009
ndnlvngcherokee wrote on Jun 30, 2009 12:18 PM:" Just because the sitter isnt licensed doesnt mean they wont do the same as a preschool. I taught kids how to do the ABC's in sign language starting before they were one, we had outdoor play on days that weather was good, story time daily, show and tell one day a week, we set up outdoor adventures where you learned about plants, trees, ect...we did craft time everyday...I kept logs of when infants were changed and fed incase a child had a reaction... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
FDA Rules: Lower Doses Of Acetaminophen Jul 1, 2009
Acephen Anacin Aspirin Free Maximum Strength Tablets Capital and Codeine Endocet Excedrin P.M. Caplets Excedrin P.M. Geltabs Excedrin P.M. Tablets Excedrin Extra-Strength Caplets Excedrin Extra-Strength Tablets Excedrin Migraine Caplets Excedrin Migraine Geltabs Excedrin Migraine Tablets FeverAll Children's FeverAll Infants' FeverAll Junior Strength Gelpirin Genapap Genapap Children's Genapap Drops Infant's Genapap Extra Strength Caplets Genapap Extra Strength Tablets... (W-USA News, DC)
China may ban Indian products Jul 1, 2009
The ban on dairy products was extended for six months to ward off any threat of contaminated whitener which had caused deaths of several infants and made several thousands ill. A notification to this effect was issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). (India Times, India)
Healthy Babies Dont Need Expensive Formulas Jun 30, 2009
Healthy infants seem to have a similar tolerance for standard and hypoallergenic formulas, according to a new study suggesting that most parents do not need to make the expensive anti-allergy formulas their first choice. The study, published online in the Nutrition Journal, compared infants' tolerance to standard cow's milk-derived formula and so-called partially hydrolyzed formula ... Hydrolyzed formulas commonly are recommended for infants who aren't breastfed and have heightened risk of... (Newsmax)
Health briefs Jun 30, 2009
According to Department of Public Health and Human Services officials, the state s Women, Infants and Children is rolling out its new Sesame Street Healthy Habits education campaign this month ... The WIC program does a great job of helping low-income mothers get their infants and children off to a healthy start and assist those nutritionally at-risk ... Age eligibility for infants is birth to 12 months, and a child up to five years old. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
High temperatures bring concern for health, safety Jun 30, 2009
"There has already been one death of a local resident and a near death incident for another, both related to drowning, within the past two weeks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heat-related deaths and illness are preventable yet annually many people succumb to extreme heat. Historically, from 1979-2003, excessive heat exposure caused 8,015 deaths in the United States.People suffer heat-related illness when their bodies are unable to compensate and properly cool... (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Summer tragedies dont have to happen (43) Jun 30, 2009
Never leave infants or children in a parked vehicle, even if the windows are partially open. Do not let children play in an unattended vehicle. (Boerne Star, TX)
Virus spurred high blood pressure in mice Jun 30, 2009
Yet CMV causes serious problems for select groups: Women infected during pregnancy sometimes pass the virus to their fetuses, and 8,000 infants a year suffer disabilities including mental impairments and hearing or vision loss as a result. Riskier in people with weak immune systems, CMV also causes a type of blindness in AIDS patients and has been linked to problems in heart transplant recipients. (MSNBC -- Health)
Device to detect viral infection early Jun 30, 2009
Writing in the journal The Analyst, they say that their technique, which uses DNA hairpins attached to gold filaments, can detect the presence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading cause of respiratory infections in infants and young children, at substantially lower levels than the standard laboratory assay. "We hope that our research will help us break out of the catch-22 that is holding back major advances in the treatment of respiratory viruses," says Wright. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
H1N1 (swine) flu, June 26 update Jun 30, 2009
High risk groups for complications from the flu, including infants, children under two years of age, the elderly and pregnant women should notify their physician if they start to have fever and other symptoms of flu-like illness. Any pregnant woman exhibiting flu-like symptoms should call her doctor immediately and start on anti-viral medication. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Dr. Jeff Hersh: Pertussis is on the rise Jun 30, 2009
A: Pertussis (from the bacteria Bordetella pertussis and sometimes called whooping cough because of the "whooping" sound effect infants make) is highly contagious ... When our children get their DPT shots as infants, the "P" is for pertussis ... Prior to the introduction of the vaccine in the 1940s, pertussis was a common and frightening disease; infants (especially those younger than 6 months old), immune-compromised patients, and those with certain other conditions (such as cystic fibrosis)... (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
C-section Births Cause Genetic Changes That May Increase Odds For Developing Diseases In Later Life Jun 30, 2009
Blood was sampled from the umbilical cords of 37 newborn infants just after delivery and then three to five days after the birth ... Three to five days after birth, DNA-methylation levels had dropped in infants delivered by C-section so that there were no longer significant differences between the two groups ... Animal studies have shown that negative stress around birth affects methylation of the genes and therefore it is reasonable to believe that the differences in DNA-methylation that we... (Science Daily)
Infant colic Jun 29, 2009
Some infants cry because of painful gut contractions caused by gas or allergies, but the source of others' crying remains a mystery, to doctors and exhausted parents alike, says Mijke van den Berg, a child psychiatrist at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands ... Although colic usually goes away on its own by the time a baby is 3 or 4 months old, it can lead frustrated parents to shake their infants. (USA Today -- News)
Helping unborn child Jun 29, 2009
The unborn boy's parents, Michael and Ashley Fernandez of Pocatello, are still recovering from the death of a son last year due to sudden infant death syndrome, which claims the lives of almost 3,000 infants in the United States each year ... But Ashley said kidney malfunction in infants makes it difficult for them to eat, so a feeding tube would be inserted to provide nutrition for the baby, once he's born. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Food stamp numbers rise Jun 29, 2009
The state has also adopting new income guidelines for a supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, commonly called WIC. The new guidelines are higher, which means more families will be eligible for the program, which provides nutritious foods like milk, eggs, cereal, juice and beans at no cost to families who qualify. That means that a family of three can make up to just over 33,800 and qualify. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
DPH: Mosquito bites should be taken seriously this summer Jun 29, 2009
DEET products should not be used on infants under two months of age and should be used in concentrations of 30 percent or less on older children. Oil of lemon eucalyptus should not be used on children under age 3. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Tech Helps Curb Infant Blindness Jun 29, 2009
The ability to screen infants from a distance is an important development, said Dr. Antonio Capone, director of vitreoretinal fellowship training at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Capone recently completed a five-year international study to evaluate RetCamII's effectiveness. (Yahoo News -- Children's Health)
Lawyer: Jackson Had Pulse When Found Jun 29, 2009
CPR is performed with a hand under the back on infants when the compressions are done with fingers rather than the palm (a book can be used as well). If the Doctor's hand remained under M. Jackson's back the entire time how did he perform ventilations. (CBS News)
Officials confirm 2nd NC death tied to swine flu Jun 28, 2009
Officials said the therapist has been recovering at home and that the infants show no sign of infection. . (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
A big sunny no-no Jun 28, 2009
The older kids had been covered with sunscreen prior to the outing, and the infants were under canopies - safer from the sun's rays in the shade ... Proportionally, infants have more skin than adults and can have a hard time keeping cool ... To get parents on the right track, the district is giving away more than 600 wide-brimmed hats for infants under 6 months and passing out sunscreen to parents with older children. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Rear-Facing Car Seats Protect Older Children Jun 28, 2009
Infants are typically switched from a rear- to a forward-facing seat when they reach about 9 kilograms (20 pounds), which occurs at roughly 8 months of age for an average boy, study authors Dr. Elizabeth A. Watson and Dr. Michael J. Monteiro, from Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK, note. They add, however, that growing evidence suggests it may be best to delay the switch until 4 years of age. (MEDLINEplus)
Commentary: Simple HIV test can save lives Jun 27, 2009
They had the knowledge and will to protect their partners from infection, or to prevent their infants from becoming HIV infected. I recently met one young woman who learned about her HIV infection after being diagnosed during routine HIV testing in pregnancy. (CNN -- US)
Town's Clues About Nation's Econ. Health Jun 27, 2009
Both of my boys came here as infants -- every day I'm here I drive by the hill where Tad broke his arm at age 9. Now, Tad is a new high school graduate heading off for Oxford, England, and staying home this summer in Sunnyvale to work. (ABC News -- Business)
Wilmington medical center to hold tai chi classes Jun 27, 2009
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (initial certification)is a one-night class during which participants will learn CPR and choke-saving techniques for adults, children and infants ... Heartsaver CPR + AEDis a one-night course that focuses on rescue and choke-saving skills for adults, children and infants ... Participants will learn how to care children or infants with fractures, burns, seizures, fever and vomiting. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Summer is here ... and so are the mosquitoes Jun 27, 2009
DEET products should not be used on infants under two months of age and should be used in concentrations of 30% or less on older children. Oil of lemon eucalyptus should not be used on children under three years of age. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke Eme... Jun 27, 2009
Also at high risk for heat-related ailments are the elderly, infants, and children. Victims may display the symptoms of heat stroke without complaining first of lesser symptoms associated with heat cramps and heat exhaustion. (Suite101.com)
Parenting0000166E Jun 27, 2009
Parents may fret about children having imaginary friends, but researchers say unseen playmates are really teaching infants the art of communication ... Parents may fret about children having imaginary friends, but researchers say unseen playmates are really teaching infants the art of communication. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
More locals on food stamps, WIC Jun 27, 2009
Another recent change to state food assistance was implemented in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program two weeks ago. The Idaho nutrition program adopted new income guidelines allowing for more individuals and families to receive the benefit. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Chemical Used in Plastics May Affect Newborn Size Jun 27, 2009
Low birth weight infants have higher levels of phthalates, study finds ... THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- As if expectant mothers don't have enough to worry about, new research suggests that a woman's exposure to phthalates, a chemical compound found in many plastics, may be linked to low birth weight in infants ... The report, to be published in the upcoming issue of The Journal of Pediatrics, found notable levels of the compound -- which is used to make hard plastics soft and flexible... (MEDLINEplus)
Medicare: Moses Cone may lose payments Jun 27, 2009
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inspected the hospital last Friday, following the hospital s announcement that 33 infants in the neonatal intensive care unit may have been exposed to the H1N1 virus, otherwise known as swine flu ... In an update about the infants on Friday afternoon, Moses Cone said the incubation period for the infants catching the flu has passed ... The hospital said 11 of the 33 infants believed to have been exposed to H1N1 have been discharged to home,... (Triad Business Journal, NC)
New Images May Improve Vaccine Design For Deadly Rotavirus Jun 27, 2009
8, 2006) In a study of more than 68,000 infants published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, the investigational vaccine Rotateq demonstrated that it can safely prevent 98 percent of severe cases. (Feb. (Science Daily)
