New Factors Join Kids' Sleep Disorders, Cognition Oct 14, 2008
"A history of snoring is a predictor for cognitive deficit in children with SDB," study principal investigator Dr. Raouf Amin, a professor of pediatrics and director of the division of pulmonary medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, said in the news release ... The findings point to a new area of study, agreed Dr. David Gozal, a professor of pediatrics and director of the Kosair Children's Hospital Research Institute at the University of Louisville, who wrote an accompanying... (MEDLINEplus)
Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors Oct 14, 2008
This new phase III study compared two different chemotherapy regimens, and confirmed that chemotherapy can be used to control inoperable or progressive low-grade gliomas in children, said principal investigator Dr. Joann Ater, a professor of pediatrics at the Children's Cancer Hospital at M.D. Anderson. The study of 401 patients found that a regimen of thioguanine, procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine (TPCV) was more effective than a carboplatin and vincristine (VC) regimen and achieved a... (MEDLINEplus)
Scientists trace molecular origin of proportional development Oct 14, 2008
"Instead of discounting the variability of the Bicoid gradient among different embryos, we found this noise to be an advantage of the system," said Dr. Ma, also a professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine ... Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is one of America's top three children's hospitals for general pediatrics and is highly ranked for its expertise in digestive diseases, respiratory diseases, cancer, neonatal care, heart care and neurosurgery,... (EurekAlert!)
Kids Aren't Getting Enough Vitamin D Oct 14, 2008
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says it will double its recommended minimum intake of vitamin D for infants, children and teens, from 200 international units (IU) to 400 IU per day. The move comes as doctors increasingly raise concerns that children, particularly breast-fed infants, do not get enough of the vitamin, which not only promotes calcium absorption and bone health but may also stave off diseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis. (Time.com)
Lack of Insurance Raises Abused Babies' Death Risk Oct 14, 2008
5 to almost seven times more likely to die compared with babies from affluent families, according to the report, which was to be presented over the weekend at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in Boston. "Children less than a year old who suffer physical abuse have a high mortality," noted lead researcher Dr. Richard Falcone, associate director of trauma services at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. (Washington Post)
Parental Notification Measure Leading In Polls Oct 13, 2008
A change in state law could cause pregnant young women to be afraid to see their doctors, said East Bay pediatrician Myles Abbott, chair of the California District of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "They might have an illegal abortion or do it themselves and risk infection," said Abbott, who practices in Berkeley and Orinda. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Secrets of Safe, Successful Slumber for Your Baby Oct 13, 2008
Always put babies to sleep on their backs, per the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation. Since its launch, the "Back to Sleep Initiative," which taught parents that babies are safest sleeping on their backs, has helped reduce SIDS deaths by more than 50 percent. (Pekin Times, IL)
Heading involves injury risk Oct 13, 2008
Based on available research on long- term effects of repetitive cummulative head injuries, Pediatrician Bernard Griesemer, M.D. (member of The American Academy of Pediatrics Sports Medicine Committee), stated that "Less is better..." when addressing the practice of heading skills in youth soccer leagues ... The American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement (1988) defined soccer as a "contact/collision" sport, and thus added it to the already contact classified sports of football and hockey. (Florida Today)
Doctors say double kids' vitamin D doses Oct 13, 2008
To meet the new recommendation of 400 units daily, millions of children will need to take daily vitamin D supplements, the American Academy of Pediatrics said. That includes breast-fed infants - even those who get some formula, too, and many teens who drink little or no milk. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Obesity 'linked to birth defects' Oct 13, 2008
The study appears in the journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Obese women are more likely to have chronic diseases, fertility problems, miscarriages and complications during pregnancy. (Yahoo News -- Fertility & Pregnancy)
Walking to school a step in the right direction Oct 13, 2008
Dr. Philip Wu is the pediatric clinical lead for the Weight Management Initiative in the Department of Pediatrics at Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Tualatin. Viewpoint wrote on Oct 12, 2008 1:50 PM:" In my youth I attended various school districts and schools and had opportunities to both walk and ride the bus to school, in a part of the country where snow was a given all winter and part of spring and fall. I wholeheartedly agree students should be walking as often as possible. Because districts... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Pediatricians say kids need more vitamin D Oct 13, 2008
Sources: National Center for Health Statistics; Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY To reduce rates of the bone-softening disease rickets and improve long-term bone health, the American Academy of Pediatrics is doubling its recommendation of vitamin D for babies, children and adolescents, according to a new clinical report out today ... The new recommendations from the Academy of Pediatrics include. (USA Today -- News)
Major Health Problems That Begin in the Womb Oct 13, 2008
is a pediatric cardiologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is the author of. (Slate)
Docs recommend double vit D intake Oct 13, 2008
To meet the new recommendation of 400 units daily, millions of children will need to take daily vitamin D supplements, the American Academy of Pediatrics said ... They are to be published in the November issue of the academy's journal, Pediatrics. (India Times, India)
Key Proteins In Blood Stem Cell Replication Pinpointed Oct 12, 2008
Sage, assistant professor of pediatrics and of genetics, recently received a SEED grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to investigate how the retinoblastoma, or Rb, proteins affect human embryonic stem cells ... Butte, an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics, helped the researchers investigate the gene expression profiles of the blood stem cells. (Science Daily)
Angelina Jolie's very public private moment Oct 11, 2008
I don't feel breastfeeding a baby is in any way inherently "private." The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children be breastfed for their first year of life. Do we really expect women to remain housebound for 12 solid months because someone might steal an incidental glance of boob. (Entertainment Weekly)
Anti-Processed Meat Campaign Is As Extreme As the Pro-Vegan, Animal Rights Group Behind It Oct 11, 2008
Ronald Kleinman, M.D., head of the pediatric gastrointestinal unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and former head of the American Academy of Pediatrics Nutrition Committee, has called the group's tactics "outrageous." "There is no established relationship between the normal consumption of processed foods and the risk of colon cancer," he said. Kleinman has also criticized the TV commercial that is part of this larger campaign. (PR Newswire)
Breast Milk goes Online and Global Oct 11, 2008
In 2005, R. Schanler showed in a paper for Pediatrics that preterm formula was better than donor milk in extremely premature infants. The greatest benefit of donor human milk in the literature seems to be in preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. (Suite101.com)
New Light On Link Between Snoring And Cognitive Deficits In Children Oct 11, 2008
"A history of snoring is a predictor for cognitive deficit in children with SDB," said principle investigator Raouf Amin, M.D., professor of pediatrics and the director of the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ... This study opens the door to a new area of study, said David Gozal, M.D., professor of pediatrics and director of the Kosair Children's Hospital Research Institute at the University of Louisville, who wrote the accompanying editorial in the... (Science Daily)
Free Drug Samples Carry Risks For Children Oct 11, 2008
The national study, the first to look at free drug sample use among children, appears in the October 2008 issue of Pediatrics ... Senior author Dr. Neal LeLeiko, director of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at Hasbro Children's Hospital, and a professor of pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, added, "Previous findings in adults strongly suggest that free drug samples serve as a marketing tool. Our study shows that samples can pose a serious and... (Science Daily)
Parents' Beliefs Impact Kids' Asthma Control Oct 11, 2008
"Interventions to improve asthma control and to increase appropriate controller medication use, especially among vulnerable populations, should include specific strategies ... to identify and to address the modifiable factors identified in this study," the investigators conclude in a report in the journal Pediatrics ... SOURCE: Pediatrics, October 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
On the trail of a targeted therapy for blood cancers Oct 11, 2008
D., assistant professor of pediatrics and of biochemistry and molecular biology, studied how the cullin family of proteins affects the degradation of proteins that control the development of blood cells ... The Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research conducts basic science and translational research within the Department of Pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine. (EurekAlert!)
Do "Natural" Cold Remedies Work? Oct 10, 2008
Echinacea drew a "no" vote from our three experts -- Gwaltney, Blandino, and Owen Hendley, MD, professor of pediatrics in the division of infectious diseases at the University of Virginia, Charlottesvile. 4. (CBS News)
A Hole Lot of Nothing Oct 10, 2008
The two-story, $45 million building will house about 36 doctors and offer adult medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, a laboratory and pharmacy services. conference center Roseville. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Foods that Help Keep Cholesterol Low Oct 10, 2008
Statins are so good at helping adults bring down risk for heart disease the American Academy of Pediatrics recently came out with guidelines for giving them to children at risk. But, a new report says you might be able to get many of the same benefits, by adding a few foods to your daily diet. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Health Buzz: SIDS Risk and Other Health News Oct 10, 2008
Putting a fan in your baby's bedroom may , according to a new study, published this month in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. "What we found in this study is that if an infant had a fan that was used in the sleeping room, the infant's risk of SIDS was reduced by 72 percent compared to no fan in the room," study senior author De-Kun Li, a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist in the division of research at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif. (U.S. News & World Report)
Keeping Cough Syrup From Toddlers Oct 10, 2008
The under-6 provision is by groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, which says there is not enough research to show how the products affect children. Many doctors point to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which found that about 7,000 children a year, ages 11 and younger after taking cold and cough medicines, about two-thirds of them ingested without a parent or caregiver nearby. (Washington Post)
Major Study Of Opiate Use In Children's Hospitals Provides Simple Steps To Alleviate Harm Oct 10, 2008
The findings will appear in the October issue of Pediatrics ... Packard Children's Hospital participated in the study, and Sharek, who is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine, led the analysis of its results. (Science Daily)
Children's Asthma Affected By Parental Expectations Oct 10, 2008
The study, which appears in the Oct. 2008 issue of Pediatrics, was led by researchers from the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Boston University ... Pediatrics, 2008; 122 (4): 760 DOI. (Science Daily)
School Vending Machines Dole Out Excess Calories, Fat Oct 10, 2008
A commentary in the May issue of The Journal of Pediatrics reviews research to provide. (Sep. (Science Daily)
Pediatricians honored Oct 10, 2008
Edwards and Start both practice with Rock Hill Pediatrics. Edwards volunteers one morning a week at the Rock Hill clinic, while Start volunteers a morning a week in the York Clinic. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
New Vaccine May Help Type 1 Diabetics in Future Oct 10, 2008
"By a very simple vaccination, without adverse events, it seems possible to save [a person's] own insulin secretion, which may be extremely important for diabetic children and adolescents," said the study's lead author, Dr. Johnny Ludvigsson, a professor of pediatrics and head physician at Linkoping University Hospital. However, the results of this preliminary study didn't change the clinical course of the disease for the study participants. (MEDLINEplus)
Parental Involvement in School Has Its Limits Oct 10, 2008
"That's the only way kids will be able to learn the skills they'll need to take care of themselves when they become adults," Dr. Ken Haller, an associate professor of pediatrics, said in a university news release. He noted that overprotective parents are nothing new, but today's parents feel more empowered to question the authority of teachers, coaches and other adults who play major roles in children's lives. (MEDLINEplus)
Food Fears Prompt Moms to Supplement Child's Diet Oct 10, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who worry about having enough food for their families are more likely to give their children "compensatory foods," such as high-energy food supplements and perceived appetite stimulants, new research published in Pediatrics shows ... SOURCE: Pediatrics, October 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Children with cystic fibrosis not well covered by guidelines for vitamin D needs Oct 10, 2008
In results of their investigation, published in the October issue of The Journal of Pediatrics, the Johns Hopkins team found that nearly half of the 262 children with CF in the study were vitamin D deficient, and the majority of these remained persistently so, despite getting restorative doses equal to or higher than the recommendations set by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. As a result of the findings, Hopkins already has amended its treatment protocol and now treats both adult and pediatric CF... (EurekAlert!)
Jump seen in staph-linked flu deaths in kids Oct 8, 2008
The study, appearing in the October edition of Pediatrics for release Monday, is based on an analysis of reported flu deaths from the 2004-05 through 2006-07 seasons ... American Academy of Pediatrics. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Religion Notes (Oct. 9) Oct 8, 2008
Panelists include Dr. William Lensch, instructor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School; Dr. Denise Faustman, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Immunobiology Lab at MGH doing research in diabetes; Julia Rubin, Hadassah s policy associate; and Robert Madelkern, Connecticut State coordinator of the Parkinson s Action Network and a member of the Connecticut State Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee. Registration at 6:30 p.m. with light refreshments. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Acetaminophen warning issued for babies Oct 8, 2008
"This is a real two for one," said Dr. Mark Steinhoff, the senior author and a professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins. "You immunize the mother, you protect two people.". (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Fan In Babys Room Found To Reduce SIDS Risk Oct 8, 2008
The study, published in October's Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, found that using a fan in the room can help reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome because it decreases the chance of rebreathing exhaled air ... The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents avoid soft bedding and allow babies to use a pacifier ... Another study published Monday in Pediatrics shows that 26% of mothers of 3-month-olds dont follow the recommendation that says that putting... (eFluxMedia)
Caution: No cold medicine for kids under 4 Oct 8, 2008
Despite pleas by the American Academy of Pediatrics and others who say over-the-counter products are ineffective for children under 6, the industry said Tuesday that kids older than 4 can benefit. "Research shows that dosing errors and accidental ingestions not the safety of the ingredients themselves when properly dosed are the leading causes of rare adverse events in young children," said Linda Suydam, president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. (Chicago Tribune)
Phone calls to lawmakers save jobs at UTMB Oct 8, 2008
"It's scary," said Tiffany Swain, who works in UTMB's pediatrics department. She said a lot of employees lost their homes to the storm, and now they are worrying about losing their jobs. (Houston Chronicle)
Microwave Ovens Need Added Safety Controls, Researchers Advise Oct 8, 2008
7, 2008) Microwave ovens should be equipped with safety controls to prevent children from opening them and being burned by hot foods and drinks, according to a new study published by University of Chicago Medical Center researchers in the October 2008 issue of the Journal Pediatrics ... "Aside from efforts to set hot water heaters at or below 120 degrees, there have been few scald prevention efforts that have been effective," said Kyran Quinlan, MD, MPH, a study author and associate professor of... (Science Daily)
ADHD Stimulant Treatment May Decrease Risk Of Substance Abuse In Adolescent Girls; Results Mirror Findings In Boys Oct 8, 2008
Their report in the October Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine parallels the findings of several earlier studies in boys, which needed to be confirmed in girls. "Girls with ADHD actually tend to get into trouble with substance abuse earlier than do boys with the disorder, so confirming those results was not simply academic," says Timothy Wilens, MD, director of the Substance Abuse Program in the MGH Pediatric Psychopharmacology Department, who led the study. (Science Daily)
New Prenatal Test For Down Syndrome Less Risky Than Amniocentesis, Scientists Say Oct 8, 2008
In addition to Fan and Blumenfeld, Quake's team included Usha Chitkara, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Stanford and Packard Children's, and Louanne Hudgins, MD, director of perinatal genetics at Packard Children's and professor of pediatrics. The study was funded by the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation and the NIH Director's Pioneer Award. (Science Daily)
New Test Could Help Catch Serious Infections In Babies Oct 8, 2008
The study, published in the October Pediatrics, is the first to examine procalcitonin as a tool for evaluating infant fever in an emergency situation ... The study was supported by the Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr, MD Resident Research Fund and the American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Research Grant. (Science Daily)
Receptor Could Halt Blinding Diseases, Stop Tumor Growth, Preserve Neurons After Trauma Oct 8, 2008
"Neurons are key sensors in retina oxygenation and serve as key players in the repair process of the retina," explains Dr. Sylvain Chemtob, director of the study and a neonatal researcher at the Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center and professor at the Universit; de Montr;al's Department of Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Pharmacology and the School of Optometry. "Given the similarities between the retina and the brain, we can envisage applying our findings in retina to the brain," says Dr.... (Science Daily)
Fan to stir the air Oct 8, 2008
The protective effect of fan use stood out even more among babies who slept in stuffy rooms, on their tummies or with soft bedding, Li and co-authors reported Monday in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. The results fit with most studies pointing to rebreathing as a trigger, Li said. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Exotic pets pose health risks Oct 8, 2008
Reptiles, monkeys, rodents and other exotic pets are soaring in popularity, but shouldn't be welcomed in homes with babies, toddlers or people with immune-system problems, according to a report published in the October issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "Most nontraditional pets pose a risk to the health of young children, and their acquisition and ownership should be discouraged in households with young children," wrote the authors, led by Larry Pickering of... (Globe and Mail)
When bigger can be a problem Oct 8, 2008
Studies published last year in The Journal of the American Medical Association and The Journal of Pediatrics found that children who play football are overweight and obese at rates far exceeding their classmates who do not play. A study of nearly 3,700 high school linemen in Iowa found that 45 percent were overweight and 9 percent would be classified with severe adult obesity. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Three Reseachers Get The Nobel In Physics Oct 8, 2008
A study in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine may offer a solution for sudden infant death syndrome, the third leading cause of death among infants aged between a.. Medium sized meteors enter our planets atmosphere a few times a year. (eFluxMedia)
For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home Oct 8, 2008
Parents need to be aware of the dangers -- including salmonella infection and even monkey pox -- of owning such nontraditional pets as rodents, reptiles, monkeys and more, says a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published in the October issue of Pediatrics. The report is the first comprehensive statement on the topic, said study co-author Dr. Robert Frenck, a pediatrics professor at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and a member of the AAP committee on infectious diseases. (MEDLINEplus)
Teens May Be Missing Out on Needed Vaccines Oct 8, 2008
The study, published in the October issue of Pediatrics, found that nearly one-third of teens weren't up-to-date on their measles-mumps-rubella vaccination, another quarter were missing out on their hepatitis B protection, and 16 percent weren't fully immunized against tetanus and diphtheria. "We found that adolescent immunization rates were low for adolescents 13 years old, and that missed opportunities to vaccinate were pretty common," said study author Dr. Grace Lee, an assistant professor in... (MEDLINEplus)
New Test Detects Rare Leukemia More Quickly Oct 8, 2008
"Identifying populations of cells by their responses to specific stimuli will facilitate our ability to assess the efficacy of specific agents in relevant subsets with increased precision," senior-co-author Mignon Loh, an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, said in the release. "In an era of using increasingly sophisticated targeted agents, we hope that these studies will allow investigators to more fully appreciate the specificities of... (MEDLINEplus)
Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster Oct 8, 2008
"The breakthrough was mild," said Dr. Robert Frenck Jr., a professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on infectious diseases ... There is some leeway in that schedule, said Dr. Anne Gershon, a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, in New York City. (MEDLINEplus)
Microwaves Pose Burn Injury Risk to Small Children Oct 8, 2008
To date, Lowell and her team report in the journal Pediatrics, scald injury prevention efforts have focused on having parents turn down their water heaters so water temperature never exceeds 120 degrees ... SOURCE: Pediatrics, October 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Kids' Flu Shot Largely Ineffective over Past Few Years Oct 8, 2008
Given the poor match between the flu vaccine and circulating strains during the last two years, "this finding is not surprising," said Dr. Robert Belshe, a professor of medicine and pediatrics and director of the Center for Vaccine Development at the Saint Louis University Medical Center, who was not involved in the study ... Another study, this time in the October issue of Pediatrics, found that deaths caused by flu-linked staph infection are climbing among U.S. children, so the flu shot may... (MEDLINEplus)
Bedroom Fan Cuts SIDS Risk by 72% Oct 8, 2008
The report appears in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine ... "If parents, in addition to following the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for SIDS prevention, want to add an extra layer of protection, they could add a fan to the room," said Li, who cautioned that parents need to use common sense when placing a fan so it's not too close to the crib and it's not somewhere a toddler could reach it ... According to the October issue of Pediatrics, about... (MEDLINEplus)
Parental Doubts over Childhood Vaccines Common Oct 8, 2008
The results, reported in the medical journal Pediatrics, are based on an analysis of 3,924 interviews that were conducted as part of the National Immunization Survey (2003-2004) ... SOURCE: Pediatrics, October 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Hospital Fixes Cut Opiate Errors in Kids Oct 8, 2008
The findings were expected to be published in the October issue of Pediatrics. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
Wheezing and asthma in young children Oct 8, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS -- The diagnosis of asthma in a young child may well be more challenging to pediatricians than previously appreciated, according to a review of research and clinical experience literature by Howard Eigen, M.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children appearing in the October 2008 issue of Clinical Pediatrics. "Wheezing can be serious," said Dr. Eigen, the Billie Lou Wood Professor of Pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine and director of... (EurekAlert!)
New research on family-based HIV prevention presented at annual NIH conference Oct 8, 2008
More than 30 postdoctoral residents and fellows in child psychiatry, psychology and pediatrics receive training in Bradley Hospital's programs every year. Its research arm, the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center, brings together a multidisciplinary team of investigators working to advance our knowledge of children's mental health through federally-funded research projects. (EurekAlert!)
Does the Flu Vaccine Really Protect Kids? Oct 8, 2008
Yet a new study published Oct. 6 in the Archives of Pediatrics scent Medicine suggests otherwise that the flu shot in children doesn't necessarily protect them from illness ... "In some circumstances, it is like forecasting the weather," says Dr. Geoffrey Weinberg, professor of pediatrics at University of Rochester. (Time.com)
Fan cuts infant death syndrome Oct 8, 2008
The American Academy of Pediatrics also recommends that parents avoid soft bedding, allow babies to use a pacifier and avoid overheating a baby's room. Despite the gains, SIDS continues to be the leading cause of death in babies under the age of 1, and researchers are looking for more measures to lower the risk. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Sleeping With Fan May Lower SIDS Risk Oct 7, 2008
Hauck led the American Academy of Pediatrics task force that wrote the group's most recent recommendations for lowering SIDS risk. In addition to putting babies to sleep on their backs, the task force recommended that babies be offered a pacifier at night or at nap time if they will take one. (CBS News)
Fans linked to lower SIDS risk Oct 7, 2008
The new study, published in October's Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, offers another way to make sure babies get enough air. More research is needed, said Dr. Fern Hauck of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, but she said that because fan use is in line with theories, it may be worth considering. (Boston Globe)
