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Australian team reveals world-first discovery in a 'floppy baby' syndrome

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

In a world first, West Australian scientists have cured mice of a devastating muscle disease that causes a Floppy Baby Syndrome - a breakthrough that could ultimately help thousands of families across the globe.





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Pediatricians adopt new term for shaken baby abuse

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to stop using the term "shaken baby syndrome" in favor of something more scientific.


Apple pulls plug on 'Baby Shaker' iPhone program (AP)

Apple pulls plug on 'Baby Shaker' iPhone program

Technology / Other

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Apple Inc. pulled a 99-cent iPhone game called "Baby Shaker" from its iTunes store Wednesday after its premise - quiet a crying baby with a vigorous shake - prompted outrage.


Study: Rett syndrome can strike males

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created Aug 08, 2006 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Australian researchers say they've discovered Rett Syndrome can strike males, as well as females.


Obstructive sleep apnea is prevalent in adults with Down syndrome

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that adults with Down syndrome also frequently suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, complications of untreated OSA such as cardio ...


Advances in screening have offset an increase in Down syndrome

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The number of diagnoses of Down's syndrome has increased by almost three quarters (71%) from 1989/90 to 2007/08, largely due to the considerable increase in the number of older mothers over this period. However, the number ...


It's the year of the terabyte

Technology / Hi Tech

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (9) | comments 22

I remember my first hard drive. Back then, getting a hard drive for your computer was tantamount to a rite of passage. It meant that you no longer had to struggle inserting floppy discs with their limited capacities and ...


Tourette syndrome misconceptions only one battle for patients

Tourette syndrome misconceptions only one battle for patients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The most disabling aspect of Tourette syndrome is that in 90% of cases, it exists in conjunction with another disorder. The most frequent co-occurring condition in people with Tourette is attention deficit ...


Understanding the implications of prenatal testing for Down syndrome

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With new prenatal tests for Down syndrome on the horizon promising to be safer, more accurate, and available to women earlier in pregnancy, the medical community must come together and engage in dialogue about the impact ...


Severe retinal hemorrhaging is linked to severe motor vehicle crashes

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created Jun 23, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The severity of retinal hemorrhaging for young children in motor vehicle crashes is closely correlated to the severity of the crash, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. ...


Magazines for women depict babies in unsafe sleep environments

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

More than one third of photos in women's magazines depicted babies in unsafe sleep positions, according to a new study in Pediatrics. Additionally, the study found that two-thirds of sleep environments depicted in these ...



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