News tagged with months
Infant sensitivity to negative emotional expressions develops at around 6 months
Aug 13, 2008 |
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Scientists working in the Academy-funded Research Programme on Neuroscience (NEURO) have discovered important changes in the way that infants react to another person's face at age 5-7 months.
Fishy diet in early infancy cuts eczema risk
Sep 25, 2008 |
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An infant diet that includes fish before the age of 9 months curbs the risk of developing eczema, indicates research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Childhood diarrhea: Treat with zinc over 6 months of age
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Zinc supplementation benefits children suffering from diarrhoea in developing countries, but only in infants over six months old, Cochrane Researchers have found. Their study supports World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines ...
Treatment with anti-anemia drugs may not be safe for multiple myeloma patients
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 04, 2008 |
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A recent study published in American Journal of Hematology demonstrated that Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), a widely used drug to treat anemia, may have a negative impact on the survival of myeloma patients. In the ...
Heart rate-lowering drug improves exercise capacity in patients with stable angina
Oct 30, 2008 |
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Results from a late-breaking clinical trial, presented at the 2008 Canadian Cardiology Congress (CCC) in Toronto, show for the first time that combining the pure heart rate reduction medication ivabradine to current treatments ...
Wheezing After Early-Life Antibiotics: Blame the Underlying Chest Infection More Than the Antibiotics
Aug 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Children who are given antibiotics in their first three months often wheeze at 15 months of age. However, this wheezing is probably more due to the presence of chest infections than to the use of antibiotics.
Giving an additional early vaccination may reduce measles outbreaks
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Outbreaks of measles in developing countries may be reduced by vaccinating infants at 4.5 months of age as well as at the World Health Organization's recommended routine vaccination at 9 months, according to a study published ...
