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New criteria to project preemies' time in hospital, says researcher
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a new way to estimate when the tiniest preemies -- babies born months early -- will go home from the hospital.
Unified approach to premature infant care improves patient outcomes
Dec 01, 2009 |
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A substantial number of premature infants born before 27 weeks gestational age encounter complicated medical problems. Although the survival rate of these infants has increased over the last two decades, the survival data ...
Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.
Folic acid even more baby-protective than thought
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Baby-protecting folic acid is getting renewed attention: Not only does it fight spina bifida and some related abnormalities, new research shows it also may prevent premature birth and heart defects.
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Baby boys are more likely to die than baby girls
Mar 24, 2008 |
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Male infants in developed nations are more likely to die than female infants, a fact that is partially responsible for men’s shorter lifespans, reveals a new study by researchers from University of Pennsylvania and University ...
Preterm birth: Magnesium sulphate cuts cerebral palsy risk
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Magnesium sulphate protects very premature babies from cerebral palsy, a new study shows. The findings of this Cochrane Review could help reduce incidence of the disabling condition, which currently affects around one in ...
Folic acid cuts risk of premature birth
Feb 01, 2008 |
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A U.S study suggests that women who take folic acid supplements before they become pregnant can cut their risk of having a premature baby by half.
Anti-cancer agent could be used to prevent premature birth
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Trichostatin A, an agent initially investigated in the laboratory as a possible cancer therapy, has been shown to inhibit contractions in muscle from the uterus and could have a role in preventing premature ...
More babies born prematurely but survival rates up, study shows
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Premature births have increased significantly although survival rates of babies born early have improved dramatically, a study shows.
Discovery may bring special treatment for male babies
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Hunter researchers have discovered that male babies born prematurely are more vulnerable to cardiovascular complications than female babies.
Discovery could improve the lives of premature babies
Dec 14, 2008 |
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Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have identified a potential new avenue for altering lung development in the embryo which may help to improve the outcome for very premature ...
Premature births worsen US infant death rate
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said Tuesday.
New treatment could reduce chronic lung disease in premature babies
Apr 29, 2008 |
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A less traumatic way of delivering surfactant, a lung lubricant that premature babies need to help them breathe, could reduce the incidence of respiratory problems they’ll have later, Medical College of Georgia ...
World-first to predict premature births
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Australian researchers and a pathology company have joined forces to develop a world-first computerised system which may reveal a way to predict premature birth with greater accuracy.
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