Reduce the risk of crib deathby
Be Well
for the Study of InfantDeaths (FSID)
... aged from birth to two years. You might hear it called sudden infantdeath syndrome (SIDS...
Study suggests increase in p ...by
Dr. Rubens D.
of community mortality from preventable causes of death, including infant mortality and deaths... most significantly with reductions in deaths for four of the six mortality rates, with the strongest effects for infant mortality...
Study: Male circumcision helps p ...by
Dr. Rubens D.
transmitted from mothers to infants that can lead to disability or death.
The latest research involved 3...
Study: Male circumcision helps prevent 2 STDs
By ALICIA CHANG
LOS ANGELES,26 mar 2009...
Landmark Study Finds: Thimerosal Causes Autism Brain Pathologyby
Cheryl
-reduction activity, cell degeneration, and cell death.
The present study also revealed that Thimerosal..., 2009 CoMeD Sci. Advisor [Dr. King (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) 973-263-4843]
WASHINGTON, DC – A new study, “A...
Worrisome rise in underweight babiesby
Marie L.
of the Kids Count project for the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The report documented improvements in the child death rate, teen death rate, teen birth rate, high school dropout rate , and teens...
Meaningful Use Criteriaby
Rich Elmore
support is defined as health information technology functionality that builds upon the foundation..., and date and cause of death in the event of
mortality. At least 80 percent of all unique patients admitted...
Health Headlines - July 14by
Meredy
As Gas Prices Rise, U.S. Traffic Deaths Fall
A new study finds that the steep rise in the price of gas may be translating into fewer deaths on America's roads.
A study co-authored by Michael Morrisey...
Trusted Partner Sites
Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Nearly Eliminated in United States, Public Health Officials Say
Vertical HIV transmission, which led to the deaths of hundreds of U.S. infants annually 10 years... could reduce her viral load and therefore decrease her chance of passing on the virus to her infant. The study... York Times reports. In 1990, nearly 2,000 U.S. infants were born HIV-positive, but that number...crap
Bangladeshi Children Who Lose Mothers More Likely to Die, Lancet Study Finds
," while children with mothers had an 89 percent chance of surviving, according to a Lancet study published... in infants; those aged 2 to 5 months who lost their mothers were 25 times more likely to die than babies whose mothers were still alive," the news service reports. Death of a father had no effect on a child's survival...crap
Child Deaths Drop to Record Low Worldwide, HIV/AIDS Hampering Progress in Africa, UNICEF Figures Say
The number of deaths among children under age five worldwide reached a record low of nearly 10... and breast-feeding; however, HIV/AIDS has hampered efforts to prevent such deaths in parts of Africa, UNICEF... died last year, 4.8 million of whom lived in sub-Saharan Africa. Worldwide, the death rate for children...crap
Another Donation, Another Question
...I just made another donation to your Foundation; Verisign ID #xxxxxxxxxx and I have a question...I recently received protected...,Thanks for your donation to The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org).Your HIV worries.../AIDS amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the world's leading nonprofit organizations...crap
NIH Specialist Denied Whistleblower Status Over Reports Concerning Nevirapine Research Practices
against their employer (AP/New York Times, 12/25/04).
Case Details
NIH in 1997 began studying the use of nevirapine... -- including a failure to receive participants' consent about changes in the study, administration of incorrect... of the study data "have found only a very small number of serious adverse reactions that potentially...crap
3-Year Study Identifies Key Interventions to Reduce Maternal, Newborn, Child Deaths deaths," PANA/Afrique en Ligne reports. "According to the study ... there is global consensus on the key...
A three-year study conducted by the WHO, Aga Khan University, and the Partnership for Maternal... writes (12/15).
"The study reviewed more than 50,000 scientific papers to determine the proven...crap
U.N. Secretary-General Calls on International Community to Adopt New Initiatives to Reduce Maternal
progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for reducing maternal deaths, Inter Press Service... writes.
"The fact remains that one preventable maternal death is too many; hundreds of thousands... care and trained midwives for women worldwide. These actions could reduce maternal deaths by three...crap
Two-Year Morbidity-Mortality and Alternatives to Prolonged Breast-Feeding Among Children Born to HI
and colleagues conducted the study from 2001 through 2005 among 557 infants born to HIV-positive women in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. After their infants were born, the women, who underwent prenatal antiretroviral... at no cost. Thirty-four percent of the 262 infants who were breast-fed for an average of four months...crap
HIV-Negative Babies Born to HIV-Positive Mothers Have Weakened Ability to Fight Some Infections
levels of antibodies to diseases such as whooping cough, tetanus and pneumococcus," according to a study... with HIV have a higher risk of illness and death early in life," according to a press release by the Imperial College of London, whose researchers helped lead the study.
For the study, antibody levels of 109...crap