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Possible Clues For Avoiding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
The incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) has decreased markedly over the past
decade since recommendations were made in several countries to place infants in a nonprone position when sleeping. However,
SIDS remains the leading cause of infant death beyond the neonatal period in the United States, and 20 percent of US infants
continue to sleep prone. Despite the established increased risk of SIDS with prone sleep, the cause of death is still under
debate. One proposed reason for infant mortality is that when an infant sleeps sleeping facedown, "rebreathing" of expired air
caught in the soft porous bedding occurs. more
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New Research May Lead To More Effective Treatment Of Asthmatic Attacks
Asthma is a serious chronic condition affecting almost l5 million Americans. Between l982 and l994,
there was a 6l percent increase in asthma patients. According to the American Lung Association, asthma accounts for an
estimated 3 million lost work days for adults and 10.1 million lost school days in children annually. more
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Melanoma Web Sites Give Incomplete Or Wrong Information
Popular Internet sites devoted to melanoma may seem trustworthy, but the information they provide is
often only skin-deep, a new University of Michigan study finds. In fact, the majority of sites studied had incomplete facts about
the increasingly common and potentially deadly form of skin cancer, and about one in eight had an inaccuracy. more
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A 2,000 Year-Old Technique May Hold The Key To Acupuncture's Therapeutic Effect : A New Study
Establishes A Link Between Needle Manipulation And Biomechanical Effects
Western medical experts have been inherently skeptical of acupuncture's therapeutic value for the
treatment of pain and other medical conditions. One reason is that it seems very unlikely that the simple act of inserting fine
needles into tissue could elicit any effect at all, let alone wide-ranging and long-lasting therapeutic effects. Acupuncture needles
are of a finer gauge than even the finest hypodermic needles (not considered therapeutic); acupuncture rarely results in a single
drop of blood being discharged. more
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There's A Critical Time For Learning All Languages Including Sign Language
Neuroscientists examining the brain activity of people who learned to speak American Sign Language
(ASL) at different times in their lives have found the first evidence that there is a critical period for acquiring a non-verbal
language, just as there is for spoken languages. more
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