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Babies and sore noses

Your baby’s nose is often the first thing to show signs that your baby is not well. The Common Cold What does it look like? Baby’s nose can be red, with crusty nostrils due to an increase in the normal nasal secretions. How common is it? Doctor Jeni Worden says, “Thanks to the efficient immune…

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New SIDS warning

7 June 2000 RESEARCHERS have found that babies who don’t grow as much as expected are more likely to die of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). The study, partly funded by the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, discovered that this was true regardless of the babies’ birth weights or the number of grams…

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Fast-Growing Babies May Face Diabetes

FAST-GROWING BABIES MAY FACE DIABETES BABIES who grow faster than average during the first three years of life may face an increased risk of developing diabetes, say scientists. The study, reported in the Lancet, was carried out by a team of researchers at a Dutch hospital. They measured changes in body length, height and body…

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Milk intolerance and allergy

MILK PROTEIN ALLERGY Q: “Between one and six months my baby’s weight was consistently between the 25th and 50th centile. She is now a year old and her weight has dropped to the 9th centile. She is allergic to cow’s milk protein – while I was breastfeeding if I ate dairy products she would react…

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Cot to aid fighting infant death

4 May 2000 A CLEVER cot which monitors a baby’s breathing and sleeping position could help fight cot death  scientists claim. A total of 384 pressure sensors under the prototype mattress, being developed in Japan, can tell what position the baby is lying in and whether it is moving, quiet or crying. The intention is to…

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Snoring warning

9 May 1999 New research suggests that women who start to snore when they’re pregnant may be at risk of developing high blood pressure and pre-eclampsia. New Scientist magazine reports on a study carried out in Sweden on 502 pregnant women. It showed that 10 per cent of women who snored had high blood pressure compared…

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