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Big, fast-growing babies face later obesity risk
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 12:53 AM
Big babies and infants who gain weight very quickly early in life have a higher risk of suffering from obesity.Save to My Web

Dallas, Texas
Dallas Morning News - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Deer and elk may spread chronic wasting disease via their urine, new research suggests. The disease, a fatal neurological condition similar to mad cow disease, is caused by infectious protein molecules known as prions.Save to My Web

Cooling Technique May Have Helped Couple's Newborn
ABC News - Oct 14 3:47 AM
Study Results Hold Promise for Babies Deprived of Oxygen During LaborSave to My Web

Our gifts of life at just 70c
The Advertiser - Oct 15 8:13 AM
THEY cost about 70c to make, but the benefits are priceless saving the lives of mothers and babies around the world.Save to My Web

Obesity risk higher for heavier babies
CBC News - Oct 14 1:04 PM
Large infants and those who grow rapidly until age two can be at increased risk of obesity later in life, researchers say.Save to My Web

Caesarean delivery for half hospitals' babies
The Advertiser - Oct 12 8:14 AM
ABOUT half of babies delivered at two of the state's largest private hospitals are by caesarean section. Documents from the hospitals' owner, the Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance, obtained by The Advertiser, detail birth rates.Save to My Web

A lighter touch, an easier sell
Boston Globe - Oct 15 11:55 PM
Pretend that you had about $2 million to spend and were eyeing a bid for president. What would you buy?Save to My Web

Best for babies: pacifiers, cribs
Newsday - Oct 12 1:36 AM
Babies should be put to sleep with pacifiers in their own cribs - not in their parents' beds - to minimize the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, according to new recommendations issued yesterday from the nation's largest organization of pediatricians.Save to My Web

Uganda Journals: Homecoming
The Burlington Free Press - 28 minutes ago
After this reunion of Atem Deng's family, the St. Michael's service learning group traveled to rural Uganda to visit -- and try to help -- Sudanese in refugee settlements. Several of the group kept journals of this part of the trip.Save to My Web