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181. CDC Lists Top 6 Types of Birth Defects
     

     Jan. 5, 2006 -- New numbers from the CDC show America's leading types of birth defects. Birth defects of the face and mouth -- specifically, cleft palate and cleft lip -- were most common. Every year, more than 6,700 babies are born with one or both of those treatable conditions. Down syndrome, a ge

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182. Pacifiers May Protect Babies From SIDS
     

     Dec. 8, 2005 -- Sleeping with a pacifier may help prevent SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). The finding appears in BMJ Online First. It comes about two months after the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended pacifier use as one of its guidelines for SIDS prevention . SIDS is the sudden, unexp

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183. Why Some Moms Soon Quit Breastfeeding
     

     Dec. 5, 2005 -- More women might breastfeed their babies if they got some advice and attention during and soon after pregnancy, a new study shows. Physical discomfort and babies' perceived response to breastfeeding are major reasons why some moms soon stop breastfeeding, write the CDC's Indu Ahluwal

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184. Born to Be Overweight?
     

     Dec. 5, 2005 -- Women who are obese before pregnancy are more likely to later have overweight kids, according to a new study. And that's not all. The study also links overweight kids to mothers who smoke and/or are black and Hispanic. But, that doesn't doom anyone to being overweight. Nor does it co

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185. When to Keep Junior Home From Day Care
     

     Nov. 22, 2005 --- When is a child too sick to go to day care? Does a kid's runny nose mean he should stay at home? How about wheezing or constant crying? Parents and day care providers don't always agree on those decisions. So, what's the bottom line? National guidelines on the topic were updated th

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186. Preemies: Risk of High Blood Pressure?
     

     Nov. 21, 2005 -- Premature baby boys may be more likely to have high blood pressure as young adults, a Swedish study shows. If confirmed, the finding may mean it's a good idea to routinely track blood pressure in premature babies, write the researchers. They included Stefan Johansson, MD, of Sweden'

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187. Testosterone May Play Role in SIDS
     

     Nov. 18, 2005 -- Infants with elevated testosterone levels may face a higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a new study suggests. Researchers found infants who died from SIDS have 50%-120% higher testosterone levels in their blood than infants who died from other causes. Previous studi

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188. Mom's Diet May Be Key to Cutting Baby's Colic
     

     Nov. 7, 2005 -- Breastfeeding mothers who are concerned about colic may want to watch what they eat. A study published in the current issue of Pediatrics suggests that excluding highly allergenic foods from a nursing mother's diet could reduce crying and fussiness in her newborn's first six weeks of

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189. Do Bigger Babies Become Fatter Adults?
     

     Oct. 13, 2005 -- Chubbiness is generally considered to be a sign of good health in babies, but it may also be a warning sign for obesity later in life, say researchers in the U.K. They report that big babies and those who gain the most weight during the first two years of life appear to have an incr

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190. New Techniques to Calm a Crying Baby
     

     Oct. 11, 2005 (Washington) -- A California pediatrician says he may have found the "off switch" for crying infants. "This may be the solution to a 3,000-year-old medical mystery of what causes colic," said Harvey Karp, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, University of California at Los Angeles Me

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