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A life and death matter
Reya Johnson sat in her living room with her 15-month-old daughter Andrea, a bright-eyed child who couldn't stop smiling. They sang nursery rhymes and played pitty-pat, tapping their palms lightly together. Ms. Johnson, 38, was showing Peggy White, a...Tags: Illnesses, Medical Services, Population, People, Epidemics and Plagues
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UN report finds treating infants with HIV can increase survival rates up to 75 percent
UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ Early treatment for babies born with the virus that causes AIDS can significantly increase their chances of survival, according to a report Monday by four U.N. agencies. Far too few pregnant women know their HIV status and in 2007...Tags: AIDS, People, Health Organizations, Diseases
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How to calm a crying baby
Of The Morning CallQ: I have a 6-month-old baby who doesn't sleep for long. He wakes up crying and it really gets to me. How long should I let him cry? My friends all say something different. Will he go back to sleep if I don't go to him? I can't take the crying because...Tags: Family, People
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Court finds German mother guilty of killing 2 infants and hiding bodies in freezer
SIEGEN, Germany (AP) _ A court found a German woman guilty of manslaughter Monday for killing two of her babies and stashing them in the family's freezer — in one case for 20 years. Monika Halbe, 44, was sentenced to four years and three months...Tags: Prisons, Murder, Electrical Appliance, Punishment, Court Administration
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U.S. gets low marks for rise in premature birth rate
Last month, the U.S. received a set of grades from the March of Dimes, the nation's leading organization committed to preventing preterm births, that were nothing short of horrible.
The report card on premature births compared preterm birth rates with...Tags: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medicine, Medical Specialization, People, Health Organizations
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FDA sets safety limit for melamine in formula
WASHINGTON Federal regulators set a safety threshold yesterday for the industrial chemical melamine that is greater than the amount of contamination found so far in U.S.-made infant formula. Food and Drug Administration officials set a threshold of 1 part...Tags: Food Safety, People, Healthcare Policies, Health Organizations
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FDA sets standard for melamine in baby formula higher than level found in US-made product
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) _ Two months ago, federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula. Now, however, they found a way to settle on a standard that allows for higher levels than those...Tags: Abbott Laboratories, Food Safety, People, Healthcare Policies, Health Organizations
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Council produces report on Va.'s future
Virginia has improved in many areas over the year but has suffered setbacks in others, according to the 2008 Virginia Report produced by the Council on Virginia's Future. The bipartisan advisory group led by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine monitors the state's...Tags: Timothy M. Kaine, Fraud, Corporate Crime, People
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How much melamine in babies' formula is risky? FDA sets level
The Associated PressFederal regulators set a safety threshold Friday for the industrial chemical melamine that is greater than the amount of contamination found so far in U.S.-made infant formula. Food and Drug Administration officials set a threshold of 1 part per...Tags: Abbott Laboratories, Food Safety, People, Healthcare Policies, Health Organizations
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Doctor says there's no chance of separating conjoined Romanian twins; girls doing well for now
Associated Press WriterDALLAS (AP) _ Twin girls born joined at the head have overcome long odds, but the doctor who brought them to the United States to be evaluated for surgery now says there's no longer any chance they will ever lead separate lives. Anastasia and Tatiana...Tags: Family, Hospitals and Clinics, Surgery, People, Health Treatments
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Your screaming baby is minutes away from calm
Tribune newspapersBy Nicole Paitsel NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—It's a parent's initiation into the land of Munchkins—hours of crying, nights with no sleep and temper tantrums in the grocery store. Dr. Harvey Karp's best-selling books and accompanying DVDs, "The...Tags: Family, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Children, People
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FDA says formula safe with traces of melamine
Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe. The Food and Drug Administration said last month that it was unable to identify any...Tags: Food Safety, People, Healthcare Policies, Health Organizations
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