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Lack of oxygen, not blood flow, delays preemies' brain maturation
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): A recent study has found that cognitive and learning disabilities in premature infants, once believed to be the result of lack of blood flow to the brain, is actually caused by low oxygen.
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Breastfeeding for two months halves SIDS risk
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): Babies who are breastfed for at least two months are at a lower risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) than the ones who aren't nursed as long, a recent study has found.
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9 infants die in Ahmedabad Civil Hospital
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)[India], Oct 29 (ANI): Atleast nine newborns have reportedly died at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in Gujarat, in almost 24 hours.
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Having a dog cuts risk of childhood eczema, asthma
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], October 27 (ANI): It's time to rejoice for dog lovers.
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Taliban rejects freed Canadian captive's allegations of murder, rape
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 15 (ANI): The Afghan Taliban has denied the allegations levelled by the freed Canadian captive that his wife was raped and one of their infant children was killed by the militants during their captivity.
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Karnataka: Infants placed on hot coals as part of religious ritual
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) Oct. 1 (ANI): In the name of rituals, infants wrapped in banana leaves are made to lie down on a bed of hot coals in Dharwad's Kundgol town near Hubli.
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India registers significant decline in Infant Mortality Rate, gender gap
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday informed that Infant Mortality Rate, IMR in India has declined by three points, from 37 per 1000 live births in 2015 to 34 per 1000 live births in 2016, compared to two points decline last year.
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226 youth inducted into Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Battalion
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sep 29 (ANI): 226 youth from Jammu and Kashmir were inducted into Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAK LI) Battalion.
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Breastfeeding gives premature babies metabolic boost
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 14 (ANI): Mother's breast milk can help premature infants get metabolic boost, says a new study.
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Breastfeeding gives premature babies metabolic boost
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 14 (ANI): Mother's breast milk can help premature infants get metabolic boost, says a new study.
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Only 39 percent of Indian mothers initiate first hour breastfeeding
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.4 (ANI): In India, malnutrition claims one out of three lives among children under five.
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Suspended B.R.D. Medical College principal, his wife sent to 14-day judici
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), August 31 (ANI): The Gorakhpur Anti-Corruption court on Thursday sent the suspended principal of the Baba Raghav Das (B.R.D.) medical college, Dr. Rajiv Mishra, and his wife, Poornima Shukla, to a 14-day judicial custody in connection with the deaths of over 70 inf
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