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Archive for March, 2008

Measles kills three in northern Nigeria: report (AFP)

AFP - Measles has killed three children in northern Nigeria, a news agency reported Saturday, a day after health officials said the disease had caused the deaths of 165 in the region.

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China recalls milk supplies after children fall ill (Reuters)

Reuters - Officials in southern China sealed more
than 4,000 boxes of possibly contaminated milk and the
manufacturer recalled another 2,700 boxes after children became
sick on drinking the product, Xinhua news agency said on
Saturday.
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Dads’ Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms’ Efforts to Quit (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) — Men typically continue to
smoke and drink while their female partner is pregnant and after she’s
given birth, which can make it difficult for women to stop smoking and
drinking during pregnancy and more likely to resume such habits after
their child is born, a University of Washington study says.
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Poor Sense of Smell May Be Early Sign of Parkinson’s (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) — An impaired sense of smell
could be an early indicator of Parkinson’s disease, occurring up to four
years before motor skill problems appear, recent research shows.
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Sound monitors protect premature babies (AP)

AP - Warning lights hover over the snoozing patients in Riley Hospital for Children’s neonatal intensive care unit, ready to flash whenever sound levels creep beyond normal conversation. As decibels rise, the colors on the new monitoring system change from green to yellow to red, hushing chatty parents or doctors so the babies get the […]