News results: "infant mortality"

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Health

Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

  According to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of Pediatrics, children who are...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 14:20
Infant Suffocation Death Rates Increase Fourth Times In 20 Years

Infant Suffocation Death Rates Increase Fourth Times In 20 Years

A new study in the journal Pediatrics reveals that infant mortality rates caused by accidental...
» read full story January 27th, 2009 - 15:21
State Health Rankings – Louisiana Last, Vermont First

State Health Rankings – Louisiana Last, Vermont First

The health of Americans has recently been under close scrutiny in a study that analyzed health...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 20:39
‘America’s Health Rankings 2008’- Vermont Is Healthiest State

‘America’s Health Rankings 2008’- Vermont Is Healthiest State

A comparison of state rakings from 2007 to 2008 released Wednesday by the United Health Foundation...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 13:52
Early HIV Treatment Cuts Babies’ Death Risk

Early HIV Treatment Cuts Babies’ Death Risk

A study in the Nov. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that, for infants with...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 16:00
Nationwide Premature Birth Report Gives States Grades For Premature Births

Nationwide Premature Birth Report Gives States Grades For Premature Births

Each year, more than 530,000 babies are born before 37 full weeks of gestation, statistics show....
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 17:00
Preterm Delivery May Be Linked To Depression

Preterm Delivery May Be Linked To Depression

A survey says that about 10 to 20% of pregnant women show some symptoms of depression and that a...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 15:01
Depression during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk of Preterm Delivery

Depression during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk of Preterm Delivery

Pregnant women with significant depressive symptoms during pregnancy have the highest chance of...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 13:12
Infant Mortality Rate Still Too High, U.S. Rank 29th

Infant Mortality Rate Still Too High, U.S. Rank 29th

Fewer infants are dying in the United States, 2 percent fewer, but the rate is still high according...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 20:18
Infant Mortality Rate in the U.S. Still High

Infant Mortality Rate in the U.S. Still High

A report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the infant...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 16:31
US Infant Mortality Rate – Definitely Not Improving, CDC Says

US Infant Mortality Rate – Definitely Not Improving, CDC Says

Infant mortality rate is continuously decreasing in the United States, dropping to 29th in the...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:10

World Breastfeeding Week: Women Should Know the Advantages of Breastfeeding

It’s World Breastfeeding week and mothers should know what are the advantages and the joys of...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 20:00
Report Shows Preterm Birth Contributes to Growing Number of Infant Deaths

Report Shows Preterm Birth Contributes to Growing Number of Infant Deaths

Deaths directly related to preterm births have increased, especially for non-Hispanic black women,...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 19:30
UN Reports Progress In Fighting AIDS; Black Americans Neglected

UN Reports Progress In Fighting AIDS; Black Americans Neglected

A report of the United Nations issued in advance of the 17th International AIDS Conference, which...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 13:05
CDC: Hospitals Fail to Offer Breast-Feeding Support

CDC: Hospitals Fail to Offer Breast-Feeding Support

Although many health experts encourage women to breast-feed their newborns, many U.S. hospitals...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 15:51
US Life Expectancy Sets New Record First Time in Years

US Life Expectancy Sets New Record First Time in Years

Finally, some good news is coming from the federal US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 12:07
CDC Reports ‘Distressing’ Numbers of Neglected or Abused Babies

CDC Reports ‘Distressing’ Numbers of Neglected or Abused Babies

A “distressing” total of 91,278 babies were mistreated in their first year of life in the United ...
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 10:38
Acid Folic Supplements Reduce Preterm Birth Risk

Acid Folic Supplements Reduce Preterm Birth Risk

A new study shows that women who take acid folic supplements for at least a year before becoming...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 13:19
Mayor of Oklahoma City Takes Care of Residents' Girth

Mayor of Oklahoma City Takes Care of Residents' Girth

Mick Cornett, mayor of Oklahoma City, proposed one very challenging and unusual New Year’s...
» read full story January 07th, 2008 - 10:41
Vermont at the Top of Healthy States

Vermont at the Top of Healthy States

Vermont sub-classed Minnesota this year regarding the general healthiest state according to a...
» read full story November 06th, 2007 - 13:45
Americans Grow Older, Live More

Americans Grow Older, Live More

According to a preliminary report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 14:54
American Adolescents Playing It Safe

American Adolescents Playing It Safe

An extensive government report on US youth shows high school students have a wiser approach to sex:...
» read full story July 13th, 2007 - 13:29
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World

“Babyland” Presents Infant Mortality Rates In Tennessee

“Babyland” Presents Infant Mortality Rates In Tennessee

Despite the welfare of the U.S., the federal republic has the highest rate of infant mortality,...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 20:23
US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

The number of people being infected with HIV virus in the US is about 40 percent higher than...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 18:21
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Specials

Vermont Ranked Healthiest State, Louisiana Least Healthy

Vermont Ranked Healthiest State, Louisiana Least Healthy

Health continues to be an important issue for the United States, as recent studies have shown that...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 14:52
Most States Get Ds for Preterm Birth Rate

Most States Get Ds for Preterm Birth Rate

The United States’ high rate of premature births has earned the state a D, according to the...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 16:01
Depression Might Double Risk Of Preterm Delivery

Depression Might Double Risk Of Preterm Delivery

Depression during pregnancy was found to double the chance of a woman to deliver her baby before...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 14:31
Pregnancy Depression And Preterm Delivery Go Hand-In-Hand

Pregnancy Depression And Preterm Delivery Go Hand-In-Hand

Mothers-to-be who are depressed during pregnancy have a higher risk of premature delivery, a new...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 13:00
Depressed Pregnant Women Are Twice As Likely To Deliver Before Term

Depressed Pregnant Women Are Twice As Likely To Deliver Before Term

Depression during pregnancy raises considerably a woman’s chance to deliver her baby before term,...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 15:25

U.S.A Ranking Low In Infant Mortality Rate

Recent data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that infant deaths declined...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 22:18
2008 Kids Count Data Book

2008 Kids Count Data Book

The situation of children in the United States shows slight signs of improvement from 2000 to...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 10:07
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