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 Baby Information - January 9, 2009
| According to the government, life expectancy in the U.S. has hit an all-time high of 77.6 years. For men, life expectancy in 2003 was 74.8 years, for women 80.1 years. The report says deaths from heart disease, cancer and stroke continue to drop. But the research also includes some warnings about potential health problems. Half of Americans in the 55-to-64 age group, including the oldest of the baby boomers, have high blood pressure, and two in five are obese. That means Americans in the same age group born a decade earlier were in better shape. The health of this large group is of major concern to American taxpayers, because they are now becoming eligible for Medicare and Social Security | | Babies using a pacifier while sleeping reduce their chance of succumbing to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by 90 percent, a new study shows. Researchers say pacifiers also lessen the risk to babies who sleep on their stomachs or in soft bedding. Both have been shown to increase the risk of SIDS up to 10-times, reports ScientificAmerican | | A new study shows that more women would breastfeed if they received advice and attention during and shortly after delivering their babies. Researchers write that moms stop breastfeeding soon after starting primarily due to physical discomfort and how they believe their babies are responding to the feeding, reports WebMd | |
Joanna Wypior - All Headline News Staff Reporter Many children of HIV positive women aren't born infected, however, they cannot be tested for the virus for 15 to 18 months. Many mothers with the virus abandon their children with believing their babies will soon be dead. Other mothers are drug users and simply cannot take proper care of their children | | Janet Olson, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic researcher says, "Considering the young average age at smoking initiation, this study provides further justification for smoking prevention efforts aimed at young women," and the lead author of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings study | |
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