August 6, 2008 at 12:52 pm · Filed under Medical News, Pediatrics News
Seizures in neonates are usually caused by hypoxia and can increase risk of later epilepsy and cognitive impairment. Rakhade et al. induced hypoxic seizures in early postnatal rats to identify molecular changes that increase seizure susceptibility.
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August 6, 2008 at 8:10 am · Filed under Medical News, Pediatrics News
An extra £2 million will be invested to help more women in England breastfeed, Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo announced. The extra funding, announced during World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August), will help improve the UK’s breastfeeding rate that is among the lowest in Europe, and in particular help mums in deprived areas.
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