Newborns to be tested for hiv - All newborn babies in the US are likely to be tested for HIV even though the test itself is not accurate, researchers have discovered. ...

Electro-pollution - What’s your usual exposure to emfs? - Electromagnetic field (EMF) levels are calibrated according to a variety of measures, the most common of which is ‘microteslas’ (µT). In the UK, the g...

Doctor Error: It’s rife, especially among the newborns - It’s an urban myth – and one that happens to be true – that the death rate plummets when doctors go on strike. Patients in hospital are especially vu...

Pre-eclampsia - A disease of malnutrition - Doctors keep searching for a magic bullet to cure pre-eclampsia. But evidence suggests the best preventative is a good diet with ample amounts of all...

Double exam for newborns wastes medical resources - The standard practice in maternity units of examining a newborn baby twice is a waste of resources and should be stopped. One examination is sufficien...

Preemies reap benefits of breastmilk - Babies born prematurely are at greater risk of heart disease in later life. But, feeding them breastmilk rather than formula can substantially cut thi...

`kangaroo care' better for newborns - Kangaroo-mother care (KMC), the natural method of care for newborn babies, is proving to have better results than traditional after-birth procedures.

Preemie drugs found useless - Drugs used for the past 20 years to arrest premature labour do nothing to help improve birth weight or perinatal mortality, a Canadian study group has...