Inflicted head trauma tough on infants
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NEW YORK  - Infants who sustain head injuries due to abuse have worse outcomes than their peers with head trauma due to other causes, researchers report in the journal Pediatrics this month.
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Babies who continue to cry excessively for no obvious reason can go on to have difficulties in childhood, according to a new study.
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The number of children dying from abuse could be much higher than previously thought, the NSPCC says.
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Soft bumpers meant to prevent babies from bumping or trapping their heads against the hard bars of a crib can strangle or suffocate the infants, U.S. researchers cautioned on Tuesday.
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When one child grapples with a life-changing diagnosis or accident, the pain is also felt by siblings.
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Cooling the head with a special cap may help reduce brain damage in infants with neonatal encephalopathy, a serious neurologic condition that occurs in the first days of life, new research shows. This treatment seems to work for most infants, provided their condition is not too severe.
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One in three abused babies who return to their families is harmed again, say experts.
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Texas children remain in life-threatening situations and are continually abused because child protective workers are inundated with excessive caseloads, an investigative report released Friday concludes.
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The smallest premature babies, already at high risk of brain damage, are likely to develop even more mental disorders if they get any infection in the first weeks of life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Scientists link stress in pregnancy to a raised risk of schizophrenia in children.
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The stress of caring for a sick child can add 10 or more years to the biological age of a woman&#39;s cells, researchers have found.
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In the first study of its kind, researchers pit human toddlers head-to-head against baby apes. The human kids won  -  but what's important is why
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(CBS) The statistics are frightening: One child in the US dies from choking on food every five days, according to the National SAFE KIDS Campaign and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Assemblies offering support are held for children involved in a bus crash which left 20 people hurt - two seriously.
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It's a lesson children learn even before their ABCs &#151; say you're sorry when you hurt someone. But it's now being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly powerful way to soothe patients and head off malpractice lawsuits.
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A baby boy is being treated for facial injuries after he is attacked by a family pet.
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NEW YORK  - Preschoolers' odds of having nightmares may be related to their temperament as infants, which may be noticed as early as 5 months old, new research suggests.