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Infant head-shaping pillows are useless and dangerous to baby, FDA warns
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Infant head-shaping pillows are useless and dangerous to baby, FDA warns

by Cara Murez  Infant head-shaping pillows are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and should not be used, the agency warned Thursday. The pillows can create an unsafe sleep environment for infants, potentially contributing to the risk of suffocation and death. Marketed as changing an infant’s head shape or symmetry or claiming to...

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Iron deficiency during infancy reduces vaccine efficacy

About 40 percent of children around the globe suffer from anemia because they do not consume enough iron. Now, studies by ETH researchers show that iron deficiency also reduces the protection provided by vaccinations. Despite the fact that global immunization programs are now reaching more people than ever, about 1.5 million children still die every...

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SCIENTISTS GENE-EDITED HIV TO CURE “BUBBLE BOY” DISEASE

Normal Lives Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have reportedly used HIV to cure infants born with “bubble boy” disease — a remarkable example of hijacking a deadly virus for a new treatment. “The children are cured,” researcher Ewelina Mamcarz toldNBC News. “They came to us as little infants, some of them as young as 2 months, with severe infections. Now they are home, living...

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Experts raise safety concerns about cardboard baby boxes

Cardboard baby boxes are being promoted for infant sleep as a safe alternative to more traditional cots, bassinets, or Moses baskets, without any evidence in place, warn experts in The BMJ today. Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a letter to the journal, Professor Peter Blair at the University of Bristol and colleagues argue that, without...