Very Preterm Babies Benefit From Skin To Skin Contact
Canadian researchers found that skin to skin contact with their mothers, often termed kangaroo mother care (KMC), helped very preterm babies born between 28 and 32 weeks of pregnancy by reducing the stress of painful medical procedures...
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California Lawmakers Seek Tighter Plastic Surgery Rules
Lawmakers in the state senate and assembly of California are pushing for tighter rules to govern plastic surgery after a 58-year-old woman died following breast reduction and other procedures last year...
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New Generation Of Mosquito Repellents Last Much Longer Than DEET
Scientists in the US have found that a new generation of insect repellents show great promise, some of which remain effective for up to three times longer than DEET which has been considered the "gold standard" for the last 50 years...
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