Study May Upend Standard Way Of Handling Umbilical Cord For Premature Babies
The researchers looked at the difference between delayed cord cutting and cord "milking" and found that babies who had been treated with the latter had higher scores on tests of cognition and language years later.
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Research Finds Novel Method Of Handling Premature Births May Improve Outcomes
A non-standard method of handling a premature baby's umbilical cord may provide long-term benefits, according to a study from Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Infants. The study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, tested two different methods of giving cord blood to 135 premature infants at birth. (Goldberg, 12/14)
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More Than A Quarter Of California Teens Are Gender Nonconforming, New Study Shows
For the first time ever, UCLA’s statewide telephone health survey asked teenagers a very specific question about their gender expression: How do you think other people at school would describe you? ...Lead author Bianca Wilson analyzed their answers. She found that about six percent of surveyed youth were highly gender nonconforming, and 21 percent were androgynous. (Caiola, 12/14)
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Elevated Flu Activity Continues In San Diego County
Across the country, health officials are bracing for what could be a difficult flu year, with a longer season and a serious strain of flu virus. Some experts also worry this season's flu vaccine might not be as effective towards the influenza strain infecting people this year. (Cabrera and Cavanaugh, 12/14)