MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'crib'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:58 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975833&cid=t_172945_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFJsb-MgrxMU%2F By Walter OlsonLast December the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) adopted new standards for crib design, a step mandated by the famously overreaching Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The commission decided to go well beyond a set of voluntary design standards that had been widely adopted the year before; it also chose to make the new rules retroactive, rendering unlawful the sale of many existing cribs whose overall safety record is otherwise acceptable—no one would think of subjecting them to a recall, for instance. Commissioner Nancy Nord: The day care industry did protest that the rule, as proposed, would result in approximately a $1/2 billion hit to a group that could not immediately absorb costs of such magnitude, especially on the heels of having ju... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975833 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:26:01 +0100 4975833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533839&cid=t_172945_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmusic-goes-iutero%2F2010.05.04 The new Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound System from the Nuvo Group of Columbia, South Carolina, gives an interesting twist to “In Utero,” the title of the famous Nirvana album. “Research in human fetal development shows that babies exposed to music while in-utero display advanced intelligence, coordination, and learning abilities,” says the product website. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533839 Tue, 04 May 2010 22:00:01 +0100 3533839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851864&cid=t_172945_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FuCChiaRVIXU%2F The death of a child is one that most parents can’t imagine. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is like a monster hiding in the closet; we don’t like to believe it’s there, but we’re afraid that it may be. The worst part of SIDS is the unknown. Researchers are beginning to find some clues that point to risks, but they still don’t know what really causes it. That means any child is at risk. October is SIDS Awareness Month. SIDS, also called crib death because it happens most often while the baby is sleeping, usually strikes children before two and four months old. Risk factors that could increase the chance of SIDS include babies who are (MayoClinic.com): Male. Boy babies are more likely to die of SIDS. Premature or of low birth weight. Your baby is mo... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851864 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:56:30 +0100 2851864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2832218&cid=t_172945_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F25%2Ffriday-flashback-for-september-25-2009%2F It’s the first Friday in Fall, and what better way to celebrate a new season where change is in the air than to take a retro look back on some oldies but goodies? 10 Years Ago on Psych Central Moving On Ten years ago, I resigned from my position at the large mental health site I co-founded in 1995 (not this one!), and took up with drkoop.com, an e-health site founded by the former Surgeon General of the U.S., to help them build their mental health content. This was my first big startup experience, and I couldn’t have picked a better company to watch implode shortly after its IPO. I also moved from Columbus, Ohio to Austin, Texas, a big geographic and cultural change. Austin, Texas remains one of my favorite towns to visit, though, as it’s pretty much the antithesis of C... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2832218 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:46:23 +0100 2832218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2168085&cid=t_172945_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FeFkiMJqFKx8%2F According to the Chicago Tribune, before the “Back to Sleep” campaign began in 1994, only 14% of babies in the United States were placed on their backs to sleep. After the campaign started, the number skyrocketed to 73%. While the recommendation remains for babies to sleep on their backs, there are signs that more and more parents are choosing to place their babies to sleep on their sides or tummies. A 2005 article from the Detroit News reported that in a Babycenter.com poll of 24,000 respondents, a nearly equal number of parents (42%) put their babies down to sleep on their stomachs as on their backs (43%) in spite of the worry about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In our own Breastfeeding 1-2-3 survey of 116 respondents, 60% of parents put their babies to sleep on their backs,... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2168085 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:31:23 +0100 2168085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2081362&cid=t_172945_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FzOJo5TUDLds%2F Breastfeeding your baby is one key way to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also called crib death or cot death. In fact, a 2008 meta-analysis of 27 studies showed that babies who were breastfed, even partially breastfed, were one-third less likely to die of SIDS than babies who were never breastfed. Back to Sleep Over 13 years ago the American Academy of Pediatrics issued its first policy statement on reducing the risk of SIDS and recommended that all healthy babies be placed to sleep on their backs. Soon thereafter the “Back to Sleep Campaign” began. In the time since, the SIDS rate has fallen over 50 percent. The following poll lets you vote anonymously so we can get an idea of whether parents are following the recommendation to put their babies &#8220... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2081362 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:30:12 +0100 2081362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825583&cid=t_172945_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F24%2Fis-the-research-any-good%2F Want to be a better consumer of social science research? Here’s a short crib sheet for determining the general legitimacy and generalizability of virtually any social science study. Keep in mind that this crib sheet is not going to be 100% accurate or relevant to apply to every study you might be reading about. But it’s a good short-hand guide to help get you started. What kind of research was it? The most robust, best studies employ an experimental group and a control group. Studies that leave out the control group are usually less useful than those that do. A survey is the least powerful type of research one can conduct, as it has no experimental or control group, but can be helpful for identifying trends or zero in on concepts or hypotheses that can be studied more in-dept... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825583 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:34:36 +0100 1825583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1551992&cid=t_172945_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F321427016%2F No poll results have surprised me more than these. I understand that the pool of readers who actually answer the polls here (only a very small fraction of people who visit the blog — I hope more of you vote in the latest poll to help me name my baby!) might be quite skewed, but I still was shocked to find that nearly 2/3 of voters co-sleep with their breastfed infants under age 12 months. With all the bad press and debate about the safety of co-sleeping, I didn’t realize how many families find that co-sleeping works for them! Tags: angela white, breast feeding, breastfeeding, breastfeeding blog, co-sleeping, cosleeping, crib, lactation, pollShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1551992 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:14:30 +0100 1551992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454887&cid=t_172945_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F293607292%2F In light of the recent debates over the safety of co-sleeping versus baby sleeping in a crib, and the issue of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, I thought it would be interesting to survey where our nurslings are sleeping. I limited the poll to nurslings because I think it affects several things — safety, parenting style, and just plain convenience of the sleep location! Please answer for where your baby usually (more than 50% of the night) sleeps or slept when he was under 12 months of age. Feel free to leave a comment to explain your situation. I know my family has played musical beds before, and this is not the easiest question to answer! Where does/did your breastfed infant under age 12 months usually sleep? Crib in his own room Crib in... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454887 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:42:14 +0100 1454887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=998809&cid=t_172945_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fnew-gene-in-sudden-cardiac-death.html I have always had an issue with genetic testing in sudden cardiac death. A significant proportion of patients come up with "negative tests" Does that mean the patient and her/his family is not at genetic risk for sudden cardiac death? No....and now we do know there is another gene.The gene is called GPD 1-L. Why is this gene important? Several reasons.1. While not an ion channel (Which are the majority of Sudden Cardiac Death Genes) itself, it is a trafficking gene that allows the sodium channel to find its way to the cell membrane. Therefore the "channel" doesn't work properly. This has been known in LongQT syndrome and now Brugada Syndrome Many diseases have tricked us by these pathway variants, I can think of several modifier genes/polymorphisms in cystic fibrosis that can be missed on ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=998809 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:20:00 +0100 998809