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Infants wheeze less in homes with multiple dogs
11-30-2006 · EurekAlert!Living in a home with multiple dogs may help reduce an infant's risk for developing wheezing in the first year of life, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).
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- Baltimore inner-city homes unsafe for young children, Hopkins study finds
07-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
Infants and young children living in Baltimore's inner-city homes are at risk for serious perils, including fires, falls and poisoning, according to a small but revealing study from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. A survey of 32 urban homes found that many lacked functioning fire alarms, staircase gates and safe storage for medications, researchers report in the August issue of Pediatrics. Fires, falls and poisonings are the top causes of childhood home injuries in Baltimore.
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- Concentrations of certain toxins in breast milk are low, study finds
02-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
Nursing mothers worried about passing harmful chemicals to their infants through breast milk should be aware that the air inside their home may pose a greater health risk. Researchers from Ohio State and Johns Hopkins universities measured the levels of harmful gases called "volatile organic compounds" (VOCs) in human milk and in the air inside the homes of three lactating mothers in inner-city Baltimore.
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- Dogs that bite children have often not bitten kids before
10-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
Dogs that bite children have often not bitten kids before, but they tend to have underlying behavioral or medical problems, indicates research in the journal Injury Prevention.The research team analysed the circumstances surrounding 111 cases of dog bite over a period of four years. All the 103 dogs involved had bitten children, and had been referred to the same veterinary behavior clinic.
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- How dogs don't ape
04-26-2007 · EurekAlert!
New research by Friederike Range and Ludwig Huber, of the University of Vienna, and Zsofia Viranyi, of the Eötvös University in Budapest, reveals striking similarities between humans and dogs in the way they imitate the actions of others. The phenomenon under investigation is known as "selective imitation" and implies that dogs -- like human infants -- do not simply copy an action they observe, but adjust the extent to which they imitate to the circumstances of the action.
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- Home sprinklers score 'A' in NIST cost-benefit study
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In a new stody, NIST economists demonstrate that installing residential fire sprinklers as part of the construction of new homes makes good economic sense.
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- Selective restraints and reduced medication could reduce nursing home falls says 4-year study
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Analysis of more than 2,300 falls and fractures at 21 Swedish nursing homes quantifies increased fall risks from certain drugs and protective effects of selective restraints.
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- Caregiver support key to improved health, fewer nursing home placements, Jefferson researchers find
11-30-2006 · EurekAlert!
Helping caregivers take care of themselves is key to enabling them to better deal with family members with dementia, a recent study by Thomas Jefferson University researchers shows. In fact, those caregivers who were provided extra, individualized support had less depression and were able to keep family members in adult day services -- and out of nursing homes -- much longer than those who did not get the extra attention.
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- Prenatal alcohol exposure appears to increase an infant's stress response
11-27-2006 · EurekAlert!
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- At the root of nutrient limitation, ecosystems are not as different as they seem
11-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
Anyone who has thrown a backyard barbecue knows that hot dogs are inexplicably packaged in different numbers than buns -- eight hot dogs per pack versus 10 hot dog buns. Put in ecological terms, this means that weenie roasts are 'hot-dog limited' -- the extra buns are worthless without hot dogs to fill them. Such limiting factors are a cornerstone of natural ecology, where phosphorus or nitrogen limits plant production in most ecosystems.
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11-30-2006 · EurekAlert!
Vaccinating care home staff against influenza can prevent illness, deaths and health service use during periods of moderate influenza activity, concludes a study published online by the BMJ today.Weak immune systems mean that many care home residents are vulnerable to influenza outbreaks even when they have been vaccinated. Many countries offer influenza vaccine to healthcare workers every year, but in the UK most care homes do not vaccinate their staff.
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