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New technology detects critical feeding problems in preemies

Healthy Living

Mar 24, 2017

Many babies born prematurely have trouble eating because of swallowing difficulties, making new moms anxious during bottle feeding or breastfeeding.Whereas a full-term pregnancy is 39 to 40 weeks, infants born prematurely before 37 weeks may experience a feeding problem because...

Overcoming Oppositional Defiant Disorder in children

Healthy Living

Apr 12, 2016

What starts out as harmless playing with the dog, can end in a complete meltdown for one child with oppositional defiant disorder.Young Jezzy was told to leave the dog alone, but she persists. The dog nips at her, and she...

How to prepare your sensory sensitive child for action-packed movies

Healthy Living

Dec 22, 2015

Some children can’t get enough of the loud sounds and flashing lights that come with seeing a blockbuster action movie at the theater. But there is a subset of children who are very sensitive to loud noises and a lot...

New gel cap used in the NICU to help prevent ‘flat head syndrome’

Healthy Living

Jun 2, 2015

Most parents already know that babies should sleep on their backs. But, as an important way to prevent infant suffocation, backside snoozing comes with unfortunate complications, including skull deformity.The problem is worse for premature babies, whose ultra-soft heads can’t withstand...