Don't forget these 2006 highlights (and lowlights)
Contra Costa Times, CA -
After London police foil a terror plot in August, new restrictions forbid airline passengers from bringing liquids onto airplanes. This includes soft drinks, hand lotions and human urine. Not just the kind of human urine you keep in a jar and inexplicably bring to the airport, but the kind that's still inside you that you'll need to get rid of at some point during your flight. All airplane bathrooms are replaced with nonsmoking lounges, where airline passengers can continue not to smoke.
2006-12-31
Mother arrested after newborn murdered
Independent Online, South Africa -
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2006-12-29
Woman's $50 gift honors newborn
Florida Today, FL -
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2006-12-25
2006: A Terrible Year for Africa's Children
Voice of America -
Africa has the highest infant and under-five child-mortality rate in the world. It also has the lowest life expectancy at birth. The statistics paint a grim picture of what it means to be a child in Africa. The past year has seen children caught in conflict, children killed, abused and exploited. But, within this gloomy scenario, some bright spots of hope emerge. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.
2006-12-24
Tank's bodyguard had newborn daughter
ABC7Chicago.com, USA -
Johnson's bodyguard who was gunned down was known as Bernard, his middle name. Police and prison reports identified him as a street gang member in his younger days. His latest girlfriend says the 26-year-old ex-con was trying to turn things around, beginning with the child they had earlier this year. Bernard Posey called her just before he was shot to death, supposedly while trying to protect Tank Johnson of the Chicago Bears.
2006-12-20
Memorial Hermann welcomes first newborn
Katy Times, TX -
It took just two days for the new Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital to start doing what it does best - welcoming Colby Wade Wright into the world on Monday, Dec. 11.
2006-12-18
Autopsy Wednesday for Tossed Newborn
1010 Wins, NY -
1. The first 48 hours: what you can learn from one baby''s journey from the birth canal to the car seat. Plus, the latest on bonding with your newborn
it''s a snowy evening in January, and Anya Sheiffele, nearing the end of her 12-hour labor, gives one final push in the delivery room at Overlook Hospital ...
2. Relationship between newborn size and mother''s blood cadmium levels, Toyama, Japan
The effect of blood cadmium (Cd), which reflects not only Cd body burden but also recent Cd exposure and communicates with fetal blood in the placenta, ...
3. Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis: recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See "Practice Guidelines" on page 1605. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published recommendations for newborn screening ...
4. CDC releases recommendations for state newborn screening programs for cystic fibrosis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released recommendations on the screening of newborns for cystic fibrosis. The report includes an evaluation of the benefits and risks of this t
5. Prevention of group B streptococcal disease in the newborn
Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among newborns. Universal screening for GBS among women at 35 to 37 weeks of gestation is more effective than administratio