| A Cuddle Helps Pretermers Bounce Back From Pain
Research published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics suggests that very preterm babies, born between 28 and 31 weeks, could benefit from skin-to-skin cuddling with their mother before and during painful procedures such as a heel lance.
Celeste Johnston of McGill University, Montreal, Canada and colleagues have already shown that skin-to-skin contact, known as kangaroo mother care (KMC) helps babies born at 32 to 36 weeks to recover from pain. They hoped to determine whether KMC could reduce pain and aid recovery in even younger preterm babies born at 28 to 31 weeks. It was previously thought that such young babies were not developed enough to benefit from comfort strategies.
They carried out a randomized crossover trial to see whether such babies could bounce back from pain following a heel lance blood test, which involves pricking the baby's heel to obtain a blood sample.
Beauty firms market skin care for adults with acne
NEW YORK -- Acne isn't a problem that magically disappears when you turn 20. Even though it's thought of as a teen skin problem, many adults -- in fact, most adults -- suffer at least occasional outbreaks of acne. The dermatology and beauty industries have taken notice of those blemishes over the past few years and are increasing the number of adult-acne products they offer. The ingredients aren't much different from those in treatments aimed at teens, but manufacturers say adults are willing to spend more money even if they have fewer pimples. Clinique last fall launched its Acne Solutions line, a three-step system similar to its classic skin-care sets, but containing anti-acne ingredients. "In talking to our own consultants at the (retail) counter, mature customers complain of acne ...
Former Kalamazoo police officer may be near the end of a long, hard journey
SOUTHFIELD -- With 250-some muscular pounds packed into a 6-feet-1-inch tall frame, a 54-inch chest, "Popeye" arms and "chicken" legs, John Minehart was built like a bulldog. Everyone called the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer "Spike." The upper body is still big and the forearms are still formidable, but on Thursday the wrists were wrapped with padded restraints as Minehart lay in a Southfield hospital bed. A ventilator breathed for him. Tubes ran down his throat carrying liquid food, vitamins and antibiotics as well as a cocktail of pain medicines. A tube ran from his chest, draining fluid from his right lung. Doctors had suctioned mucus out of his left lung Wednesday after it had collapsed for the second time in a week. Pulse-monitoring patches were stuck on his chest, a blood pressure cuff wrapped around his right arm and monitors recording vital body functions fanned around the head of the bed.
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M&M Inflatables, during regular Mall hours, Friday-Sunday, April 18-20. Located in the Mall Gazebo. Huntington Mall, Route 60 and Mall Road, Barboursville. $2 per child. OLBH Health Screenings, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, April 20. HCS will be represented at the Multiple Sclerosis Walk in Huntington and will provide health screenings. Ritter Park, 12th Street and 13th Avenue, Huntington. Walk MS 2008, registrations at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 20; walk at 2 p.m. A walk to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to help fund research for a cure while also helping people who live with MS everyday. For more information or to join a team, call 304-343-5153. To donate, visit www.nationalmssociety.org. Ritter Park, 12th Street and 13th Avenue, Huntington. Spaghetti Dinner for Kristin Workman, 12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 20.
Luxury health care not looking too beautiful
LOS ANGELES — It used to be a high point of Goldy Anthony's life. Every six weeks or so, as a personal morale booster, she and her girlfriends would make appointments to see a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon for facial touch-ups — plumping the lips and smoothing the frown lines on the forehead. He was "an artist," Anthony said, with Botox and Juvederm. Afterward, in a carefree mood, the ladies would dine at a popular restaurant on the Sunset Strip. No more. The subprime loan crisis, the housing slump and the general decline of the economy have claimed another covey of victims. Anthony is in the real estate business, and the cosmetic treatments — at $1,800 or more a pop — can no longer be squeezed into her budget. It's the same with others in the group. "We used to make appointments together," she said.
Senate inquiry to hear Stolen Generations compo claim
Senate inquiry hearings begin in Darwin today to investigate a possible compensation scheme for the Stolen Generations. Many members of the Stolen Generations felt the formal apology by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd earlier this year was an important step. But many also say they should be compensated for being forcibly removed from their families. The Federal Government says it is not considering any compensation scheme. But Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett has put forward a private members bill which is the subject of the public hearings being held in Darwin and Sydney this week. Among those scheduled to speak at the hearing in Darwin today is the Central Australian Stolen Generations and Families Aboriginal Corporation.
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