Posted: November 25th, 2008 | Author: Catherine | Filed under: Privacy / Security | Tags: China, contamination, Food and Drug Administration, infants, melamine, research | 2 Comments »
The recent news of melamine includes the death of countless number of family pets when the food supply was contaminated. In the past months, there have been reports of melamine in the milk supply in China. Some deaths have been reported. Now there is a evidence of melamine in American infant formula:
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Posted: October 6th, 2008 | Author: Catherine | Filed under: General | Tags: fan, infants, research, security, SIDS | No Comments »
A finding from Kaiser Permanente Northern California indicates that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) may be reduced by using a fan:
“…The study’s findings, based on data collected from nearly 500 mother-and-child pairs in California between 1997 and 2000, indicate that the use of a fan in an infant’s room may reduce the likelihood of sudden death by 72%. But the data suggest that the protective effect applies mostly to babies in poor sleeping environments — those who are put to bed in overheated rooms or on their stomach.”
link: Fans Reduce Infants’ Sudden Death Risk
The study was done with a relatively small number of infants. To validate the findings, follow-up studies will have to be done. However, the suggestion of a fan is non invasive and entails no drastic changes. If viewed from the perspective of negative after-effects, there are practically none. The fan is a minimal financial expenditure and inconsequential compared to the safety of the infant.
Catherine Forsythe
