HealthDay News — Greater variation in the risk profile for sudden infant death system has occurred since the initiation of the Back-to-Sleep campaign in 1994, study data indicate. “Risk reduction ...

Atypical metabolic markers from routine newborn screening were associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a case-control study suggested. Fourteen metabolic markers significantly correlated ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ American Indian mothers who drank alcohol while pregnant increased the risk their babies would die of sudden infant death syndrome, but that risk declined when the mothers were ...

It’s a tragedy with few answers: Sudden infant death syndrome is the leading cause of death among babies from 1 month to 1 year old in the U.S. Affected infants generally appear healthy but die ...

SIDS cases had significantly more serotonergic system abnormalities than did controls. Although sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of mortality during the first year of life, no ...

Researchers say that open windows and fans may reduce the risk of SIDS. Oct. 06, 2008— -- With all the expensive safety products marketed to new parents -- baby-safe furniture, strollers with ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that newborns with an unusual pattern of metabolites in their blood — the byproducts created when the body processes energy — were far more likely to die ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine have made significant strides in understanding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). This tragic condition stands as the leading cause ...

Premature infants still have a greater risk compared to full-term babies of dying of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths despite recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics that ...

A new study by researchers with Kaiser Permanente Northern California suggests a simple strategy for reducing the risk of sudden death of infants in their sleep: turning on a fan at night. The study’s ...