For two decades, health experts have been advising parents to put babies to sleep on their backs to avoid sudden infant death syndrome. But a new survey found that one-third of parents still aren’t getting the message. SIDS is the number-one cause of death for babies under the age of one. Source Link
Millions of Americans could soon have a new tool to combat their sleep apnea. Regulators have approved the first implant designed to treat the condition in which breathing stops during sleep. The device is implanted like a heart pacemaker and stimulates a nerve to keep breathing at a regular pace. Source Link
America’s pediatricians have a message for parents of toddlers and pre-schoolers -- turn off the TV. A survey found that many young children are watching too much television every day. Children between the ages of two and five should only be watching TV for two hours a day, and TV viewing is not recommended for children under the age of two. Source Link
