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August 2008 NIH Audio Reports Archive
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August 29, 2008
Common Treatment to Delay Labor Decreases Preterm Infants' Risk for Cerebral Palsy (MP3 - 02:00, 707 KB)
Preterm infants born to mothers receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate—a common treatment to delay labor — are less likely to develop cerebral palsy than preterm infants whose mothers do not receive it.
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August 29, 2008
NIDDK Resource to Help Guide Diabetic Women Through a Healthy Pregnancy(MP3 - 01:52, 1.7 MB)
Pregnancy in women who have diabetes is automatically considered high-risk. But a new, easy-to-read booklet has information to help women with diabetes experience safe and healthy pregnancies.
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August 22, 2008
New NIH Gateway Center (MP3 - 01:48, 1.72 MB)
Saturday, August 23, the new NIH Gateway Center opens on the Bethesda, Maryland campus.
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August 15, 2008
4th and 8th Graders' Math and Reading Scores Rising, but so are Teen Births (MP3 - 02:06, 1.9 MB)
The nation's fourth and eighth graders scored higher in reading and math than they did during their last national assessment according to annual report, but not all findings were positive.
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August 8, 2008
Older treatment is More Effective than New Treatment in Preserving Sight for Some Patients with Diabetes(MP3 - 02:12, 2 MB)
A promising new drug therapy used to treat abnormal swelling in the eye proved less effective than traditional laser treatments in a National Eye Institute study.
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August 8, 2008
Alcohol Binges Early in Pregnancy Increase Risk of Infant Oral Clefts(MP3 - 01:35, 1.5 MB)
Oral clefts are birth defects that affect the upper lip and the roof of the mouth. They occur in about two of every one-thousand live births.
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August 8, 2008
Too Hot for Your Health (MP3 - 02:14, 2.2 MB)
Almost every summer there is a deadly heat wave in some part of the country. Dr. Jack Guralnik from the National Institute on Aging says, too much heat is not safe for anyone.
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August 1, 2008
Researchers Seeking Children for a Urinary Tract Disorder Study (MP3 - 02:45, 2.5 MB)
Researchers are seeking participants for a study of antibiotic use in children with a urinary tract disorder.
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