Sudden infant death: many cases linked to poor sleep habits
More than half of sudden infant deaths are the result of poor sleep practices. Babies should sleep alone, on a ...
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Sudden infant death: researchers pinpoint a possible cause
Sudden infant death syndrome could be explained by seizures that occur before death, according to a new study. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Sudden death in adults: a cardiac vest could help predict risk
A vest that can map the heart's electrical activity could be used to better identify patients at high risk of ...
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Sudden death: can it be avoided?
Sudden cardiac death can be anticipated in certain cases. There are elements that make it possible to predict it. We ...
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Sudden infant death syndrome: be wary of the images on diaper packages!
An international team of researchers warns of photos conveyed on diaper packages that do not comply with recommendations for sleeping ...
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Sudden adult death: many deaths could be avoided, experts say
Many victims of sudden death have warning signs. Knowing the main symptoms, dyspnea and chest pain, could prevent several deaths. ...
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Sudden infant death syndrome: a brain anomaly involved?
Babies affected by sudden death would present an alteration of a serotonin receptor. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers examined the brainstems of ...
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Sudden death still mysterious!
A violent heart attack kills more than 10,000 people in France, and not just athletes. Often, the causes of this ...
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Babies: new recommendations for sleeping them safely
Here are new recommendations for putting babies to sleep safely and avoiding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. THE ESSENTIAL Each year, ...
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Sudden infant death syndrome: an enzyme involved?
Babies under one year old, whose death occurs during sleep and is sudden and unexpected, would have low levels of ...
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Texas: banning abortion would cause maternal mortality to soar
While a new Texas law prohibits most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy in the United States, researchers have assessed ...
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Enuresis: after wetting the bed several times, she dies of long QT syndrome
A young woman died suddenly in her sleep aged 23, three years after her last episode of unexplained bedwetting. According ...
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Infarction during sexual intercourse: young adults would also be affected by this sudden death
Is it possible to die of a heart attack while having sex? British researchers have reported that dying in seventh ...
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Fried foods, processed meats and sugary drinks: beware of sudden cardiac death
A diet high in fats, processed meats and sugary drinks would significantly increase the risk of sudden cardiac death, reveals ...
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Sudden cardiac death: the gene that kills
Nearly one in five patients who die of sudden unexplained cardiac death carry a rare genetic variant. THE ESSENTIAL In ...
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Victim of cardiac arrest while breastfeeding, she asphyxiates her baby
In Argentina, a 30-year-old mother suffered a cardiac arrest while breastfeeding her two-month-old baby girl. Both are deceased. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Sudden infant death syndrome: pillows, stuffed animals and bed bumpers indicted
The majority of premature infant deaths are due to the elements present in their beds, responsible for three out of ...
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Lack of physical exercise increases the risk of sudden death
We can never say it enough: regular physical exercise is essential to stay healthy. A new study from the European ...
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Sudden deaths: how to explain them?
Each year, approximately 2,000 adults are victims of sudden unexplained deaths. To try to understand them, an institute in Nantes ...
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The status of “citizen rescuer” protects all those who provide first aid
The status of “rescuer citizen” was introduced by law on July 3. It is not based on any specific training ...
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Sudden infant death syndrome: the importance of putting babies on their backs
The High Authority for Health and the National Professional Pediatric Council recall the importance of sleeping babies on their backs ...
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Sudden cardiac death: genetic variants identified
Performing genome analyzes could help identify people at risk before the first symptoms appear. Detect people at risk to reduce ...
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A new drug for genetic heart failure
US scientists have found that a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration may help prevent symptoms of genetic ...
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Sudden deaths of athletes: fewer deaths thanks to cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Over the past ten years, the number of sudden sports-related deaths has decreased thanks to the increase in cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...
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Heart attack: it is better to unclog all the arteries!
After a heart attack, unclogging all the arteries as a preventive measure instead of only dealing with the one responsible ...
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An explanation for sudden death in epilepsy
Every year, one in a thousand patients suffering from epilepsy dies of sudden death. A genetic mutation at the origin ...
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Sudden death of the sportsman: Laurent Huard, the PSG coach tells how he escaped it
The Heart and Research Foundation has launched a collection of donations to better determine the origin of the athlete's sudden ...
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Mitral valve prolapse: a common and not so benign heart defect
A cardiac abnormality considered as not very dangerous, the prolapse of the mitral valve, is actually responsible for 12% of ...
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Epidemiology: sudden cardiac deaths are overestimated
40% of deaths attributed to cardiac arrest were neither sudden nor unexpected, according to a new study published in the ...
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Sudden death in young people: only a minority of cases are related to sport
After the sudden death of a young cyclist on Paris-Roubaix, a new study timely reveals that sport is only rarely ...
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