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Preemie clinic atlas for very premature preemies

New web portal helps preemie parents in hospital search 03/01/2014 In Germany, around 9,000 children weighing less than 1,500 grams...

Preemies often have lower incomes later in life

Premature babies have more chronic diseases in adulthoodIf babies are born with too little weight and very early, they are...

Preemie Frieda is alive and well

Europe's youngest preemie is a medical sensation 05/18/2012 On November 7, 2010, little Frieda was born far too soon. In...

Premature intestinal germ infection in the heart center

Totes Frühchen got infected with gut germ in the heart center: Gesundheitssenator criticizes the poor communication between the clinics Charité...

Overweight can cost around ten years of life early

Being overweight shortens life expectancy significantlyThere are always contradictory statements about how much obesity harms our body. Does too much...

Closed early and neonatal intensive care unit in Essen because of germs

University Hospital Essen temporarily closes the early and neonatal intensive care units After the antibiotic-resistant hospital germ AER was detected...

Friends have genes similar to relatives

Friendly people are genetically more similar than strangers07/16/2014 What criteria do we use to choose our friends? An exciting question...

Eating behavior of dogs can also explain overweight problems in humans

Physicians investigate the feeding behavior of dogs When it comes to excessive weight gain, people and dogs are quite similar...

Gingerbread More and more children and adults are suffering from eating disorders

Health insurance IKK Südwest notes increase in eating disordersPathological eating behavior in the form of anorexia, eating-crushing addiction or disproportionate...