Posts tagged "Baby"

Baby weight ‘link to granny gene’

Scientists say a gene variation inherited from the grandmother could contribute up to 155g to a child’s birthweight.
BBC News – Health

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FunnyPranks.in Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body, known as humors (Latin: humor, “body fluid”), control human health and emotion. People of all ages and cultures respond to humour. The majority of people are able to experience humour, ie, to be amused, to laugh or smile at something funny, and thus they are considered to have a sense of humour. The hypothetical person lacking a sense of humour would likely find the behaviour induced by humour to be inexplicable, strange, or even irrational. Though ultimately decided by personal taste, the extent to which a person will find something humorous depends upon a host of variables, including geographical location, culture, maturity, level of education, intelligence and context. For example, young children may favour slapstick, such as Punch and Judy puppet shows or cartoons such as Tom and Jerry. Satire may rely more on understanding the target of the humour and thus tends to appeal to more mature audiences. Nonsatirical humour can be specifically termed “recreational drollery”. Many theories exist about what humour is and what social function it serves. The prevailing types of theories attempting to account for the existence of humour include psychological theories, the vast majority of which consider …

Taps behind baby infection deaths

Sink taps were the source of an infection which killed three babies at a Belfast hospital, the health minister has confirmed.
BBC News – Health

Midwife delivers her own baby

A midwife delivers her own baby daughter at home with the help of her mother’s make-up mirror.
BBC News – Health

VIDEO: ‘Miracle baby’ to be sent home

Doctors in California are preparing to send home one of the smallest premature babies ever to survive anywhere in the world.
BBC News – Health

VIDEO: Baby milk recalled in Japan

Some 400,000 cans of baby formula are recalled in Japan after radioactive caesium was discovered in the product.
BBC News – Health

Caesium found in Japan baby milk

Japanese milk powder maker Meiji recalls its baby formula after finding radioactive caesium in the product.
BBC News – Health

First baby at home ‘higher risk’

Having a home birth carries a slightly higher risk for babies of first-time mothers but there is no difference in safety for further deliveries, says a study.
BBC News – Health

‘Delay cord clamping’ baby advice

Waiting a few minutes after delivery to cut the umbilical cord is best for a newborn’s health, findings suggest.
BBC News – Health

Baby sex blood tests ‘accurate’

Blood tests that look for foetal DNA in the pregnant mother’s blood can accurately spot the sex of the baby, a study finds.
BBC News – Health