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Representative Emily McAsey introduces SIDS bill into the 96th Illinois General Assembly.
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| Representative Emily McAsey and Board Member Robin Cullotta are working to amend the Hospital Licensing Act to require free SIDS information and instructional materials to be given to parents of Illinois newborns. more...
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Low Serotonin Production A Likely Cause For Some SIDS Deaths
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| Taking the next step in more than 20 years of research, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have linked sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with low production of serotonin in the brainstem, based on a comparison of brainstem samples from infants dying of SIDS compared to brainstems of infants dying from other, known causes.
The findings, published in the Feb. 3 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, may give a concrete approach to identifying babies at risk for SIDS, the leading cause of death for infants between 1 and 12 months old in the United States.
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Nancy Maruyama Breaks News of Research Project on CBS Chicago
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| Go to http://cbs2chicago.com/health/sids.serotonin.levels.2.1465718.html to see the interview with Nancy Maruyama, Executive Director. more...
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Research Shows Back Sleeping Campaigns Work!
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| The NICHD launched the Back to Sleep campaign in 1994. The campaign urges parents and caregivers to place infants to sleep on their backs. Since the campaign began, the prevalence of babies being placed for sleep on their backs has increased from roughly 25 percent to roughly 70 percent. Corresponding with the increase in back sleeping, the SIDS rate has decreased by more than 50 percent.
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Illinois Attorney General issues "Home Safe Home" a 2009 Recalled Product Guide.
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| Attorney Geneneral, Lisa Madigan has issued her annual list of recalled products. In addition, she has included safe sleep guidelines for baby. Although SIDS is not preventable, this Guide contains safe sleeping tips that will provide parents with some simple precautionary measures to help reduce the risk. more...
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Legislative Action Alert
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| Newly Introduced Legislation will support education and prevention efforts for Stillbirth, SIDS and other Sudden, Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID). more...
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It's the Small things that Count.
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| Danville chiropractor, Dr. Chris Robinson and his wife, Daysha have raised $1650 for SIDS of Illinois by donating $20 of a new patient visit to the Robinson Chiropractic during June and July. more...
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4th Annual Spaghetti Eating Contest to Benefit SIDS of Illinois
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| Join us on June 25th at 6:30 at Giovan's Restaurant and Pizzeria. Enter the contest for $40 or come and enjoy an all you can eat buffet dinner including soda and beer and cheer on the contestants for $15.00. more...
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3rd Annual Ride for Christopher a huge success!
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| The 3rd year of this poker run was a great triumph. The event had a record 131 motorcycle riders and brought in approximately $9,000 for SIDS of Illinois. more...
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Raffle Prize Winners Announced!
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| The Economic Stimulus Raffle was drawn on May 2 at Brookfield Zoo. Our grand prize winner, Marla Campbell from Warrenville, IL was present to accept her $2,000 gift card. Maria Goldstein from Rolling Meadows won the ITouch and Jason Evoy from Pleasant Plains, IL won the quilt. more...
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