NIH Radio Archive
August 2008 Audio Reports 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. 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.
Saturday, August 23, the new NIH Gateway Center opens on the
Bethesda, Maryland campus.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Researchers are seeking participants for a study of antibiotic
use in children with a urinary tract disorder.  FREE MP3 audio reports from the National Institutes of Health, your reliable health information source. Questions? Contact: This page was last reviewed on
September 26, 2008.
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