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A Simple Test Can save a Baby's Life

A simple test can determine if a newborn has heart defects, yet more than a dozen states still do not require it.  It’s called “Pulse Oximetry” and it’s not a costly, exotic procedure. Most hospitals already have oximeters and use them to monitor infants who suffer complications. You can buy one at units at Walmart for $29.88.

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Penicillin Allergy

About one in 10 Americans reports a serious allergy to the antibiotic penicillin or any of several closely related drugs. Yet in about 90 percent of cases, no serious allergy exists.  This means that instead of a 10% incidence of serious allergy, the real rarte is 1%.  Read Abby Zuger's lucid article in the NY Times.  Penicillin Allergies Overblown.