I just want to clarify one point -- a baby with very high bilirubin 
levels in the first several hours of life (sorry, I don't have it 
exactly right in front of me) is *NOT* considered a healthy newborn 
infant.

--Diana in NY


> Subject: another - guess what - we were right again - RISK IN 
> INFANTS' RX FOR JAUNDICE
> 
> RISK IN INFANTS' RX FOR JAUNDICE   Reuters   December 19, 2006 -- 
> CHICAGO - Blue-light treatments used to combat a jaundice that 
> afflicts about half of healthy newborn infants can lead to 
> childhood moles linked to skin cancer, doctors said yesterday.   
> The finding does not mean such children actually run a higher risk 
> of skin cancer, but they should be checked as they grow older, 
> said the report from hospitals in France. 

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