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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