Article: ARIZONA NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM PROTECTS MORE BABIES WITH NEW TEST FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Article: March of Dimes issues statement on newborn screening report.
Health & Medicine Week;  October 11, 2004 ;     604 words ......September 22, 2004, on the report on newborn screening prepared for the Maternal and Child...March of Dimes supports comprehensive newborn screening for all babies in this country, regardless...healthcare provider education about newborn screening. March of Dimes state chapters and...

Article: REP. GORDON SUPPORTS BILL TO PROMOTE NEWBORN SCREENING
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 18, 2006 ;     353 words ......that would improve procedures for newborn screening, which can detect treatable health...decades ago now can be detected through newborn screening and treated before serious complications...Gordon is co-sponsoring H.R. 5397, the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act. The bill directs...

Article: March of Dimes Statement on Newborn Screening Report.
PR Newswire;  September 22, 2004 ;     700 words ......following statement on the report on newborn screening prepared for the Maternal and Child...March of Dimes supports comprehensive newborn screening for all babies in this country, regardless...health care provider education about newborn screening. March of Dimes state chapters ...

Article: Value of newborn screening taught among pregnant Caloocan mothers.
Philippines News Agency;  October 23, 2008 ;     251 words ......informed expectant mothers the value of newborn screening. CCHD officer-in-charge Dr, Raquel...mothers present in the seminar, that newborn screening is a simple blood test done to find...Sayo, parents who opted to waive newborn screening will never known whether their baby...

Article: Every child is priceless: debating effective newborn screening policy.(letter to the editor)
The Hastings Center Report;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ......Ethics, Evidence, and Cost in Newborn Screening, by Mary Ann Baily and Thomas H. Murray, and Expanding Newborn Screening: Process, Policy and Priorities...report felt that benefit from newborn screening should be considered more...

Article: Makati gets DoH nod for newborn screening.(Metro & National News)
Manila Bulletin;  July 24, 2006 ;     474 words ......centers in Makati to conduct newborn screening on all live births, which is mandated by the Newborn Screening Act of 2004, or Republic Act...Health Officer and MHD chief, said newborn screening facilitates the detection of...

Article: REPS. SIMPSON, LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD INTRODUCE 'NEWBORN SCREENING SAVES LIVES ACT OF 2007'
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 26, 2007 ;     610 words ......of comprehensive and standardized newborn screening tests. "Over four million babies...treatable diseases through the process of newborn screening. Forty years ago, these infants...states to expand and improve their newborn screening programs, our legislation would help...

Article: Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis.(Letter to the editor)
Southern Medical Journal;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...To the Editor: Newborn screening is a well-established approach...planning and implementing newborn screening for CF with consideration...Clinical benefits for CF newborn screening are early nutritional intervention...

Article: REP. SIMPSON INTRODUCES BILL TO ASSIST NEWBORN SCREENING
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 31, 2007 ;     368 words ......Mike Simpson today announced the introduction of HR 3825, the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007. This act will improve the newborn screening process. Newborn screening in the United States is not uniform. In fact, more than 1,000...

Article: REP. SIMPSON'S NEWBORN SCREENING BILL PASSES HOUSE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 8, 2008 ;     380 words ......Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson. The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 that helps improve the newborn screening process passed the House on suspension today with no opposition. Newborn screening in the United States is not uniform...

Article: Expanding newborn screening: process, policy, and priorities.
The Hastings Center Report;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...In the 1960s, newborn screening programs tested for a single...use, the decision-making in newborn screening policy has been lax...Unfortunately, in the last few years, newborn screening policy has not fully followed...

Article: Should newborn screening be expanded to include rare, potentially disabling conditions?(Pro & Con)
Pediatric News;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...YES A fundamental tenet of newborn screening is proven benefit to the infant, traditionally limiting newborn screening to conditions for which there...conditions causing MRDD, expanded newborn screening could result in a host of other...

Article: Attitudes of new mothers towards genetics and newborn screening
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......mothers' opinions of genetics and newborn screening. Setting. An Australian tertiary...written and verbal information on newborn screening from midwifery staff during their...questionnaire evaluated opinions about newborn screening and parental consent. The opportunity...

Article: Newborn Screening: Characteristics of State Programs.
General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;  May 1, 2003 ;     468 words ...GAO-03-449 March 17, 2003 Each year state newborn screening programs test 4 million newborns...information on the variations among state newborn screening programs, including information on...education for parents and providers about newborn screening programs, and programs' ...