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Matthew Tryson Bryant, the 3-month-old son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Matt Bryant, died Wednesday. “I don’t have a lot of details,” coach Jon Gruden said after practice. “It’s just a horrible tragedy, and I can’t explain it.” Bryant, a seventh-year pro in his fourth season with Tampa Bay, kicked a winning field goal in overtime against Chicago last Sunday. Two years ago, he made the third-longest field goal in NFL history, a 62-yarder to beat Philadelphia. “The entire Buccaneer family is deeply saddened by this tragedy,” general manager Bruce Allen said in a team statement. “The Bryants have been...

[snip] Scientists still do not know the exact mechanisms that cause SIDS, but this study suggests that a fan circulating air while the baby is sleeping reduces the risk of SIDS primarily because the carbon dioxide the baby breathes out is recirculated around the room and not reinhaled by the baby. The findings are the latest step in research that has helped reduce the incidence of SIDS by 56 percent between 1992 and 2003. There are still about 2,500 SIDS deaths in the United States each year, according to the American SIDS Institute. Dr. De-Kun Li, the same researcher who...

Researchers Say That Air Cirulation From Fans May Reduce Risk of SIDSWith all the expensive safety products marketed to new parents -- baby-safe furniture, strollers with mosquito nets and BPA-free bottles -- researchers have found that using a simple fan in the bedroom can also save lives. Having a fan running near a sleeping infant was associated with a 72 percent decrease in the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, researchers reported in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. "Obviously, further research needs to be done," said Betty McEntire, executive director for the American SIDS Institute in...

Bucs place kicker Matt Bryant’s infant son Matthew Tryson died Wednesday, Bucs coach Jon Gruden announced following the team’s practice

WASHINGTON — European scientists have shed new light on the causes of the devastating, inexplicable syndrome known as sudden infant cot death, according to a study published Thursday. The syndrome, which strikes fear into every parent's heart, affects seemingly healthy babies aged between a month to a year, and is main cause of death among infants of that age in developed nations. Now researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Italy have revealed that an imbalance of the neuronal signal, serotonin, in the brainstem caused sudden death in mice, according to the study in Science magazine. The brainstem, which...

The rate at which infants die in the United States has dropped substantially over the past half-century, but broad disparities remain among racial groups, and the country stacks up poorly next to other industrialized nations. In 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available, roughly seven babies died for every 1,000 live births before reaching their first birthday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. That was down from about 26 in 1960. Babies born to black mothers died at two and a half times the rate of those born to white mothers, according to the CDC...

(Unsafe sleep environments blamed) The number of infants who died after being placed in an unsafe sleep environment has skyrocketed since December, Milwaukee health officials say. Milwaukee Health Commissioner Bevan Baker called the trend "alarming" and a "crisis" that the city must address by rethinking how to tell people not to sleep in the bed with their babies and to always place them on their backs whenever they put them to sleep.Baker says he understands that parenting is a tough job. "Many of these families tell us that it was just a temporary lapse or that they just sat or...

Scientists find the key to cot deathsBy Nigel Hawkes, Health Editor   It is hoped that babies with the brain abnormality that leads to cot death may be identified by a scan in the womb   SCIENTISTS believe that they have found the underlying cause of cot death, a condition that claims the lives of hundreds of babies every year.  Research into dozens of infant fatalities identified as the result of sudden infant death syndrome showed that the victims had a brain abnormality that prevents the detection of insufficient oxygen levels in the body. As a result, babies with...

SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE Researchers have identified a genetic variation that increases by 24 times the risk of a black baby in the United States succumbing to sudden infant death syndrome, or crib death. According to a report published Wednesday in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, about one in nine American blacks carries a copy of the variant gene, but children who carry two copies of the mutation face the increased risk. Overall, mutations in the gene, called SCN5A, were found in 5 percent of the 133 SIDS cases in black infants reviewed by scientists. And the researchers estimate that...

RUFFIN -- A four-month-old northern Rockingham County infant was smothered to death early Friday as he lay between his parents who had huddled together during a power outage. Levi Garrett Wagoner, who was named in honor of his father's favorite chewing tobacco, was pronounced dead early Friday at Annie Penn Hospital in Reidsville. "It's so sad and it could have happened to any of us," said Sheriff's spokesman Dean Venable. No charges are expected to be filed. Shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday, an ice storm knocked out the power in Levi's home at 197 Chilton Road. With no water or...

The Washington Timeswww.washingtontimes.com Pacifier curbs deaths in cribs, study indicatesBy Joyce Howard PriceTHE WASHINGTON TIMESPublished December 10, 2005 Advertisement Putting a baby to sleep with a pacifier can reduce an infant's risk of dying of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by 90 percent, federal health researchers report.      The findings by investigators with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), which is part of the National Institutes of Health, and Kaiser Permanente were published online yesterday by the British Medical Journal.     This is at least the second recent U.S. study to find that a pacifier significantly...

Todd and Marlena Berkowitz's 6-week-old daughter, Sofia, spits out the pacifier. But the Redwood City family won't force her to suck on one. The AAP is recommending using a pacifier when putting a baby to sleep to reduce the risks of SIDS. *snip* Those are two of the most controversial recommendations from the AAP designed to reduce sudden infant death syndrome, the unexplained death of a baby while sleeping. *snip* The risk of SIDS increases for infants when multiple people share the bed, the AAP said. In its new guidelines released Monday, the AAP encourages parents to sleep in the...

STOCKHOLM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - As many as one in 10 cases of sudden infant death syndrome could be avoided by early screening for a heart problem and proper treatment, researchers said on Sunday. Scientists have long suspected some cases of SIDS, also known as cot death or crib death, may be due to an electrical problem called long Q-T syndrome, in which the heart recharges itself too slowly. Now a study released at the European Society of Cardiology annual meeting in Stockholm has shown at least 8.4 percent of SIDS victims carry genetic mutations associated with this and related...

In Loving MemoryofMark Allen Gregory, Jr.January 22, 2005toAugust 13, 2005Interment, Hebron CemeteryShepherdsville, Kentucky    Our smallest Fire Fighter has been called home to be with Our Father God.His smile and laughter still rings in our ears, but God needed another Angel,So, little Allen -It is now your Blessed job to watch down upon us asyou run through the fields of Daisies, steeped in the Brilliant Sunshine,As Jesus walks with you for Eternity.You will always hold a special place in our Fire Fighting Family.Lebanon Junction Fire and RescueLebanon Junction , KentuckyJust Kimberly    Mark Allen Gregory, 6 months old, was apparently...

Some of the important findings of the study are as follows: * It was found that almost 90 percent of the babies died at night. * 52 percent of the victims had shared their parents' bed on the day/night that they died. * However, only 11 percent of infants regularly slept in their parents' bed. * 72 percent of the victims who had shared their parents' bed, and 57 percent of those who had shared a couch were less than 11 weeks old.

I was sitting at my computer when I heard someone crying and yelling "Oh God, Oh God!" Then I saw flashing lights. A fire truck, ambulance and two police cars were pulling into the apartment complex. I wondered what had happened, but I don't dare ask. I really don't know anyone around here. Then I saw a paramedic go by with a baby in his hand, massaging its chest. Its pretty clear the baby stopped breathing. I heard someone say the baby is 6 months old. The ambulance and paramedics are still out there as I write this but starting...

Why doesnt anyone bring this up in the mainstream media? Let me know what you think!!! I think that all the evidence is there. http://www.mercola.com/2000/nov/5/victory_over_sids.htm It explains that babies are inhaling gases that are being emitted from the mattress, and its the gases that are causing the deaths. It also says that SIDS can be prevented by wrapping the mattress a certain way in a polyethylene plastic, or by purchasing a specific cover which contains the polyethylene. I quoted these from: http://www.preventcribdeath.com/site/452285/page/45030 "it is caused by very toxic nerve gases which can be generated from mattresses and certain other bedding...

What your baby dreams about could be fatal. A new study shows when infants dream about being in the womb it could lead to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). It's the leading cause of infant deaths for babies less than 1 year old. The dreams make babies believe they are in the womb and their mother is giving them oxygen, so they don't need to breathe. More research is being done to see if baby dreams are a cause of SIDS.

Cot death could occur when babies dream they are back in the womb and stop breathing, according to controversial new research. George Christos, an Australian scientist who has studied the way the brain processes information, says babies in the womb do not have to breathe because their mothers supply oxygen through the blood. Those who dream they are safely inside their mother's womb could stop inhaling because they do not think it is necessary. Mr Christos, who has a PhD in physics from Oxford University and lectures in statistics at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia, outlines his...

The Controversy of SIDS and Co-Sleeping PORTLAND - Prosecutors are about to do something never done before in Oregon. A mother is about to stand trial for the death of her daughter in a case that is a most extreme example of a medical controversy heating up in the northwest. The case involves sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, and whether a significant number of parents may actually be unwittingly responsible for their child's death. A state medical examiner is trying to prove that parents co-sleeping with their babies is dangerous and in the most extreme case: criminally deadly....

LONDON (Reuters Health) - Many apparently healthy adults may be dying unexpectedly in a grown-up version of the "cot death" phenomenon, British researchers said on Friday. In Yahoo! Health Colon Cancer:Katie Couric supports Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month More from Yahoo! Health: • Get the Facts • Early Detection • Catch it Early • Email A Friend The British Heart Foundation said a study showed that the number of adults who collapse and die suddenly without explanation could be "much greater than is recorded in official statistics." Like sudden infant death syndrome, such deaths should be labeled "sudden adult death syndrome,"...

One in 10 Babies Has Flat Spot on Head at Birth By Stephanie Riesenman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The newborn's journey is often tortuous and about one in 10--and more than half of twin babies--come into the world with a flat spot on their head, according to a new study. Such unusual shapes are nothing to be concerned about, experts say, and tend to disappear as the child grows. However, it is possible that such babies may be at greater risk for a flattening of the head that comes with too much time spent on the back, according...

FRIDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthScoutNews) -- A baby who sleeps on a mattress that was used by another child may be at increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), a Scottish study finds. Insufficient evidence is available to judge whether this relationship is cause and effect," say the authors of the study, which appears in tomorrow's issue of the British Medical Journal. And an American pediatrician says the findings should be viewed with skepticism. However, the researcher who led the study says there's a strong suspicion that previously used infant mattresses can be breeding grounds for dangerous bacteria. And...

Court overturns murder conviction "Maryland's highest court has overturned the 1999 murder conviction of a man accused of smothering two of his children for $190,000 in insurance money. Garrett Wilson, 46, was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in 1999 in the 1987 death of his 5 month old son, Garrett Michael. The boy's death was initially attributed to sudden infant death syndrome, and Mr. Wilson collected more than $150,000 in life insurance. Police began investigating the child's death after Mr. Wilson's former wife came to them in 1994. Mr. Wilson was later charged in the 1981 death of...

I am forwarding this note out below as a tribute to baby Laura and all the other children who have been injured or killed by a vaccine so that parents can learn another side to the vaccine story. When I was almost 8 months pregnant with one of my daughters, I had volunteered to go to the Travis County Morgue with Karin Schumacher who for years before she went to Law School ran the NVIC newslist. Karin asked me to help her go through autopsy reports of infants listed as SIDS deaths and look at vaccination information. I will never...

MILAN, Italy -- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, in which apparently healthy babies die inexplicably in their cribs, may be linked to infection with a common bacterium, preliminary research suggests. Researchers told a conference on infectious diseases Thursday that a shock- producing byproduct of E. coli was found in the blood of all SIDS babies tested, but in none of the infants used as a comparison. Experts not connected with the research said the toxic infection theory is plausible. SIDS describes unexpected deaths that autopsies can't explain. Despite decades of research, scientists remain mystified by crib death, the top killer of...