Infant Care Practices Links

Number Of Babies Exposed To Drugs Effectively Reduced By 'Recovery Coaches' (Medical News Today)

About 11 percent of the 4 million babies born in the U.S. each year have been exposed to alcohol or illicit drugs in the womb, according to a June 2006 report by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. If removed from the home by child protection, these children tend to remain in foster care longer, and chances are very low that they will be reunited with their parents.

'Recovery Coaches' Effective In Reducing Number Of Babies Exposed To Drugs (Science Daily)

Recovery coaches can significantly reduce the number of substance-exposed births as well as help reunite substance-involved families, saving state child-welfare systems millions of dollars in foster-care and other placement costs.

Raúl and Martín Torrijos hold official talks (Granma Internacional)

PRESIDENT Raúl Castro Ruz and Mr. Martín Torrijos Espino, president of the Republic of Panama presided over official talks yesterday (Monday) at the Palace of the Revolution as part of the visit to Cuba by the head of state of this Central American sister nation.

01-06-09 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)

STEVIE, STREISAND AMONG INAUGURAL INVITEES: Plus, Jonas Bros and possibly Miley Cyrus to sing at Jan. 19 kids event at Verizon Center. *Fox411 columnist Roger Freidman has been looking into the number of celebrities who have been formally invited to perform at one of the 10 official Inaugural balls.

Health calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)

The complete Health Calendar is posted online at www.CITIZEN-TIMES.com. Scroll down to Living and click on Health.