Nurses at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital carefully monitor babies born with jaundice. Having yellowish skin is not unusual. About 60-percent of newborns develop it due to too much bile pigment in the blood. But research done at the University of Pennsylvania shows the number of severely jaundice babies who develop kernicterus or brain damage has jumped since 1990. One possible reason is doctors may be discharging babies too soon.
Doctors generally treat moderate cases of jaundice by exposing babies to phototherapy lights.
More severe cases require blood transfusions. Researchers say the disturbing increase in brain damage caused by jaundice is also made worse because for many newborns their first follow up visit to the doctor isn't soon enough. One of those changes may include requiring all babies to get their blood tested for jaundice before they leave the hospital. When it comes to burger safety, flipping may be the way to lower your risk of cancer. California researchers claim that cancer causing compounds can develop in meat when it's cooked too quickly at a high temperature.