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15-May-2008
Manhattan Group Recalls Infant Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

8-May-2008
Baby Bottle and Food Warmers Recalled by Munchkin Due to Fire Hazard

18-Apr-2008
Physicians Warn About Mistaking Craniosynostosis for Deformational Plagiocephaly

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In the News

14-May-2008
Courier plea finds funding for toddler
Scotland Courier - Dundee, Scotland, UK
The six-month-old suffers from plagiocephaly, a condition caused when plates in the skull fail to fuse properly, leaving the skull misshapen. ...

12-May-2008
Health events
GoErie.com - Erie, PA, USA
Flat-head infant syndrome, free screenings, Tuesday, 8 am to noon, Shriners Hospital-Children, 1645 W Eighth St. Also, free Play and Learn event, Saturday, ...

12-May-2008
What's a mother to do? Ever-changing rules make it a challenge to ...
Eagle Tribune - North Andover, MA, USA
Also, people thought back sleeping could cause a baby to develop a flat head. Tomaselli-Schofield's mother, Linda Tomaselli, 49, said her babies slept on ...

10-May-2008
Special helmet helps Crawley boy beat defect
The Argus.co.uk - Brighton, UK
The 14-month-old youngster was born with a condition called plagiocephaly, also known as flat head syndrome, which affects the shape of the head and the way ...

9-May-2008
Anger as NHS refuses to fund baby’s treatment
Scotland Courier - Dundee, Scotland, UK
Dawn Wallace’s six-month old daughter, Ar’den, has plagiocephaly, or flat head syndrome, a condition caused when the plates in a baby’s skull are pushed out ...

7-May-2008
NHS won’t treat baby’s flat head
ic Wales - United Kingdom
Callum’s condition is know as flat head syndrome – also known as positional plagiocephaly – where part of the skull is deformed. Clare claims that despite ...

7-May-2008
NJ TOM on back to sleep SIDS campaign
6minutes - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Infant back sleep causes "transient" developmental delays and "mild" plagiocephaly according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. ...

1-May-2008
The baby in the helmet
Batley News - UK
Tina Davies, 23, and Carl King, 34, from Soothill, discovered their son Liam had plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) after reading about it on the internet. ...

1-May-2008
Family so grateful to kind-hearted readers
Sunderland Echo - Sunderland, England, UK
Seven-month-old Thomas has been diagnosed with plagiocephaly – also known as  flat head syndrome – and brachycephaly – where the baby's head is too wide. ...

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Plagiocephaly was highlighted in the September 2005 issue of Parents Magazine

"Why Ryan Wears a Helmet"

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Plagiocephaly was highlighted in the July 4, 2005 issue of People Magazine.
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