SIDS spikes on New Year's Day

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

Not a happy holiday thought, but an important one: The number of babies who die of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, surges by 33 percent on New Year's Day. The suspected reason? Alcohol consumption by caretakers the night before.

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