As reported by
Business Week, researchers at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children have conducted a series of studies that change the way babies are immunized. According to the report, giving infants a sugar solution prior to a needle helps them to tolerate the pain.
"Health-care professionals responsible for administering immunizations should consider using sucrose or glucose during painful procedures," study author Denise Harrison, of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and her colleagues concluded. "This information is important for health-care professionals working with infants in both inpatient and outpatient settings, as sweet solutions are readily available, have a very short onset of time to analgesia, are inexpensive and are easy to administer."
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