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Epsom salt may prevent cerebral palsy

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By ABC7
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
In a study of more than 2,000 women showing very early signs of labor, doctors gave half of them intravenous Epsom salt and the other half a placebo infusion. Those given the Epsom salt cut their babies risk for cerebral palsy by 45 percent.

One-third of all cases of cerebral palsy are linked to premature birth.

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