White mothers experienced the most fetal deaths, but they also saw the largest decline in fetal mortality – 8% – from 4.85 deaths to 4.48. The fetal mortality rate among white mothers was lower than ...

Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences was awarded a $5 million Congressional appropriation to increase statewide ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $5 million Congressional appropriation to coordinate ...

Mass bat deaths from a lethal fungus have indirectly led to the deaths of around 1,300 US children due to increased pesticide ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Hamilton County is raising awareness on slowing down fetal and infant mortality in Tennessee.

Manning credits U.S. Sen. John Boozman for securing the funds and sending them her way. Boozman, a Republican, contacted UAMS ...

The research shows that when insect-eating bat populations in North America were decimated by disease, farmers turned to chemical pesticides in greater quantities, leading to over 1,000 additional ...

The study found that counties with significant bat declines saw a 31 percent rise in insecticide usage. This increase in toxic chemicals, Frank argues, likely contributed to the higher rates of infant ...

In 2006, people found bats in New York's Howe Cave that had a peculiar, fuzzy white substance growing on their snouts.