FED: "Toxic gas" from sheepskins linked to SIDS again

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: April 7, 2003 | Copyright information


AAP General News (Australia)

04-07-2003

FED: "Toxic gas" from sheepskins linked to SIDS again

By Judy Skatssoon, National Medical Writer

SYDNEY, April 7 AAP - A study has found sheepskins can produce toxic gases, reigniting
debate about whether the use of sheepskin bedding is linked to sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS).

The controversial "toxic gas hypothesis" theory, first raised in Britain in 1989, was
last publicly ai...

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