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Alternative Therapy Soothes Brazil Babies Suffering Defects Linked to Zika

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Daniele Santos only wanted to comfort her boy, Juan Pedro, one of Brazil's growing number of babies born with a birth defect linked to the Zika infection his mother had while pregnant. Just 3 months old, Juan Pedro's shrill and constant crying — typical of babies born with microcephaly — drove his mother to desperation. According to Santos, the boy’s fussing was so intense it led to her husband abandoning the family. The child is receiving traditional care at a hospital in...

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