Sugar placed in a baby’s mouth before a needle procedure can reduce pain, according to a new scientific review. View on ...

A new Cochrane review has found that sucrose can help with pain relief in newborn babies during common hospital procedures, ...

A large review finds that a few drops of sucrose may help reduce pain in newborn babies during blood tests and other hospital procedures.

Sucrose is table sugar. When mixed with water, and in very small amounts, it can be used for pain relief in newborn babies. Sucrose is dropped on a baby's tongue about two minutes before and/or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 10-month-old Eli gets a glob of topical lidocaine in anticipation of setting an intravenous line for hydrating fluids. Eli was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Needle-free devices like TAP and Tasso offer painless blood collection, a benefit for the squeamish ...