In a study of almost 500 babies published last Monday it was found that using a fan in order to create air circulation would seem to decrease the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The standard advice to prevent SIDS is to put infants sleeping on their backs. It is also recommended by Experts to use a firm mattress remove pillows toys and other clutter from cribs and to ensure the baby does not get too warm. Advocating such practices resulted in a more than fifty-percent reduction in the number of SIDS deaths: from almost 5 000 a decade ago to 2 100 today.