Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disease sweeping through Gaza's refugee camps
Health officials in Gaza are growing increasingly concerned about the spread of disease among displaced communities in the besieged enclave.
Feb 8, 2024
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Health
Pediatrician offers advice on 'toddler formula'
The formula aisle at your local supermarket has expanded in the past few years. Next to infant formula products you will often see products labeled specifically for older babies and toddlers. The products have names like, ...
Dec 22, 2023
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Pediatrics
Breastfeeding alters infant gut in ways that boost brain development, may improve test scores: Study
Breastfeeding, even partially alongside formula feeding, changes the chemical makeup—or metabolome—of an infant's gut in ways that positively influence brain development and may boost test scores years later, suggests ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Autism spectrum disorders
How autistic parents feel about breastfeeding and the support they receive
Surprisingly little is still known about autism and breastfeeding. A few years ago, we reviewed all of the research evidence and found limited information about the experiences of autistic parents—beyond highlighting that ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Pediatrics
FDA issues warning on dangers of probiotic products for preemie babies
Federal regulators have sent warning letters to two companies for illegally selling probiotic products for use in preterm infants.
Oct 27, 2023
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Health
So-called toddler milks are unregulated and unnecessary, a major pediatrician group says
Powdered drink mixes that are widely promoted as "toddler milks" for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary and "nutritionally incomplete," the American Academy of Pediatrics warned Friday.
Oct 21, 2023
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Health
New report spills the milk on toddler 'formulas,' questions marketing of drinks
Toddler "formulas" that are promoted as nutritious drinks for the older infant or preschooler are generally unnecessary and nutritionally incomplete, and the marketing practices that promote them are questionable, according ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Pediatrics
2 in 5 US babies benefit from the WIC nutrition program, says researcher
A monthly average of more than 6 million U.S. women, infants and young children received benefits in 2022 from the nutrition program known as WIC.
Oct 5, 2023
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Health
Study raises concerns over powdered infant formula preparation machines
A study by Swansea University academics into powdered infant formula preparation safety has revealed that 85% of the 74 infant formula preparation machines tested by parents in UK homes did not appear to produce water that ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Breastfeeding is associated with lower levels of body fat at the age of nine
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany (2–6 Oct) has linked infant formula and the early introduction of fizzy drinks with higher levels ...
Oct 1, 2023
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