Ask the Pediatrician: What are the benefits of breastfeeding?
Q: Is it clear that breastfeeding is the best choice for most babies? If I need to supplement with formula, is that OK?
Oct 17, 2022
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Q: Is it clear that breastfeeding is the best choice for most babies? If I need to supplement with formula, is that OK?
Oct 17, 2022
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Q: I'm concerned about SIDS. What can I do to keep my baby as safe as possible while she's sleeping?
Jul 18, 2022
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A small preliminary study out of Australia offers a tantalizing hint at what might cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, but doctors warn much more research is needed to know if the findings are conclusive in a larger group ...
May 16, 2022
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Researchers make a compelling, evidence-based case for expanding the diagnostic workup to include cardiac arrhythmias when a normally continent individual experiences enuresis nocturna (involuntary urination during sleep). ...
Apr 7, 2022
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Heart conditions can be game-ending or even life-threatening for competitive and recreational athletes alike, but physicians are realizing that in many cases, cardiac issues can be managed to help patients carry on with sports. ...
Feb 28, 2022
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A state-of-the-art genetic biobank could hold the key to preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), potentially saving the lives of hundreds of babies who die from the devastating condition each year.
Jul 5, 2021
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In a development that may finally offer hope to children with Dravet syndrome and their parents, a promising investigational new therapeutic appears to alter the destructive course of the deadly disease in a mouse model.
Aug 26, 2020
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Nearly one out of every 10 African Americans has a genetic variant that puts them inherently at an increased risk for ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Writing in the journal Heart Rhythm, the official publication ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Low oxygen levels in the heart have long been known to produce life-threatening arrhythmias, even sudden death. Until now, it was not clear how.
Feb 18, 2020
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Children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have a 12-fold increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) compared to those unexposed or only exposed in the first trimester ...
Jan 20, 2020
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