Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Two chemicals considered harmful to babies remain in Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo sold in the U.S. and other countries, according to campaigners.
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Friday, October 28th, 2011
In a new radical investigation, doctors at Southampton's teaching hospitals aim to stop the rising allergy epidemic by exposing babies under the age of one to dust mites. According to their theory, exposing them to the prevalent allergen whilst their immune systems are developing should prevent them from becoming allergic ...
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Friday, October 28th, 2011
Turkish Pine Nuts probably caused an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis human infections in Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, according to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). One case was also reported in Arizona. Wegmans Food Markets has recalled the nuts, which were distributed to stores between July ...
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Since the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended all babies should be placed on their backs to sleep in 1992, deaths from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome have declined dramatically. But sleep-related deaths from other causes, including suffocation, entrapment and asphyxia, have increased. In an updated policy statement and technical report, ...
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
A new study suggests that hypertension early on during pregnancy increases the risk of giving birth to babies with birth defects, researchers from the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute in California reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). The authors added that the raised risk is there, regardless of whether they ...
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