Archive for the 'Infants' Category
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
Researchers in Finland and Germany studied the first year of life. (more…)
Animal-assisted Therapy, Infants, Infection, Pregnancy | Comments Off on Dog and cat exposure and the risk of respiratory symptoms and infections
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Researchers in the US and Mexico studied the effects of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on immune function and inflammation. (more…)
Infants, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Pregnancy | Comments Off on Influence of maternal DHA supplements on infant morbidity
Monday, December 5th, 2011
Researchers in Ohio and Maryland describe the use of dietary botanical supplements and teas among infants. (more…)
E. DIETARY, G. BOTANICALS, Infants, Tea | Comments Off on Prevalence of supplement and tea use among infants
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Not always, according to this report from the Royal Children’s Hospital, in Melbourne, Australia. (more…)
CAM Use, Consumer Alert, Diarrhea/Constipation, Infants | Comments Off on CAM: It might be “natural,” but is it safe?
Monday, August 8th, 2011
Researchers at Meir Medical Center, in Kfar Saba, Israel, studied the response to live harp music therapy and kangaroo care in the neonatal intensive care unit. (more…)
Art, Music, Dance, Infants, Pregnancy | Comments Off on Music therapy for preterm infants and mothers
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem in low and middle income countries and can lead to many adverse health consequences, including death.
This Cochrane review evaluated the effect of vitamin A supplementation in children aged 6 months to 5 years. (more…)
Children, Infants, Infection, Vitamins | Comments Off on Vitamin A supplements prevent morbidity and mortality in children
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
Researchers in Pennsylvania and California reviewed the evidence on the chiropractic care of patients with infantile colic. (more…)
Children, Chiropractic, Infants | Comments Off on Chiropractic care of infants with colic
Saturday, April 30th, 2011
Here are 2 Cochrane reviews that evaluate the evidence for using probiotics to treat persistent diarrhea, and the value of probiotics + rehydration to treat diarrhea.
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Children, Cochrane Library, Diarrhea/Constipation, Infants, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Review: Probiotics to treat diarrhea
Monday, March 28th, 2011
Almost all babies go through a fussy period. When crying lasts for longer than about 3 hours a day and is not caused by a medical problem (such as a hernia or infection), it is called colic.
Prof. Ernst and colleagues evaluated nutritional supplements and other complementary and alternative medicines. (more…)
Chamomile, Infants, Lemon/Lime, Prof. Ernst, Tea | Comments Off on Review: CAM for infantile colic
Friday, March 18th, 2011
Sucrose has pain relieving and calming effects in newborns. But do these beneficial effects extend to care-giving procedures performed after painful procedures?
Researchers at the University of Toronto in Ontario report their findings, with an update for 2011. (more…)
Infants, Pain | Comments Off on Using sucrose to control pain in newborns
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear, usually caused by infection) affects people of all ages, but is particularly common in young children.
This Cochrane review evaluated studies of children younger than 5 years. (more…)
Cochrane Library, Infants, Infection, Zinc | Comments Off on Does zinc prevent middle ear infections?
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Prof. Ernst sees encouraging evidence for some treatments.
But does it matter? (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, CAM Use, Children, Chiropractic, Herbals, Homeopathy, Hypnosis, Infants, Massage, Prof. Ernst, Yoga | Comments Off on CAM use among US adolescents
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Researchers at the Academic Medical Center, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands studied symbiotic therapy to prevent asthma-like symptoms in infants with atopic dermatitis–chronic inflammation of the skin. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Infants, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Synbiotics and preventing asthma-like symptoms in infants
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Less vitamin D means more adiposity, according to researchers in the US and Bogota, Columbia. (more…)
Children, Infants, Obesity, Vitamin D | Comments Off on Might vitamin D deficiency make you chubby?
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children, in Toronto, Canada reviewed the evidence for giving sweet solutions to infants before immunization. (more…)
Infants | Comments Off on Sweet solutions help infants tolerate immunizations
Sunday, October 24th, 2010
Oh, Oh. They added belladonna.
FDA found that this homeopathic product contains inconsistent amounts of belladonna, and using it may pose a risk to children. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Consumer Alert, Diarrhea/Constipation, Homeopathy, Infants, Sleep (Insomnia) | Comments Off on Consumer Alert: Hyland’s Teething Tablets
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
International experts recommend that pregnant women increase their DHA intakes.
But researchers at the Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia, failed to identify benefits in the DOMInO (DHA to Optimize Mother Infant Outcome) study. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Infants, Pregnancy | Comments Off on Lack of effect of omega-3 on maternal depression and baby’s intelligence
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
In November 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) doubled the recommended daily intake of vitamin D for infants and children, from 200 IU/day (2003 recommendation) to 400 IU/day.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta, Georgia assessed whether infants in the US are meeting these recommendations during their first year of life. (more…)
Children, Infants, Vitamin D | Comments Off on Infants not consuming adequate vitamin D
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
Researchers at the University College London, in the UK, tell us, “Many infants admitted to [the] hospital undergo repeated invasive procedures. Oral sucrose is frequently given to relieve procedural pain in neonates on the basis of its effect on behavioral and physiological pain scores.”
Here are the results of their study that measured brain activity during an acute painful procedure. (more…)
Infants, Pain | Comments Off on Giving sugar to infants to control pain
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
The FDA is alerting parents and caregivers that some liquid Vitamin D supplement products are sold with droppers that could allow excessive dosing of Vitamin D to infants. (more…)
Breastfeeding, Infants, Vitamin D | Comments Off on FDA issues vitamin D recommendations for infants