All baby boomers should be tested for hepatis C, the CDC decidesNews from The Seattle Times:
The federal government Friday called for all baby boomers to be tested for hepatitis C, which kills more Americans each year than AIDS and is the leading reason for liver transplants.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made the draft recommendation in an effort to find hundreds of thousands of people who have the infection but don’t know it.
Baby boomers account for more than 2 million of the 3.2 million Americans infected with the blood-borne virus. It can take decades to cause liver [...] Continue Reading…
A new method detects traces of veterinary drugs in baby foodNews from Phys.Org:The amount of veterinary drugs detected in baby food is very low and not worrying, but it shows a need for control. Credit: SINCThe quantities are very small, but in milk powder and in meat-based baby food, residues of drugs given to livestock were found. Researchers from the University of Almería (Spain) have developed a system to analyse these substances quickly and precisely.Antibiotics, such as tilmicosine, or antiparasitic drugs, such as levamisole, are given to livestock in order to avoid illness, but they can remain later in [...] Continue Reading…
Breastfed babies may gain less weightNews from Fox News:
Babies who are fed milk from their mothers’ breasts gain less weight over their first year compared to babies fed milk—breast or formula—from a bottle, suggests a new study.
The lead author said the difference may come down to how much of a role babies play in deciding when to stop feeding, instead of mothers or fathers forcing them to finish a bottle.
“If the babies are fed by the breast, the baby plays a very active role, because they are the ones who decide when to suckle and when to stop,” said [...] Continue Reading…
Is instant baby food healthy or all hype?News from Daily News & Analysis:
A visit to a supermarket is enough to introduce a mother to an array of infant and child products – baby wipes, talc, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, infant formula and milk additives. The huge range of products available and the force with which they are advertised confuses parents. Which products are worth the extra investment and which are just hype?
Ahmedabad-based Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC) and its partner organisation CHOICE, Australia conducted a survey and concluded that most such products are unnecessary for your child.
Says Pritee Shah, [...] Continue Reading…
A first for Kansas: Baby born from a frozen eggNews from Kansas City Star:
A giant frame full of baby pictures covers a hallway wall at the University of Kansas Hospital’s Women’s Health Center in Overland Park.
Like a proud papa, physician Samuel Kim shows it off to visitors: “These are all the babies we’ve made here.”On Wednesday, he was looking for a spot on the wall for his newest and “most special” little one, Morgan Belle Dickson. She’s the first baby in the Kansas City area, and in the state of Kansas, to be born from a frozen egg, [...] Continue Reading…
Two-year-old hospitalised after consuming baby foodNews from The Hindu:
The Revenue Divisional Officer (Dharapuram), R. Alagumeena, on Tuesday ordered health department officials to investigate into the complaint of worms found in a baby food product purchased from a medical shop. Ashwini (2), a resident of Dharapuram, developed complications after she consumed the baby food.
K.R. Jawaharlal, designated officer, Food Safety and Drug Administration department, said another tetra pack containing the same brand of food product from the same batch had been picked up from the shop and sent for testing. “We have also asked the distributor of the said brand, located [...] Continue Reading…
HEALTH: Treat the motherNews from save the baby – IRINnews.org:
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LONDON, 16 May 2012 (IRIN) – The past decade has seen great advances in child survival, but while toddlers and small children are benefiting, the death rate for new-born babies remains stubbornly high. Now a new report suggests that paying more attention to their mothers’ health, and focusing on certain damaging but treatable diseases, could be one key to tackling neonatal mortality.The traditional childhood killers – measles, pneumonia and diarrhoea – are all down; even where malaria is still rife, treated bednets [...] Continue Reading…
High risk of injury related to common baby products, study findsNews from Fox News:
They are common items found in a household with a newborn child – baby bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups. Most small children interact with these products every day, but at what risk to their health?
Researchers out of the center for Biobehavioral Health and the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital analyzed the number of child injuries related to these kinds of children’s products. After examining data collected from a network of over 100 hospitals, they found that between 1991 and 2010, over [...] Continue Reading…
Top baby names for 2011? Sleepy list could use a Pilot InspektorNews from Chicago Tribune:
An official list of the nation’s top 10 baby names for 2011 is out from the Social Security Administration, and the following names did not make the cut: Bear Blu, Moroccan and Zuzu.
Those celebrity-offspring names likely will remain one-of-a-kind for some time to come.
Jacob — the baby-name equivalent of comfort food — was No. 1 for boys, and Sophia was tops for girls. (See complete list below.) By decade, Jacob was the top name in the 2000s, but for the four decades prior to that, it [...] Continue Reading…
My Word: A gift of health for mothers and babiesNews from Orlando Sentinel:
By Linda Sutherland and Patty McWhirter | Special to the SentinelMay 13, 2012
Today we celebrate the dedication and strength of mothers throughout Florida.
As we honor these women, we need to also recognize one of the important challenges facing expecting mothers — access to health care — and the programs working to address these challenges.
In an average week in Florida, 4,599 babies are born — 633 are born preterm and 399 are born with a low birth weight (less than 51/2 pounds).
Babies born prematurely often spend time in [...] Continue Reading…
