Avoid marijuana during pregnancy and breast feeding
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has published its position on use of pot during pregnancy and breast-feeding....
FDA issues vitamin D recommendations for infants
The FDA is alerting parents and caregivers that some liquid Vitamin D supplement products are sold with droppers that could...
Breastfeeding? Avoid smoking marijuana
Researchers from Ecole Polytechnique de l’Université de Nice, in Biot, France reviewed the evidence and mince no words in their...
Consumer Alert: Nzu
The Texas Department of State Health Services and FDA have notified healthcare professionals and consumers, especially pregnant or breastfeeding women,...
Echinacea/sage spray to treat acute sore throat
Researchers in Switzerland compared Echinacea/sage to chlorhexidine/lidocaine.
Exercise during breastfeeding
Women transfer about 200 mg of calcium per day to breast milk. Over 6 months, that could be up to...
Updated breastfeeding recommendations
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention, has updated its...
Benefits of breast-feeding, 5 years later
There were benefits “during early infancy but also during the preschool years,” in this study by researchers at Juntendo University,...
Should mothers with MS breast-feed?
During the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology this April, researchers from Stanford University, in California will report,...
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Update on vitamin D
Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston have published a detailed review. Their interest relates to the...
Allergy prevention in children
It turns out that Australia has one of the highest rates of allergic disease (hay fever, asthma, hives) in the...
What we know about black cohosh
A continuing education article on Medscape presents a nice summary on the use of black cohosh to treat the symptoms...
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Why new mums get depressed and what to do about it
Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and a board certified lactation consultant from the University of New Hampshire in...
Summarizing seafood recommendations during pregnancy
The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition has summarized the recommendations from official groups, worldwide. Their website should be essential...
Soy formula vs cow’s milk formula to reduce allergies in infants and children
Infant formulas are designed to lower the chances of developing allergy or food intolerance. But do they?
Fighting obesity starts with your baby’s diet
“What you feed your baby and toddler could be the key to controlling their waistline as they grow through childhood...