Breastfeeding Tied to Big Reduction in Infant Deaths
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Experts have long recommended breastfeeding for its many benefits for infants, but a new study puts a hard number on breast milk’s lifesaving effects. Breastfeeding is associated with a 33% reduction in infa…
Learn MoreExposure to Outdoor Cold Air Beneficial for Children With Croup
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A 30-minute exposure to outdoor cold air is beneficial for reducing clinical symptoms in children with croup as an adjunct to oral dexamethasone, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in Pediatrics.Joha…
Learn MoreResearchers Use EHR Systems to ID Pediatric Allergy Patterns
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a study published online July 25 in Pediatrics, the authors describe pediatric allergy patterns across the United States.Stanislaw J. Gabryszewski, M.D., Ph.D., from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,…
Learn MoreCould Cold Air Help Settle a Case of Croup? New Study Says Yes
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pediatricians have suspected it for years, and now a new study may be proving them right: Cold air really can help ease children’s croup symptoms.Croup is a common childhood illness that usually starts as an o…
Learn MoreKey Ingredient in Breast Milk Could Do Wonders for Baby’s Brain
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A micronutrient in human breast milk may provide significant benefit to developing newborn brains, according to new research that sheds light on the link between nutrition and brain health.Scientists looked at…
Learn MoreMore Parents Are Introducing Peanuts Early
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early peanut feeding practices are gaining traction among U.S. parents/caregivers, according to a study published online July 21 in Pediatrics.Waheeda Samady, M.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg Sc…
Learn MoreBreastfeeding Linked to Reduced Risk for Postperinatal Infant Death
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breastfeeding is associated with a reduction in postperinatal infant death during the first year of life, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Julie L. Ware, M…
Learn More2017 to 2020 Saw 1,067 Homicides Recorded in Infants in U.S.
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2017 through 2020, 1,067 homicides occurred among infants in the United States, averaging 267 per year, according to the July 26 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers …
Learn MoreFDA Approves New Drug to Protect Against RSV in Infants
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay Now) — Parents now have a new long-acting drug to protect their children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common infection that hospitalizes as many as 3 percent of children younger than 1 year in the Unit…
Learn MoreIndigenous Children Continue to Experience High Rates of RSV
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children experience high rates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated acute respiratory illness (ARI) hospitalization, according to a study published online July …
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