CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHY WE NEED GROWTH CHARTS FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN? It is not unusual for me to have a patient nervous that their child was above or below “normal” weight and height for there age. Usually we are talking about infants. I’m guessing that none of us need a chart to look at […]
SIMPLE DIET EFFECTIVE FOR INFANTS WITH SEIZURES? I have never understood the reluctance of neurologists to strongly recommend the ketogenic diet for patients with seizures. Studies strongly support it’s effectiveness and safety, many times above anticonvulsant meds. In this particular study of infants with seizures, the average number of anticonvulsants was 3.6. 3.6 medications with […]
Microflora characteristics in faeces from allergic & nonallergic infants All this information on normal, healthy flora in the GI tract, and yet neither pediatricians nor gastroenterologists “believe” in them. This article again supports the association between antibiotic use and allergies. The artilce suggests that the presence of bacteria in the GI tract is instrumental in […]
Bifido from resident infant GI exert antimicrobial activity It’s always exciting to read articles like this in the major medical journals. I have been recommending probiotics to parents for several years now. Side effects are virtually unheard of, and the benefits can be truly astounding….skin rashes clearing up immediately, diarrhea reduced or eliminated….the list goes […]
H. pylori May Be Implicated in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome I try to stay away from articles on SIDS, but the association was very strong between H. pylori exposure and SIDS in this study. Arch Dis Child 2000;83:429-434 “Infection has long been suspected to play a role in SIDS, and there is evidence implicating gastrointestinal […]
