The initial care of newborn infants and subsequent hay fever This is another article supporting the fact that exposure to bacteria as our immune systems develop is instrumental in this process. Dr. Wakefield, the author that continues to receive much criticism for his research linking measles vaccine and autism, was one of the researchers for […]
Bifido from infant human GI microflora exert antimicrobial activity Eventually I will stop adding articles on probiotics to the updates list because I feel that it is no longer “new” news and that it’s safety and efficacy is well proven. The next step from here is to realize that we no longer have sufficient exposure […]
Maternal Diet Linked to Atopic Sensitization of Breastfed Infants Too many times mothers are told to stop breastfeeding their infants if the infant develops allergic symptoms. It has long been known that the mother’s diet is incredibly important in the health and disease of their infant. And many times, symptoms in the infant such as […]
I usually note that most doctors are decades behind the medical research and it is always the patient that suffers. Pediatricians seem to be the worst of the bunch when it comes to common infant problems. Of course, I AM generalizing here based on feedback from patients as well as the recommendations that parents are […]
While it’s been some time (and my memory is going with age) I still remember the first time I heard of a newborn being put on Prilosec for reflux. Incredulous. Stupefied. Dazed. All adequate descriptions for how I felt at that time. After this time, I heard more often of cases where infants were given […]
