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Introduce allergens early, say French allergists
For all newborns, regardless of whether they have a history of atopic or nonatopic dermatitis, food diversification is now recommended from 4...
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Milk allergy frequently overdiagnosed
“Proper diagnosis can ... reduce unnecessary financial strain of specialty formulas, stress to the family regarding feedings, and a restrictive...
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Food allergy test breakthrough: Less risk, more useful results
The results give hope to those with food allergies that tomorrow’s gold-standard test will require only a blood sample without an emergency team...
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Informal human-milk donation: How to counsel patients
I believe that medical professionals have a responsibility to raise awareness and dispel myths about donor breast milk.
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FDA allows import of 2 million cans of baby formula from U.K.
The FDA announced that Abbott Nutrition will release about 300,000 cans of its EleCare specialty amino acid-based formula to families needing...
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Food allergy risk not greater in C-section infants
"This study is helpful because in addition to blood and skin tests, it also used food challenge, which is the gold standard."
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FDA working to improve U.S. baby formula supply
“Some industries are very good at ramping up and ramping down. Baby formula is not that type of a product.”
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‘Goodie bag’ pill mill doctor sentenced to 2 decades in prison
Regardless of the patients’ complaints, the internist gave them tote bags with prescription drugs, including muscle relaxers, anti-inflammatories...
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TV time related to poor eating in toddlers
Children with no TV time during meals were more likely to eat fruits and vegetables.
From the Journals
Denosumab boosts bone strength in glucocorticoid users
Compared with risedronate, denosumab promoted bone strength in patients initiating glucocorticoids and those on long-term therapy.