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09/20/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Exposure to synthetic vitamins during periods of rapid growth damages children’s hormones, impacting immunity, development

Everyone wants the best for their children, but dosing them with synthetic vitamins early in life may be doing them more harm than good, a study in the journal Physiology International reported. In the paper, György Csaba of Semmelweis University in Hungary revealed that exposure to synthetic lipid-soluble vitamins could adversely affect multiple organ systems later in life. Lipid-soluble […]

09/20/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Young children exposed to indoor air pollution or cigarette smoke found to have increased risk of respiratory sickness

There are two things in the air that people know to be harmful: air pollution and tobacco smoke. While the particular dangers that each bring are well-documented, the same can’t be said on how both affect expectant mothers and their newborn. These risks were the focus of a study made by the University of Cape Town […]

09/19/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Premature babies develop better if they are breastfed

Here’s another reason why mothers should breastfeed their babies: Breastfeeding was found to result in better brain development and lowers the risk of infections in premature babies. In a study presented during the 2017 annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, researchers from the Children’s National Health System found that breast milk helps enhance the development of […]

08/12/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Acupuncture is an effective treatment option for babies that won’t stop crying

According to a study spearheaded by a group of Swedish researchers, acupuncture can offer relief to babies with colic, especially if conventional methods have proven ineffective. Colic is a condition that causes bouts of continuous crying among babies, often without a clearly discernible reason. How the study was done The researchers recruited healthy infants that were […]

08/02/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Deafness is a common side effect of heart surgery for infants

A study has found that deafness is a common side effect of heart surgery for infants, with a 20 times higher rate in comparison to that of the general population. The study was carried out by a team of researchers who looked at the prevalence of hearing loss after heart surgery in infants. The team […]

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