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Born Free baby bottles win "Best New Infant Health Product" award at Natural Products Expo West 2007

3/20/2007 - (NaturalNews) The Born Free company (www.NewBornFree.com) has received the "Best New Infant Health Product" award from Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, following the Natural Products Expo West 2007 trade show in Anaheim, California. In this review, the...

Southern California's water fluoridation push may expose infants to dangerous levels of fluoride

3/14/2007 - (NaturalNews) Plans to increase the fluoride in Southern California water systems may have negative effects on the development of infants' teeth when fed with formula. The American Dental Association has warned that increased amounts of fluoride in water...

Eating fish during pregnancy boosts babies' communication, social skills

2/15/2007 - A new study from the US National Institutes of Health and Bristol University that questioned 11,875 pregnant women on their dietary habits found that eating more fish during pregnancy resulted in significant, measurable benefits to the communication...

Household dust exposes families, children to toxic levels of brain-damaging flame retardants

1/31/2007 - (NaturalNews) The human body is able to absorb dangerous pollutants from household dust, according to an international study led by Boston University's School of Public Health. Researchers found a statistically significant correlation between the levels...

Cold medications proving deadly to infants

1/22/2007 - (NaturalNews) Over-the-counter cold and cough medicines can injure or even kill children younger than 2, according to a new study appearing in the Jan. 12 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the CDC. Three infants from...

Study finds that daily dose of probiotic helps improve infantile colic symptoms

1/15/2007 - (NaturalNews) There is no scientifically defined cause for infantile colic -- a behavioral syndrome in which an otherwise healthy baby cries frequently and inconsolably for an extended period for no discernable reason -- but a new study published in the...

Multivitamins help increase birth weights of newborns

1/9/2007 - (NaturalNews) A new study conducted at the University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in New Delhi has revealed that pregnant women who take multivitamins are more likely to give birth to healthy-weight babies, even if they are...

Infants who drink formula and ride in shopping carts at greater risk for Salmonella infection

1/3/2007 - (NaturalNews) A study published in the December 2006 issue of the journal Pediatrics found that infants who are placed in certain circumstances -- such as riding in grocery store shopping carts or being exposed to reptiles -- are at greater risk of Salmonella...

Doctors prescribing antidepressants, antipsychotic medications to infants under the age of one, says psychiatrist

12/13/2006 - (NaturalNews) According to Dr. Yolande Lucire, a forensic psychicatrist based in New South Wales, Australia, doctors are giving children younger than 1 year of age prescriptions for atypical antipsychotics -- a class of narcotics used to treat schizophrenia,...

Doctors routinely misdiagnose cow's milk allergies in babies, survey suggests

11/21/2006 - (NaturalNews) A survey by formula milk manufacturer SHS International Ltd's Act Against Allergy initiative found that a majority of doctors believe that milk allergy symptoms in babies were being confused with other conditions. The poll talked to 500...

Breastfeeding found to lower babies' diabetes risk

11/21/2006 - (NaturalNews) Breastfed babies may run a 39 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life, according to a new study by University of London researchers appearing in the latest issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The...

ADA reverses position, warns its members that fluoride is too dangerous to be consumed by infants

11/14/2006 - (NaturalNews) On Nov. 9, the American Dental Association released an email alert to its members warning that, in order to prevent tooth damage, fluoridated water should not be mixed into formula or foods intended for babies aged 1 and younger. Currently,...

Breastfeeding improves mental health of infants

10/30/2006 - (NaturalNews) New Australian research has found that infants who are breastfed for longer than six months experience significantly better mental health during childhood, compared to infants breastfed for fewer than six months. Researchers from the...

Eating junk food during pregnancy raises newborn's risk of diabetes, obesity

10/10/2006 - (NaturalNews) Eating junk food during pregnancy may raise the chance of having obese children who are more susceptible to diabetes, according to a Royal Veterinary College, London study. Researchers at RVC fed female rats doughnuts, muffins, chocolate,...

Number of overweight babies up 74 percent as obesity skyrockets in expectant mothers

8/10/2006 - (NaturalNews) A new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School shows that over a 22-year period, the number of overweight babies born to U.S. mothers has increased by nearly 74 percent. "Even our youngest children are gaining excess weight, not...

Ultrasound warning: procedure may harm babies' brains

8/8/2006 - (NaturalNews) New research in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that ultrasounds could pose a threat to the development of unborn babies' brains. A study by researchers at Yale University injected about 335 unborn...

Breastfed babies found to handle stress, anxiety better

8/3/2006 - (NaturalNews) Scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden report that breastfed babies may be better able to deal with stress later in life than bottle-fed babies. While the researchers report they do not believe breastfeeding itself translates...

Preemies benefit from drinking breast milk over infant formula

7/10/2006 - (NaturalNews) A study in the July issue of Pediatrics shows that premature babies who were fed breast milk while in the hospital performed better on mental development tests later in life than premature babies who were fed only formula. Researchers...

Asthma explained by common allergy to milk and dairy products

8/4/2005 - The link between asthma and cows' milk is familiar to many young asthma sufferers and their parents. I first became aware of the connection through my cousin's experiences with his four-year-old son. Since infancy, my cousin's son has experienced severe...

Vitamin D deficiency is widespread among U.S. population, expectant mothers are deficient and giving birth to deficient infants

1/1/2005 - The following is part two of an eight-part interview with Dr. Michael Holick, author of "The UV advantage" and one of the world's most respected authorities on vitamin D and the health benefits of natural sunlight. His work can be found at www.UVadvantage.com....

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