New Moms Breastfed Longer During Pandemic
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when shelter-in-place orders were ongoing, new moms tended to breastfeed their babies about two weeks longer than usual, new research shows. “Stay-at-home policies enabled parents to continue... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
All The Stuff in Your Home That Might Contain PFAS ‘ Forever Chemicals ’
If you put on a pair of soft contact lenses this morning you took a greater risk than you might realize. Soft lenses seem very eye-friendly; they’re smooth, comfortable, allow oxygen to reach the eye and, if they’re disposable, they don’t give bacteria any time to grow. What’s not to like? Well, one very important thing, actually.
According to tests commissioned by the consumer watchdog site Mamavation and the green group Environmental Health News, a random sampling of 18 popular brands of soft lenses sent to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-certified lab all tested positive for PFAS, short ...
Source: TIME: Health - May 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Environment Explainer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
How Healthy Is a Vegan Mom's Breast Milk?
WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 -- Vegan moms can breastfeed their children and not worry that their breast milk is missing essential nutrients, a new study finds.
Researchers from Amsterdam University Medical Center in the Netherlands tested the milk of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
I'm a fertility doctor - these are the 5 biggest myths about getting pregnant
Advice like lying down after sex to increase your chances and myths that it is impossible to get pregnant while breastfeeding can make it hard to separate fact from fiction. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First Phase 3 TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Data in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Show Positive Induction Results Among Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, May 9, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 QUASAR Induction Study evaluating the investigational use of TREMFYA® (guselkumab) in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC)a who had an inadequate response or intolerance to conventionalb and/or advanced therapies.1,c The data show statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements across symptomatic and histo-endoscopic outcome measures.1 Safety data were also consistent with the known safety profile of TREMFYA in ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Examining the role of interpersonal violence in racial disparities in breastfeeding in North Dakota (ND PRAMS 2017-2019) - Kanichy Makah ML, Schmidt L, Anderson RA, Njau G, Stiffarm Aaniiih A, Schmidt M, Stepanov A, Williams A.
BACKGROUND: The 2019 overall breastfeeding initiation rate in the US was 84.1%, yet only 76.6% of American Indian (AI) women initiated breastfeeding. In North Dakota (ND), AI women have greater exposure to interpersonal violence than other racial/ethnic gr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Melanie Lynskey Says Cate Blanchett, Sarah Paulson Lent Their Trailers on ‘Mrs. America’ So She Could Breastfeed Privately
Melanie Lynskey says her Mrs. America co-stars Cate Blanchett and Sarah Paulson helped her negotiate better on-set accommodations for Yellowjackets after they offered up their trailers for her to pump and breastfeed while they were all working on the Hulu limited series. In a new interview with…#melanielynskey #cateblanchett #sarahpaulson #independent #hollywood #jasonritter #paulson #yellowjacketslynskey #showtime #ashleylyle (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mercury Project Puts Great UNEP Treaty at Risk
The World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry delegates at Minamata COP-4, on 23 March, 2022, Bali, Indonesia. Credit: Kiara Worth, IISD/ENB (Earth Negotiation Bulletin)
By Charlie BrownLOME, Togo, Apr 26 2023 (IPS) The Minamata Convention on Mercury, a stellar success story to date, has been favorably compared to the prototype success story for a treaty on toxins: the Montreal Protocol. Both had a single focused mission; both gained universal support across the globe; both matched technological innovation with environmental science to discard old polluting methods.
But emerging after hidden negotiations with the mercury...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Charlie Brown Tags: Environment Featured Global Global Governance Headlines Health Inequity IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Population TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
I'm a breastfeeding mum - trolls say I'm looking for sexual attention
Shania O'Neill, 18, from Blackpool, fell pregnant at 16 with her daughter Isabella, and gets cruel and sexualised comments about her choice to breastfeed when she shares on TikTok. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Major Study Turns Spotlight On Formula Milk Industry
[spotlight] The scientific evidence that exclusive breastfeeding is best for infants is very strong. Yet, some baby milk formula companies continue to use questionable methods to create demand for their products, thereby undermining breastfeeding. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 16, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Babies breastfed during their first 6 weeks of life 'are less likely to have behavioural problem'
University of Glasgow researchers looked at the health and educational data for 191,745 children born in Scotland from 2004 onwards, and who also attended a state or SEN school. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Dialogue: Bobbie Co-Founders Laura Modi And Sarah Hardy On Evolving The Infant Formula Industry And Building A Parent-First Workplace Culture, Part 1
Being a parent is a challenge unlike any other. Every decision is scrutinized and judged—internally and externally—and it often feels impossible to get it right. This is especially true for how we feed our children. Parents who don’t breastfeed their infants, whether by choice or not, have long…#airbnb #lauramodi #sarahhardy #hardo #bobbie #modi #hardy #target (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Law Requires Nearly All Employers to Provide Time and Space for Breastfeeding Employees
The new law exempts most employers with fewer than 50 employees, but firms in an expanded slate of industries are newly required to comply. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Immunity Do Breast Milk Antibodies Confer?
Discussion
Breast milk (BM) has many benefits including its primary role providing appropriate nutrition for newborns and infants, which includes making those nutrients more bioavailable. While BM does not provide all of the nutritional needs over the entire year or two of breastfeeding, complimentary foods are important for furnishing additional nutritional needs along with helping development of appropriate taste and texture acceptance, along with oral-motor skills. Complimentary foods are recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics when the infant is developmentally ready which is commonly after 6 months of life. ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 3, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Real-World Data Analyses Show Greater Treatment Persistence Than IL-17s in Both Bio-naïve and Bio-experienced Patients Living With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, March 17, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new data, showing that initiation of TREMFYA® (guselkumab) was associated with greater treatment persistencea compared to secukinumab or ixekizumab in bio-naïve and bio-experienced patientsb living with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO), based on pairwise analysesc of real-world data.[1],[2] Additionally, in a post-hoc analysis of Phase 3 VOYAGE 2 clinical trial results, TREMFYA demonstrated durable clinical efficacy, itch relief and quality-of-life improvements in patients living with scal...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
