Obesity Might Lower Milk Production in Breastfeeding Moms
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 -- While 8 of 10 mothers breastfeed their newborns for a short time, the number plummets despite recommendations from experts, in part because milk production falls off.
Researchers investigating why that happens found that... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 29, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Kenya: Severe Drought Fuels Malnutrition, Reduces Hospital-Delivery Births in Turkana County
[UN News] Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the UN's women's health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, shining a light on 134,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women who are reported to be acutely malnourished and in need of treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Multifaceted intervention reduces newborn falls in mother-baby unit - Rosenberg K.
According to this study: A multifaceted intervention can reduce newborn falls and injuries in a clinical setting with high rates of prenatal opioid exposure and a strong culture of breastfeeding and rooming-in.
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Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
‘No mother ever has to choose between a job and nursing her child’: PUMP Act, supporting new moms’ right to breastfeed at work, is one step closer to becoming…
Congress has sent a show of support for millions of new working mothers, passing a key piece of legislation that requires employers to support breastfeeding parents. On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a major piece of legislation called the PUMP Act that requires employers to support…#pump #ussenate #mamava #lisamurkowski #marketwatch #alaska #saschamayer #pumpact (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uber Eats And Bobbie Launch On-Demand Formula Shop
As the nationwide formula shortage continues, formula-feeding parents and caregivers across the country are left in a difficult position. For newborns, formula and breastmilk are the only sources of food, and babies under the age of 12 months cannot consume milk. The challenge of being able to…#lauramodi #manhattan #ubers #berylsanders #newyorkcity #mayorsfundtoadvancenewyorkcity #ubereats #bobbie (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Formula Feeding Raises Odds for Anemia in Very'Preemie' Babies
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 -- Babies born prematurely who are fed formula may need iron supplementation like their breastfed counterparts, new research suggests. “Just because a baby is on iron-rich formula, we should not assume all of their iron... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Nigeria: Exclusive Breastfeeding - Pains, Pangs of Nigerian Career Mothers
[Premium Times] Many Nigerian women are having to quit their jobs or remain unpaid to achieve exclusive breastfeeding for their babies. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
What is Diastasis Recti Abdominis?
Discussion
Ventral wall hernias are common. They can be congenital or acquired and it is estimated that approximately 25% of people will have one at some point in their life. True hernias have a fascial defect and therefore contents can protrude through and potentially become incarcerated and/or strangulated.
Common ones include:
Epigastric occurs between the sternum and umbilicus. It can appear midline or slightly off-center. In children they can spontaneously resole.
Umbilical occurs around the umbilical structures. These again often spontaneously resolve.
Spigelian occurs in anterior abdominal wall adjacent to the semi...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 12, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Real-World Study Confirms Benefit of XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) for Secondary Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients
TITUSVILLE, NJ, December 9, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced observational data from eight years of clinical practice showing that the oral Factor Xa inhibitor XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) is associated with comparable effectiveness and safety to the Factor Xa inhibitor apixaban for the treatment of cancer-associated thromboembolism (CAT) in a broad cohort of patients with various cancer types. Patients with CAT are at a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is the second-leading cause of death in people with cancer.1Data from the Observational Study in Cancer-A...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - December 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Banned in the U.S., not approved for breastfeeding — why are so many moms taking this drug?
CBC spoke with nine women in Canada, the U.S. and Australia who say they had debilitating psychological side effects when they tried to come off domperidone, a drug that's often prescribed to help induce lactation, but isn't actually approved as a breastfeeding aid. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news
Liberalising cannabis legislation in South Africa: cautions to include breastfeeding mothers - Petersen Williams P.
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Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
FNS: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages
Notice of proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) proposing to revise regulations governing the WIC food packages. The revisions would align the WIC food package regulations with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and reflect recommendations made by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) in its 2017 report, "Review of WIC Food Packages: Improving Balance and Choice" while promoting nutrition security and equity. The proposed changes are intended to provide WIC participants with a wider variety of foods that align with the latest n...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - November 21, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Gambia: Nana Trains CRR Nurses On Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
[The Point] The National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Ministry of Health recently, concluded a two-day training orientation for nurses in Central River Region (CRR) on early initiation of breastfeeding. The event was funded by UNICEF. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 15, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
New TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Post-Hoc Analysis Reveals Early Efficacy Predicted Longer-Term Efficacy And Sustained Achievement Among A Diverse Active Psoriatic Arthritis Patient Population
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, November 11, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced a new post-hoc analysis of the Phase 3 DISCOVER program (DISCOVER-1 and DISCOVER-2) evaluating TREMFYA® (guselkumab) in adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), which showed that early skin and enthesitis responsesa,b predicted longer-term clinical response,c including disease remission, at week 52.1 TREMFYA is the first fully human selective interleukin (IL)-23 inhibitor therapy approved in the U.S. for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO) and adults with active PsA...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - November 11, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
New TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Post-Hoc Analysis Reveals Active Psoriatic Arthritis Patients With Early Efficacy Had Meaningful Long-Term Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, November 10, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced a new post-hoc analysis of the Phase 3 DISCOVER-2 study that show early (week 8) clinical improvementsa of most measures (joint and skin disease, enthesitis and dactylitis) in adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treated with TREMFYA® (guselkumab) were associated with meaningful improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (measured by EQ-5D)b from year one (week 52) through year two (week 100).1 TREMFYA is the first fully human selective interleukin (IL)-23 inhibitor th...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - November 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
