MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'baby formula'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:01:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107899&cid=t_196153_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FRkVSK5_Bu9Y%2F Good morning, everyone, and nice to see you again. We hope the weekend was invigorating. Now, of course, the time has come to resume the routine of meetings and deadlines, even if it is a slow time of year. To get started, yes, we are brewing that mandatory cup of stimulation, so feel free to join us. Meanwhile, here are some tidibts from around the world. Hope your day goes well and stay in touch… Pfizer And UCSD Collaborate On Early Drug Discovery (San Diego Union Tribune) China’s Healthcare Push May Curb Sales For Brand-Name Pharma (Bloomberg News) Nestle Eyes Pfizer Formula Milk Powder Business (Business China) EU Approves Botox For Treating Urinary Incontinence (Reuters) Takeda Pharmaceuticals Faces Rising Number Of Actos Lawsuits (Associated Press) Bayer Is Eyeing Pfizer ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107899 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:50:32 +0100 5107899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4446034&cid=t_196153_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FSZss_ZM6lJg%2F For the past few years, Abbott Laboratories has regularly mailed a survey to new moms about breastfeeding and the use of infant formula. The marketing move reflects a vested interest, since Abbott sells the Similac baby formula, which recently made headlines after beetles were discovered in one of its factories, prompting a recall (see this). The survey, however, comes from the National Institute for Infant Nutrition, a non-existent entity, which has caused a few quizzical moms to post questions and skeptical remarks on chat boards (look here and here). Not surprisingly, a few suspected the source was, in fact, an infant formula maker. “I think this is a front for the formula companies. They should just be honest about it, imo, and offer to send you free coupons,” wrote one mom... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4446034 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:29:48 +0100 4446034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003437&cid=t_196153_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FLo0iD8kmVyw%2F What a difference a week can make. That’s the point of a letter written to Abbott Laboratories by Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, after it was learned the drugmaker discovered beetles in a Michigan factory where its Similac powdered infant formula is made,, but took a week to launch a recall. Last week, Abbott began recalling 5 million units after reports by two consumers of contamination. Supposedly, extensive testing found 99.8 percent of products did not show signs of contamination, but Abbott bolstered its call centers and expanded the bandwidth of its websites to contend with an outpouring of consumer concern. The recall will cost Abbott about $100 million in lost sales. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s Food and... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003437 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:26:58 +0100 4003437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003438&cid=t_196153_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FVIyzP8yQEzA%2F Welcome back, everyone. We hope your weekend was restful and rejuvenating. Now, of course, the routine has returned. Meetings and deadlines, as usual, beckon. What better way to prepare than with a cup of stimulation? So please join us as we indulge. Meanwhile, here are a few items to help you get started. Hope your day goes well and stay in touch… AstraZeneca Prostate Cancer Drug Fails Phase III (TheStreet) Pfizer Plans More Partnerships In Asia (OutsourcingPharma) Sanofi Keeps Genzyme Bid Steady, For Now (Reuters) Merck To Hire 300 At No. Carolina Vaccine Plant (The Herald Sun) Wyeth’s Genetically Modified Baby Formula Causes Protest (Sydney Morning Herald) European Rx Sales To Slow Due To Cost-Cutting (PharmaTimes) Actelion Drug For Brain Hemorrhage Fails In Study (Bloomberg... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003438 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:51:00 +0100 4003438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3943026&cid=t_196153_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F7WtzhGGTlWU%2F A new study finds that the aluminum content of infant formula remains unacceptably high and one of the manufacturers cited is SMA Nutrition, a company based in the UK and owned by Pfizer. The issue is significant, of course, for public health reasons, but also for Pfizer, which Wall Street projects will derive a growing proportion of revenue from its nutrition business over the next few years. The study, which was published in BMC Pediatrics, examined 15 infant formulas, including powered and ready-made liquid formulas based on cow’s milk and a soy-based product, for babies at various ages. The researchers found that concentrations of aluminium in the milk formulas varied from 200 to 700 micrograms per liter and would cause up to 600 ug of aluminium to be ingested per day. Put another wa... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3943026 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:54:28 +0100 3943026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1837455&cid=t_196153_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FQAtQgHAJgTU%2F How far will the correlations between diet and diabetes be stretched? Will researchers and scientists ever be able to pinpoint when the risk factors are exactly onset? Infant formula and other baby foods that provide permanent protection from obesity and diabetes into adulthood could be on shop shelves soon. I don’t know how I feel about giving infants a hormone to curb hunger. Leptin is that hormone. It is considered the hunger hormone and aides one in feeling satiated. Cawthorne’s group has already demonstrated that supplementing infant rats’ diets with leptin means that they never get fat or develop diabetes. I understand the basis behind supplementing leptin, but am left wondering if the hunger-quenching effect will wear off over time. Providing leptin earlier enough effectively... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837455 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:51:07 +0100 1837455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683525&cid=t_196153_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FFXpnvgwJdig%2F Baby Milk Action is planning Nestle-Free Week surrounding this coming October 4, 2008. For more on the why, when and how of the Nestle Boycott and Nestle-Free Week in particular, visit Baby Milk Action’s Nestle-Free Week planning page. Tags: activism, angela white, baby formula, baby milk, breast feeding, breastfeeding, breastfeeding blog, formula, lactation, lactivism, Lactivist, NestleShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683525 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:34:31 +0100 1683525