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 'formula'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:03:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107899&cid=t_151273_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=5028410&cid=t_151273_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fred-bull-formula-1-car-manual.html – This book, an advance copy of which just pulled into the pits at Sciencebase Central, describes itself as “An insight into the technology, engineering, maintenance and operation of Red Bull racing. It’s the Haynes manual for the F1 car, the owner’s workshop manual, in the style of the classic Haynes manuals generations of British drivers have turned to when they wanted to change their spark plugs or adjust their tappets in pre-computerised driving days. After the closest-fought season in F1 history, Sebastian Vettel became the youngest-ever World Champion. His car, the Red Bull RB6, the work of a team led by legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey, was the envy of the paddock, proving to be consistently faster than its rivals over the season. In this fascinating book,... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028410 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:42:24 +0100 5028410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028461&cid=t_151273_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F10%2Fwant-to-feel-happier-by-the-end-of-the-day%2F Do you need a happiness boost — right now? If so, take a look at this menu of options and make your choices. Remember, the more you tackle, the bigger the boost you’ll receive. When you’re feeling blue, it can be hard to muster up the physical and mental energy to do the things that make you happier. Plunking down in front of the TV or digging into a tub of ice cream seems like an easier fix. However, research shows (and you know it’s true) that these aren’t the routes to feeling better. Try some choices below. The more you push yourself, the better you’ll feel; but if you can’t tackle a big task, just do something small. Even a little step in the right direction will give you a lift. According to my ground-breaking happiness formula, to be happy, you need to think about... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028461 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:46:57 +0100 5028461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532574&cid=t_151273_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fbz21nVunmHE%2F Abbott Laboratories and its marketing of the Similac infant formula is again under a microscope. The latest episode involves a new mobile phone app that offers a plethora of tidbits and tools for tracking feeding schedules for babies (see this). And the app is getting some favorable reviews from some mommy bloggers (look here and here), but what is not evidently clear is that these moms were paid by a company doing work for Abbott. Now, not all of the reviews are entirely favorable, and the mom bloggers do appear to disclose that payment was received from a firm called Collective Bias, which describes itself as “an emerging media firm focused on the intersection of mobile/social media and social shopper marketing” (read here), although the moms insist their thoughts are their o... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532574 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:57:12 +0100 4532574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4446034&cid=t_151273_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=4322492&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhUVgTnkdu6g%2F By Michael F. CannonOne could argue that exempting ObamaCare from the PAYGO requirement is appropriate given the defects in current budget rules. By law, the CBO must follow certain rules when doing cost estimates of legislation and projecting federal spending under current law. Under those rules, CBO projects ObamaCare will reduce the deficit. No question. But Congress often defeats those budget rules by passing legislation with “pay fors” (i.e., spending cuts) that make the budget look better, yet are highly unlikely to be sustained because they are politically implausible. A good example of this is the “sustainable growth rate” formula, where Congress promises to ratchet down the government price controls that Medicare uses to pay physicians in future years. Cong... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4322492 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:06:27 +0100 4322492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003437&cid=t_151273_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_151273_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_151273_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=3762882&cid=t_151273_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Ffluid-resuscitation-burn-injuries%2F One of the most important components of adequate treatment in burn injuries in sufficient fluid resuscitation. Burn injuries have massive fluid loss due to evaporation and third spacing and outcomes are directly related to prompt and vigorous fluid administration, usually guided by the Parkland formula or analagous algorithm. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3762882 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:00:46 +0100 3762882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3662749&cid=t_151273_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F13784139%2F1hjh2n%2Fneuromarketing%7EImpossible-Branding.htm It looks like Australian politicians have taken up reading neuromarketing books. In the ever-escalating war between regulators and tobacco firms, the most aggressive step yet has been proposed Down Under: un-branding cigarette packaging.In Martin Lindstrom’s Buyology, we learned that tobacco firms had coped with increasing restrictions on advertising in various ways. One key [...] (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3662749 Tue, 25 May 2010 12:12:42 +0100 3662749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487307&cid=t_151273_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fbalancing-pregnancy-with-diabetes-the-book-the-interview.html Cheryl Alkon, journalist and D-blogger at Managing the Sweetness Within (pictured right) has written the book that many a would-be-mom with diabetes has been waiting for: an ‘insider’s guide’ to having a baby with this illness. Titled Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-existing Diabetes, it covers the whole pregnancy experience, from the months before you begin trying [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487307 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:00:15 +0100 3487307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178836&cid=t_151273_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F16%2Flaw-and-economics-primer%2F Situationist Contributor Jon Hanson, Kathleen Hanson, and Melissa Hart, have recently posted their outstanding introduction to law and economics (to be published in Dennis Patterson’s forthcoming volume, “Compantion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory) on SSRN.  The chapter includes a brief discussion of the emergence of economic behavioralism and situationism, and it is now available to download for free here.  Here’s the abstract. * * * This chapter provides an introduction to the history, uses, methods, strengths, and limits of law and economics. It begins by examining the role of positive and normative approaches to law and economics. To examine the positivist thesis – that the law does in fact tend toward efficiency – the chapter discussed and analyze... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178836 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:01:52 +0100 3178836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023305&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=39037&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.drgreene.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2F24%2Ftiming-for-starting-solids%2F One of the questions I’m asked repeatedly on my Feeding Baby Green book tour is, "What is the best timing for starting solids." My take on the best timing to start solid foods is different than what I’ve seen elsewhere. It depends on what kids are taking before that first bite of solids.   Breast-fed babies are [...] (Source: Conversations with Dr Greene) Conversations with Dr Greene blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023305 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:01:55 +0100 3023305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2785897&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fa-tale-of-two-stores%2F My sister appreciated all of the advice on what to include in a baby gift registry. She took the list of items and registered at both Babies R Us and Target. When she finished her Babies R Us registry, the store gave her coupons for breastfeeding-related items! When she finished her Target registry, the store gave her coupons for formula. Shame on Target! And what’s worse? Not knowing about the formula coupons, I happened to be at Target and bought some hair bands for my older girls to celebrate the start of the school year. The hair bands were sold in the baby section, and when I paid for them, with my receipt I got — you guessed it — a coupon for formula! Double foul, Target! Needless to say, I wasn’t about to do my baby gift shopping at Target. (In case you wer... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2785897 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:46:58 +0100 2785897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727093&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreastfeeding-quote-oliver-wendell-holmes%2F Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. was a physician who became a well-regarded American poet in the 19th century. I can tell he was a smart man just by this quote from one of his books: We are willing to give Liebig’s artificial milk when we cannot do better, but we watch the child anxiously whose wet-nurse is a chemist’s pipkin. A pair of substantial mammary glands has the advantage over the two hemispheres of the most learned Professor’s brain, in the art of compounding a nutritious fluid for infants. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894), p. 276 of Medical Essays A “pipkin” is a small earthenware boiler, so Holmes was expressing concern about the feeding of babies from a chemist’s cooking pot. Post from: Breastfeeding 1-2-3 (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727093 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:17:43 +0100 2727093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688642&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fpush-for-regulation-of-infant-formula%2F In response to a call for ways in which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could advance the health needs of children, the United States Breastfeeding Committee submitted a letter detailing its concerns with the safety and efficacy of infant formula. In summary, the Committee seeks: 1. Adequate testing of new ingredients prior to their addition to infant formula and updated FDA review and approval procedures for those ingredients. 2. Close monitoring for adverse reactions to the products and a public report of those reactions. 3. Review and any necessary repudiation of the health claims made in the marketing of formula. 4. Advice to consumers that formula is not sterile, poses dangers due to contamination, and must be properly prepared. Newborn baby in father's hands by Michelle Bergka... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688642 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:15:26 +0100 2688642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2685167&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fadvertising-of-infant-milk%2F Ever since the first artificial baby milk became commercially available in 1867, the infant formula makers have battled for market share — battled amongst themselves and battled against breastfeeding. At times it seems like breastfeeding is losing that battle in spite of a clearly superior “product” and a price that can’t be beat! Why is that? Well, when we examine why breastfeeding rates are not where we would like them to be, we can certainly look to questionable birth and hospital practices, poor breastfeeding support, and lack of proper education in the medical community. In the end though, the battle comes down to money. Formula makers invest millions of dollars in advertising and marketing each year. A 2006 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office c... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2685167 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:27:57 +0100 2685167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284387&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fthe-sleep-hormone%2F Everyone warns new mothers about the sleep deprivation, yet it still comes as a shocker because you simply can’t fathom what it means to get up every couple of hours with a newborn night after night. Luckily, breastfeeding provides a secret weapon for sleepy mothers: the hormone cholecystokinin (CCK). Photo by Hector Landaeta When the baby suckles, the mother releases CCK. The hormone infusion relaxes her and readies her to drift off to sleep again. If mother and baby are co-sleeping, the mother might even drift off before the baby finishes the feed! What a peaceful experience compared to getting up to prepare a bottle, sitting up to feed, placing the baby back in a crib, and finally climbing back in bed to attempt to fall back asleep after that wide-awake period, without the benefit... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284387 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:42:51 +0100 2284387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2039981&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F12%2Fdo-babies-need-dha-in-their-baby-food.html It’s always been in breast milk, then it appeared in infant formula and now you can find it in baby food.  It’s DHA (docosahexaenoic acid).  So what is DHA and do you need to be feeding your baby DHA-supplemented baby food? What is DHA? DHA is a special fatty acid critical to brain and eye development in babies and young children.  Babies get a bunch of it during the last trimester of gestation and then become dependent upon getting DHA in their diets.  DHA is found in breast milk (as it turns out, levels in breast milk depend upon your diet) and it first was added to infant formula here in the U.S. in 2002. What does it do?  Studies have shown that DHA, when added to a baby’s diet at certain levels, can improve brain development and vision.&#0... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2039981 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:04:43 +0100 2039981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021439&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F12%2F4-formulas-your-baby-will-never-need.html I call it the Great Wall of Formula at Babies R Us.  It’s that quarter mile long aisle of infant formulas that's supposed to hold the ticket to a content, care-free baby.  But if you spend any time there you’re apt to wind up more bamboozled than anything else. Here’s why:  Your baby doesn’t need most of ‘em.Let’s talk about 4 types of formula your baby will likely never need:Lactose-free formula.  As a baby stomach specialist at the largest children’s hospital in the U.S. I have yet to figure out why lactose-free formula is produced.  This is a formula without any indication.  It is a regular old cow’s milk based formula without lactose.  But here’s the problem:  babies don’t have issues with lactose... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021439 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:00:56 +0100 2021439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2017580&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F12%2Fmelamine-in-us-formulas-why-im-not-concerned.html So it’s looking like the great U.S. melamine scare of 2008 has appropriately turned out to be a big nothing.  If you missed it, the FDA reported small amounts of melamine in all three of the major formula manufacturers here in the U.S.  And if you’ve really had your head in the sand, melamine is the stuff that Chinese milk suppliers were using to create the appearance that their milk was better than it was.  The result was 50,000 babies with kidney stones and a few deaths. So it was true that the FDA found trace amounts of melamine in U.S. formula but at levels that are barely detectable.  To illustrate, this is the equivalent of one drop of melamine in 64 gallons of infant formula.  Or 10,000 times of that seen in the China scandal.  But there’s ... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2017580 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:35:42 +0100 2017580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933484&cid=t_151273_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F05%2Fmoral-grammar-and-intuitive-jurisprudence-abstract%2F John Mikhail’s recently posted his forthcoming chapter, “Moral Grammar and Intuitive Jurisprudence: A Formal Model of Unconscious Moral and Legal Knowledge” (forthcoming in The Psychology of Learning and Motiation: Moral Cognition and Decision Making (D. Medin, L. Skitka, C. W. Bauman, D. Bartels, eds., 2009) on SSRN.  Here’s the abstract. * * * Could a computer be programmed to make moral judgments about cases of intentional harm and unreasonable risk that match those judgments people already make intuitively? If the human moral sense is an unconscious computational mechanism of some sort, as many cognitive scientists have suggested, then the answer should be yes. So too if the search for reflective equilibrium is a sound enterprise, since achieving this state of... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933484 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:01:45 +0100 1933484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876533&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2Fto3_u-IFehE%2F Conclusion In conclusion, I offer this quote from the late James P. Grant, past Executive Director of UNICEF: Breastfeeding is a natural safety net against the worst effects of poverty. If a child survives the first month of life, the most dangerous period of childhood, then for the next 4 months or so, exclusive breastfeeding goes a long way towards cancelling out the health difference between being born into poverty or being born into affluence. It is almost as if breastfeeding takes the infant out of poverty for those few vital months in order to give the child a fairer start in life and compensate for the injustices of the world into which it was born. Other Carnival Entries on Poverty and Breastfeeding Please enjoy these carnival entries as they become available: ~ Motherwear Breastfe... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876533 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:01:02 +0100 1876533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1852750&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FEzEunTcWp4Y%2F Are you participating in the Nestle-Free Week starting today, October 4, 2008? For more on the why and how of the Nestle Boycott and Nestle-Free Week in particular, visit Baby Milk Action’s Nestle-Free Week planning page. Tags: angela white, baby milk action, breast feeding, breastfeeding, breastfeeding blog, formula, lactation, Nestle, Nestle-boycottShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1852750 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:31:23 +0100 1852750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1837455&cid=t_151273_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_151273_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 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1436851&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F05%2Fwic-commits-to.html Maryland’s Howard County Health Department has taken the step of providing only bisphenol A-free products to its WIC (Woman’s, Infants and Children) Program. WIC provides supplies and supplemental foods to low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children under the age of 5. According to Maryland Med, Dr. Peter Beilensen, Howard County’s top health official “hopes to turn BPA into another trans fat: legal but largely shunned by the public.” As far as I can tell this is one of the first WIC programs in the country to take a firm stand on BPA. But here’s the $64,000 question: Will the Howard County Department of Health restrict infant formulas packaged in BPA lined containers? And if you’re going to be BPA-free, how free do you need to be? While I respect Dr. Beile... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1436851 Mon, 12 May 2008 05:05:00 +0100 1436851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426331&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F05%2Fsay-no-to-lacto.html Let’s put an end to lactose-free formula. Babies just don’t need it Here are the facts: babies go through a very transient period where their production of lactase (the bowel enzyme necessary for digestion of lactose) is subpar. Beyond this very early and temporary period, babies tolerate lactose just fine. There are a handful of babies in recorded medical history who have been born without lactase. And unless you’ve birthed one of these half-dozen babies, your baby shouldn’t need a lactose-free formula. One exception: viruses may injure the lining of the small bowel to the point where lactase can be temporarily lost. While some pediatricians will recommend going lactose-free during this time period, there’s little evidence that it actually improves a baby’s course of diarrhea... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426331 Wed, 07 May 2008 06:00:00 +0100 1426331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1344171&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fmax-molsey-nazis-and-jeremy-clarkson.html Max MosleyThe Grand Prix motor racing season is now well under way. It is one-all between the two main contenders, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen, but Lewis has his nose ahead with a small points lead. Whether that slight lead will be enough to fend off what is obviously a strong Ferrari team remains to be seen. Last season was the most exciting in living memory but blighted towards the end by Max Mosley’s unremitting pursuit of the allegations of industrial espionage made against Mclaren. Allegations that, all too sadly, were finally admitted. It seems now that this year’s season is to be blighted by more controversy following allegations made by the News of the World about Max Mosley. What is the fascination?Yesterday, the Times said:The Germans are second only to the British in t... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1344171 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:37:00 +0100 1344171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1329974&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F03%2F5-things-you-sh.html Overheat it. Excessive heat will damage vitamins and protein (ditto freezing). Heat in warm water for 10 minutes or so and remember that cold formula has yet to kill a baby. And while everyone’s done it from time to time, avoid the microwave. Make your own recipes. Don’t think you’re smarter than Mead Johnson or Abbott, prepare formula as instructed. Adding less water, for example, to help your baby gain weight should only be done under the direction of a professional. The wrong mixture can lead to dangerous levels of minerals. Let it sit. Prepared or opened infant formula should never be allowed to sit at room temperature for more than two hours. Sugar and warmth = growth of the weird and wonderful. In the fridge, formula is good for about 24 hours. When in doubt, throw it out. P... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1329974 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:29:17 +0100 1329974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1320537&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F03%2Fnutramigen-aa-.html Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the formula aisle, Mead Johnson introduces Nutramigen AA. This is an amino acid-based infant formula for babies with severe milk protein allergy. Amino acid-based formulas differ from standard formulas in that their protein is treated and completely broken down into its most basic element, the amino acid (thus the “AA” in the name). Nutramigen AA will take its place next to two amino acid-based infant formulas currently available on the market, Neocate and Elecare. These formulas are sometimes called elemental or ultrahydrolyzed formulas. So does Nutramigen AA bring anything new to the table? It wouldn’t appear that way. From a protein allergy perspective, all three amino acid-based formulas on the market are identical – after all, ... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1320537 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:07:45 +0100 1320537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1242401&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F237734557%2F An article newly published in Maternal and Child Nutrition discusses the flaws of the “breast is best” promotional message that many of us favored in a recent poll. According to a ScienceAlert piece, one of the article authors, doctoral student Nina Berry, argues that the “breast is best” message is misleading and fails to communicate the importance of breastfeeding: “In fact, these messages may have obscured the importance of breastfeeding to infant and maternal health and the well-established risks associated with early weaning from breastfeeding,” Ms Berry said. “To say that ‘breast is best’ is to suggest that what breastfeeding offers is a handful of optional bonuses and that formula-fed infants are the normal standard for comparison. I... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1242401 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:19:51 +0100 1242401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1218319&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F231753227%2F Sixty-four percent of 111 voters said their most recent or only child had only had breast milk and had never had any artificial milk. That left 36% of voters whose child has had at least some artificial milk at some point. Here is the complete breakdown: Special shout-out to the 11 percent of voters who started off supplementing with formula and made a successful transition to exclusive breastfeeding! Please vote in the new poll! Tags: artificial-milk, breast milk, breastfeeding, exclusive-breastfeeding, formula, lactation, poll, supplementation, supplementing, surveyShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1218319 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:03:56 +0100 1218319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1192958&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F226993486%2F Perhaps the formula industry never heard the phrase, “Don’t mess with Mother Nature.” In an attempt to market artificial milk as “closer to breast milk” and “closest to human milk,” forrmula companies developed DHA and ARA fatty acid additives. Those additives are made from fermented algae and fungus, and require the use of hexane (a neurotoxin) in the manufacturing process. Now the Cornucopia Institute has released a report detailing the 98 complaints filed with the FDA by parents and physicians who observed adverse reactions in infants fed the DHA/ARA formula. The complaints involved cases of diarrhea, vomiting, severe dehydration, and seizures. The Cornucopia Institute and the National Alliance for Breastfeeding Action have petitioned the FDA to... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1192958 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:24:20 +0100 1192958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1154098&cid=t_151273_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fto-gluten-or-not-to-gluten-are-you-sensitive-or-allergic-to-wheat%2F Two people I love most in the world have gluten sensitivity. One source I read believed that as many as one out of thirteen people in this country have the problem but it is pretty well documented that at least 3 million people have gluten problems and more are diagnosed every day. According to Dr. Andrew Weil, true wheat allergies are rare, however he believes at least 15-20 percent of the population have wheat sensitivity. My most beloved sister was struck by its effect several years ago and it took two years or more to diagnose. It wasn’t diagnosed by a gastroenterologist, but by a friend of hers who recognized her symptoms because she also suffers from it. She improved as she cut wheat out of her diet, reading labels like crazy for relief. The other person in my family who has gluten... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1154098 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:56:52 +0100 1154098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1134626&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F01%2Faap-report-addr.html The American Academy of Pediatrics today issued a clinical report to guide early feeding for children at risk for allergy. Breast-feeding again comes out on top but contrary to advice offered in 2000, food avoidance during pregnancy is no longer a concern. The clinical report if nothing else serves as an excellent review of what’s known about early feeding and the risk for allergy. Here are the take home points: 1. The restriction of peanuts or other foods during pregnancy or breast-feeding doesn’t lower a child’s risk of allergies. 2. For infants with a family history of allergy, exclusive breast-feeding for at least 4 months can lessen the risk of cow milk allergy early in life. 3. Among formula fed infants at risk for developing allergies there is evidence that allergy be delay... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1134626 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:09:04 +0100 1134626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1120928&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F207805857%2F Is breast milk better than formula, or is formula inferior to breast milk? Is breastfeeding the best, and formula-feeding second choice? Or should we consider breastfeeding the norm, and formula-feeding as substandard? There are lots of ways to frame the debate. Some are aggressive. Some might make formula-feeding mothers feel bad. So what’s the best way to advocate breastfeeding to pregnant women, new mothers, and the public in general? What is the appropriate/best message for the breastfeeding community to send? Breast is best Breast milk is the norm; formula is subpar The wording doesn't matter I don't know View Results Share This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1120928 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:57:06 +0100 1120928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1114003&cid=t_151273_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F205333136%2F We have fairly exciting news to report surrounding the very lethal cardiac rhythm disturbance V-Fib (ventricular fibrillation). This very sudden and deadly “electric explosion” that occurs inside the hearts of both old and young alike has long eluded scientists and researchers. The new research suggest that the tornado like activity of V-Fib and its electrical waves is organized into spiral vortices, no matter what species of mammal is experiencing the VF. These vortices or rotors as they are sometimes called, keep the heart’s pumping chambers from pumping in sync, thus disorganized impulses and ultimately death. The paper also shows that across animal species — from mice and guinea pigs to sheep and humans — the frequency of the VF activity can be scaled usin... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1114003 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:08:11 +0100 1114003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1051229&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2007%2F11%2Fdo-parents-want.html Last week I recommended Carnation Good Start with Natural Cultures to mother who had visited my office. She had considered Good Start but sheepishly confessed that she discounted it when she found it was less expensive than the competitor. It seems some parents believe a high price tag formula holds some advantage for their baby. Are there cases where it’s a good idea to spend more for formula? Very few. Here are a few situations where you can expect formula to come at a higher cost: Allergy. Hydrolysed formulas such as Nutramigen and Alimentum are costly to prepare and consequently come at a higher cost. Expect to pay about 350 dollars a month to feed your typical 4-month-old baby with hydrolysed formula. Extensively hydrolysed formulas such as Neocate are more expensive and will cost... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1051229 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:12:18 +0100 1051229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=979242&cid=t_151273_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Finsulin-vials-topped-with-rubber.html What do you all think of this ad?It's powerful, but don't expect to see it run, as this ad was shelved in favor of a less effective ad that ran for a very short time (see below for that ad).Apparently this was a concept ad that was proposed to the Department of Health and Human Services in an attempt to raise the nation's historically low rate of breast-feeding. A few years ago, federal health officials commissioned an attention-grabbing ad campaign to try and convince mothers that their babies faced genuine health risks if they did not breast-feed. The campaign featured striking photos of not only insulin vials and syringes, but also asthma inhalers topped with rubber nipples (see BrandWeekNRx.com for all of the pictures).But this ad, along with several others, were apparently caught up i... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=979242 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:30:00 +0100 979242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=937258&cid=t_151273_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F167459061%2F My hat is off to Hathor the Cow Goddess for putting together this fantastic parable about breastfeeding and the formula marketing industry. Hat tip as well to Tanya at the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog for bringing it to my attention! Enjoy “The Zoops Movie”! Share This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=937258 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:06:30 +0100 937258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644898&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2007%2F05%2Fsome_preemie_si.html Preemies take note: Abbott’s Ross Product division has recalled 3 lots of Similac Special Care Ready-to-Feed formula for iron levels that don't match those of the label. The recall is limited to stock code number 59582 with lot numbers 46815D5, 47847D5 or 52023D5 printed on the outside carton and case and the lot numbers 44427X8, 44427X81 or 50005X8 printed on the bottom of the bottles. No other liquid or powdered Similac infant formulas are affected. You can click through directly to Abbott’s press release for recall information. (Source: Parenting Solved) Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644898 Sun, 27 May 2007 17:41:25 +0100 644898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=528848&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2007%2F04%2Fget_neocate_cov.html Parents faced with feeding their baby's Neocate are often struck by its cost. What’s even more striking is the fact that nutritional products like Neocate aren’t covered except in unusual circumstances. And at over $600 a month this can represent a real burden for some families. So what can you do? I’ve seen lots of ideas fall flat but there’s one that seems to do the trick if you can pull it off. If you work for a moderate-sized company approach the most senior member of human resources and discuss your dilemma. Ask if they would be willing to discuss the case with the insurance carrier’s representative. The insurance companies know that the HR folks have an impact in choosing next year’s insurance carrier for the company. And no one wants an unhappy customer. As a rule, a he... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=528848 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:29:37 +0100 528848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478487&cid=t_151273_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2007%2F03%2Fnestles_probiot.html The buzz in the nursery is that Nestle is about to release the American market’s first FDA approved probiotic-supplemented infant formula, Good Start Supreme with Natural Cultures. Their pet bug is Lactobacillus bifidus which is the predominant organism found in the intestinal tract of breast-fed babies. It’s felt that much of the breast-fed baby’s wellness is tied to this population of colonic critters. L. bifidus is known to help with the synthesis of vitamins B & K as well as improve the absorption of other minerals. Immune enhancing benefits including improved release of IgA in the intestinal tract and suppression of intestinal pathogens are among its attributes. While most parents are open to probiotic use in children, their use in infancy is new territory. Safety shouldn’t b... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478487 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:59:27 +0100 478487