Infant News
The American Academy of Pediatrics and other safety groups have long recommended against the use of crib bumpers because of links to suffocation and infant death. Now, the Consumer Product S... Read more
I was not aware that doctors are prescribing lidocaine for teething pain, but apparently it is still going on. Lidocaine is a dangerous drug that not only causes numbness (it is used to numb... Read more
Several years ago, there was a major shift in our understanding of the relationship between starting solid foods and the development of allergic diseases, including asthma, eczema, and aller... Read more
FDA Issues Warning About Infant Acetaminophen Confusion 12/22/2011 As I warned, changing the formulation of infant acetaminophen drops to match children’s liquid has resulted in confusion as... Read more
When your child was an infant, you may have noticed the pediatrician pushing and pulling on your baby's hips. Your pediatrician may have told you that he or she was testing the baby'... Read more
The concentration and dosing of acetaminophen infant drops is changing. Currently, infants are usually given concentrated infant drops, which have 80 mg per 0.8 ml; it comes with a 0.8 ml dr... Read more
The FDA has approved the MCV4 meningococcal vaccine (Menactra) for use in children as young as 9 months of age. It was already approved for use in children as young as 2 years old. It is giv... Read more
The FDA has recalled Hyland’s Teething Tablets due to a poisoning risk to children. The tablets are supposed to contain an undetectable amount of the drug belladonna, which is dangerous at... Read more
The FDA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have issued a warning that infant sleep positioners should not be used. They cite 12 known cases of suffocation over the past 13 years. B... Read more
In case you missed it in the news yesterday, Similac has recalled some lots of its powdered formulas, including Similac products as well as Isomil, Go and Grow, and others. The company has... Read more
The FDA has issued a public health advisory for parents and caregivers recommending that cough and cold medicines should not be used in children under 2 years of age. (The advisory applies o... Read more
Meningococcal disease, caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, is a devastating and often fatal infection that can strike quickly and without warning. The highest rates of disease ar... Read more
In addition to the Tylenol and PediaCare products, the other brands are also withdrawing infant cough and cold medicines. These include the Triaminic, Robitussin, Dimetapp and Little Colds... Read more
The maker of Tylenol and PediaCare brands has voluntarily withdrawn all its infant cough and cold medicines from the market. This is in advance of an FDA meeting evaluating the safety of th... Read more
This is not really a new story, but it is being widely reported in the press right now. The FDA has posted on its website (though it is very hard to find) the analysis and research in advan... Read more
The FDA has issued a warning about codeine use when breastfeeding. A rare but serious side effect is possible in which the baby experiences a morphine overdose. Some women have a genetic tra... Read more
The FDA has issued an advisory about the use of cold and cough medicines in children, particularly those less than 2 years old. They also announced that the they will scientifically review t... Read more
The Baltimore City Health Department and a group of pediatricians from children’s hospitals and pediatric departments in Maryland, along with pediatricians from Harvard and other insti... Read more
In an interview with the New York Times, the head of the FDA's division in charge of nonprescription medications acknowledged that the agency is investigating the use of cough and cold m... Read more
Last week, Consumer Reports published an evaluation of infant car seats in which most seats failed at impact speeds of 35-38 mph, which is faster than government car seat tests but the same... Read more
The CDC issued a report today warning about the dangers of using over-the-counter cough and cold medications in children less than two years old. The basis of the report is a CDC review that... Read more
This report has been retracted by Consumer Reports. See this story for more information. Consumer Reports has tested major brands of infant car seats and found that most of them failed thei... Read more
Formal developmental screening now recommended in infants and toddlers. Read more
In April 2006, new growth charts became available from the World Health Organization. These growth standards are based on optimal nutrition and feeding practices and a healthy environment. T... Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) released new child growth standards on April 27, 2006. These new growth charts are for children from birth to age five years and are the result of a lengt... Read more