Breastfeeding, Vaccinations Cut Ear Infections In Babies: Study savita thakur thakur28 March 2016 4:00 PM ISTNEW YORK: Higher rates of breastfeeding, use of vaccinations and lower rates of smoking by mothers have reduced the rates of ear infections during...
Breastfeeding lowers the risk of maternal cardiovascular disease : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 July 2017 9:21 AM ISTIn a large, prospective study it was confirmed what prior studies had shown that breastfeeding was associated with a reduction in maternal...
Moms who breastfeed may have reduced risk of MS: Journal Neurology Study Ruby khatun khatun18 July 2017 10:31 AM ISTMothers who breastfeed for a total of at least 15 months over one or more pregnancies may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) compared...
Contraceptive pills effective in Rheumatoid arthritis risk : BMJ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Aug 2017 11:00 AM ISTTaking the contraceptive pill, particularly for seven or more consecutive years, is linked to a lowered risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, finds...
Hormonal IUDs safe during lactation: Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 Aug 2017 9:40 AM ISTHaving a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) implanted immediately after birth does not affect a woman's ability to lactate and breastfeed, according...
Breastfeeding reduces risk of endometriosis : BMJ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Aug 2017 9:40 AM ISTEndometriosis is a chronic and incurable gynecologic disorder that affects approximately 10 percent of women in the United States. Its symptoms can be...
Only 39 percent of Indian mothers initiate first hour breastfeeding Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Sept 2017 9:20 AM ISTIn India, malnutrition claims one out of three lives among children under five.A large majority of these deaths are attributed to inappropriate...
Obesity leads to delayed lactogenesis and difficulty in breastfeeding Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Oct 2017 7:10 PM ISTTypically, within 50 to 72 hours of giving birth, a woman will begin to secrete copious milk in a process called lactogenesis II. Infants of mothers...
Breastfeeding for two months halves risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Oct 2017 7:30 PM ISTBreastfeeding for at least two months cuts a baby's risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome almost in half, a sweeping new international study has...
Breastfeeding does not protect children against asthma and allergies Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Nov 2017 7:20 PM ISTThe effect of breastfeeding on the risk of developing asthma and allergy has been debated for a long time. In a recent study, Uppsala University...
Proteins in breastmilk protect offspring against food allergy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Nov 2017 7:10 PM ISTResearch published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine today indicates that a mother's diet can protect nursing newborns against food allergies....
Slow progress in efforts to prevent child deaths from pneumonia, diarrhea: Report Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTIn 2016, pneumonia and diarrhea were responsible for one of every four deaths in children under five years of age.Figures released by UNICEF earlier...
