Breastfeeding protects babies from a host of health problems — diarrhea, ear infections and pneumonia among them. And babies who are breastfed are less likely to develop asthma, and less likely to become obese. These benefits are especially critical for at-risk newborns.
But while many moms start their babies at the breast (75% accroding to the CDC), just 13% are still breastfeeding when their babies are 6 months old. In this video, Diane L. Spatz, Ph.D., who chairs the expert panel on breastfeeding for the American Academy of Nursing, discusses the importance of breastfeeding and provides lactation support for a new mom and her 2-day-old daughter at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Short-term exposure to vehicle pollution – like the kind many of us sit in daily traveling to and from work, school, etc. – creates symptoms of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease in mice, a new USC study finds.
When her 5-year-old son Matthew had a seizure around 3 a.m. one morning about four years ago, Denise Rager’s first thought was epilepsy. Her oldest son has it, but not Matthew.
Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Gregory Wiener has the tips to know when stitches are necessary, and what do to minimize scarring.
