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ADVERSE EFFECTS IN INFANTS
Hair loss drug minoxidil flagged for infant exposure and eye-related side effectsA global safety analysis reveals minoxidil's link to infant hair growth and eye problems. Over 45 infant cases of excessive hair growth wer...- After child deaths, pharmacists told to stop dispensing cough syrups to kids under 2Following child deaths linked to toxic cough syrups, the Indian Pharmacists Association has restricted dispensing these medications to chil...
- Study reveals children born preterm linked with higher risks of mental disordersA BMJ study reveals that children born prematurely, particularly at 32-33 weeks (moderately preterm) and 34-36 weeks (late preterm), face h...
- Cipla unit recalls one lot of medication in US due to seal integrity issueDrug major Cipla's subsidiary is voluntarily recalling one lot of medication in the US due to seal integrity issues. InvaGen Pharmaceutical...
- Baby girl born with 26 fingers and toes in Rajasthan: Medical marvel or divine blessing?A baby girl in Rajasthan, India, has been born with an astonishing 26 digits - seven fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. Medica...
- Did the pandemic derail development in infants? The answer is not so black & whiteResearchers earlier pointed out that the long Covid stress, infections, and social distancing could have affected child development.
- 'Landmark' advance as malaria vaccine first to hit WHO goalIn a clinical trial in Burkina Faso, the Matrix-M vaccine -- developed by the University of Oxford's Jenner Institute -- was found to be 77...
- Air pollution biggest health risk in India, contributed to death of 16.7 lakh people in 2019: Study"Outdoor and household particulate matter pollution contributed to the death of more than 1,16,000 Indian infants in their first month of l...
- Men have a biological clock too, fatherhood after 45 can put partner & child at health riskMen can experience decreased fertility after 45.
- Hazardous 9/11 dust pollution made newborn babies smaller, says new studyWhen the towers of the World Trade Centre fell, a cloud of hazardous materials enveloped the surrounding neighbourhood.
- To-be-mothers alert! Eating peanuts during infancy is safe for kidsAn important & reassuring finding was that peanut consumption did not affect the duration of breastfeeding, thus countering concerns.
- To-be-mothers with Zika have up to 13 per cent risk of microcephalyPregnant women with Zika during first trimester have a risk of up to 13 per cent that their infant will be born with the microcephaly defec...
- Can peanut butter prevent peanut allergy?The study led by Professor Gideon Lack at Kings College London, is the first randomised trial to prevent food allergy in a large cohort of ...
- UN strengthens norms on lead in infant formula, arsenic in riceCodex standards serve in many cases as a basis for national legislation and provide the food safety benchmarks for international food trade.
- Do not ban the pentavalent vaccineThe vaccine is designed to combat five childhood diseases: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, Hepatitis B, pneumonia and meningitis.
- Government to conduct major study on Pentavalent vaccine safetyIn the wake of 21 infants dying after receiving Pentavalent vaccine in the country, government will conduct a major study to ascertain its ...
- CCI gives nod to Nestle-Pfizer acquisitionThe competition regulator has given the green signal to the proposed acquisition of the nutrition business of Pfizer by the FMCG major, Nes...
- CCI approves Nestle's acquisition of Pfizer nutrition businessCompetition watchdog CCI has approved Nestle's proposed acquisition of the global nutrition business of Pfizer.
- 'South Asia nations will fall short of MDGs'Most south Asian nations will fall short on the MDGs, a set of eight globally agreed development goal due to be achieved by 2015, a study b...
- Most south Asia nations will fall short of MDG:IMF-WBMost south Asian nations will fall short on the Millenium Development Goals, a set of eight globally agreed development goal due to be achi...
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