Phthalates, one of the most common endocrine disruptors, are commonly used by industry in many plastic products—toys, clothing, baby bottles or even medical equipment—as well as in cosmetics. If guidelines are beginning to be imposed to limit their use, their toxic effect on the endocrine system is worrying. Indeed, the exposure of male fetuses to […]
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Initiative Tied to Decreased Racial Inequity in Breastfeeding
THURSDAY, Jan. 24, 2019 — A hospital-based initiative in Southern states is associated with increases in breastfeeding rates among African-American infants, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in Pediatrics. Anne Merewood, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Boston Medical Center, and colleagues evaluated whether participation in the Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices initiative in hospitals […]
Report finds inequity may slow progress in preventing child pneumonia and diarrhea deaths
Globally, pneumonia and diarrhea together led to nearly one of every four deaths that occurred in children under five years of age in 2016. The 2018 Pneumonia and Diarrhea Progress Report—released ahead of the 10th annual World Pneumonia Day, on November 12, by the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School […]