Practice Research Research · May 28, 2014 Story Source PubMed Reference TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this observational cohort study, the effect of prophylactic Lactobacillus acidophilus plus Bifidobacterium infantis probiotics was evaluated in very-low birth weight infants. Patients treated with probiotics demonstrated a decreased risk of necrotizing enterocolitis surgery, abdominal surgery, and hospital mortality. In addition, infants […]
Ricki Lewis, PhD October 15, 2013 Full Story: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/812604 Exposure in utero to air pollution and particulates from traffic accounts for “a substantial proportion” (18%) of low birthweight (LBW) cases, according to a study of newborns in European citiespublished online October 15 in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Particulates (especially those smaller than 2.5 μm in diameter) in […]