A new preliminary study suggests that giving Hepatitis B vaccine to newborn baby boys triples the associated risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder. The study is reportedin the newsletter The Age of Autism. The study is reported in the September, 2009 issue of the journal Annals of Epidemiology.
According to researchers, [...]

McNeil Consumer Healthcare and FDA notified consumers of a nationwide recall of certain Tylenol products as a precautionary measure because of potential manufacturing problems.
The company initiated a recall of certain oral suspension products distributed between March 2008 and May 2008 due to the potential of bacteria in raw materials used to manufacture the finished product.
McNeil [...]

Women who planned a home birth had a significantly lower risk of obstetric interventions and adverse outcomes, including augmentation of labour, electronic fetal monitoring, epidural analgesia, assisted vaginal delivery, cesarean section, hemorrhage, and infection. The risk of infant death following planned home birth attended by a registered midwife does not differ from that of a [...]

Draeger Medical and FDA notified healthcare professionals that it recommends the removal of Stabilet Infant Warmer models 200, 300, 1250, 1500, 200/3000, 2000, 2200/3200, 3000, and 3200 from service as soon as possible due to concern that continued use of these devices may result in serious injury to the patient and/or caregiver. A January [...]

Mild facial nerve paralysis caused by the use of forceps during birth generally resolves on its own and does not require treatment, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Facial nerve palsy (inability to move some facial muscles) occurs in approximately 0.8 to [...]

Luv N’ Care, LTD, Monroe, LA, is initiating a nationwide recall of all Nuby Gel Filled Teethers. These products have been found to contain Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus circulans in the gel. These bacteria generally do not cause illness. However, the bacteria can affect children with weakened immune systems, causing stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, [...]

In a long overdue step, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a joint study with the University of Michigan on the health effects of air pollution on children living near the nation’s heavily traveled thoroughfares. The study is funded with a $1.4 million through EPA’s Science to Achieve Results program.
Under the cooperative agreement, [...]

Inspite of the growing knowledge of the criticle importance of vitamin D for developmental health, children are not getting enough. The concern provides an example of how preventive medicine is not part of the mainstream in the U.S. despite much chatter on the subject.
According to a new study in the current issue of the [...]

Researech finds that the untested drug, Citalopram, a medication commonly prescribed to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), was no more effective than a placebo at reducing repetitive behaviors, according to researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and other NIH institutes. The study is published Archives of General Psychiatry.
“Parents of children [...]

The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to stop using certain cosmetic “Face Paint” items labeled as distributed by Oriental Trading Co., Omaha, Neb., due to adverse event reports of skin reactions in children. These items were distributed nationwide.
The FDA has learned of a cluster of adverse events in children exposed to various colors [...]