Early introduction of peanuts in babies to reduce allergy risk

Podcast post-embargo link: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/181613-five Worried about peanut allergies in children? A practice article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) outlines five things to know about early introduction of peanuts in infants to reduce the risk of peanut allergy. Infants who are fed peanut protein regularly have a lower risk of peanut allergy. To prevent peanut…

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School readiness impaired in preschoolers with ADHD symptoms, Stanford study finds

Preschoolers with symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are much less likely than other children their age to be ready for school, new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found. The study, which will be published online July 21 in Pediatrics, is among the first to comprehensively examine school readiness in young children…

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Plasticizer interaction with the heart

IMAGE: New preclinical research finds acute exposure to MEHP, a common plasticizer used in medical equipment, increases risk for alternans and arrhythmias, disruptions in heart rhythm. The images above show changes… view more  Credit: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Plasticizer Interaction with the Heart, Volume: 12, Issue: 7, DOI: (10.1161/CIRCEP.119.007294) Calling an ambulance during an emergency, emailing…

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Alexandra Stevenson, Henry Frelinghuysen

Alexandra Wolf Stevenson and Henry Osborne Havemeyer Frelinghuysen II were married July 20 in Southampton, N.Y. The Rev. W. Patrick Edwards, an Episcopal priest, performed the ceremony at St. Andrew’s Dune Church. Mrs. Frelinghuysen, 33, is a middle-school language arts teacher at the Windward School, a private school in White Plains for children with language-learning…

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