FDA warns about risks of giving probiotics to preterm babies after infant’s death

[ad_1] U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning about using probiotic products for preterm infants due to potentially fatal health risks. The news comes weeks after the agency announced it was investigating the death of a preterm baby that was given a probiotic in the hospital, which ultimately caused the child’s death. “Probiotic products contain live organisms…

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Study Reveals New Treatment To Treat Food Allergies In Children

[ad_1] Researchers have discovered a new treatment for chronic immune system disease that can prevent children from eating. Food allergies or airborne allergens cause eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, to accumulate in the lining of the oesophagus, causing eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).  This shortens the oesophagus and thickens the oesophagal wall, making swallowing…

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