The following is a summary of “Effect of probiotics on necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants: a network meta-analysis ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) has widespread implications for neonates. While mostly affecting preterm neonates, full-term neonates, especially those with congenital heart disease, are also at risk.

The decision to allow a new trial could have  implications for both the companies and families with babies born prematurely.

Parents allege that the specialized, cow’s-milk based products for preterm infants caused their babies to develop NEC and ...

Along with this increased survival of LBW infants, the diagnosis of NEC has also increased. The more immature the infant, the more likely that infant will require surgery. [2,13] Mortality rates ...

Suspecting a connection between CMV and NEC severity, Hackam and his colleagues developed a neonatal mouse model of NEC with CMV. When they compared the intestines of the rodents with and without ...

Over 1,000 lawsuits have been filed against the nation’s leading baby formula manufacturers, alleging a link between cow milk ...

Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael Noble granted the plaintiff's motion for a new trial on Thursday, citing the “widespread misconduct” of defendants Abbott Laboratories Inc. and Mead ...

Back in October, a jury found North Chicago-based Abbott and Reckitt’s formula subsidiary Mead Johnson not responsible for a baby developing necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, from their ...

The Burrin Lab has pioneered the use of neonatal piglets to develop unique models to address clinically-relevant problems in pediatric nutrition and gastroenterology including necrotizing ...

“NEC is the most important disease that most people have probably never heard of. The impact of this disease on premature infants and their families is great, and is made worse by the fact that ...