Toddler milk is ‘potentially harmful,’ AAP warns as calls mount for stricter regulations

Toddler milk is ‘potentially harmful,’ AAP warns as calls mount for stricter regulations

Toddler milk products have grown into a multibillion-dollar global business, despite warnings from health authorities that the benefits of this milk formula are unproven. The products are marketed with claims of improving brain development or immune function, but the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) warned in an Oct. 2023 report that toddler formula is “unnecessary … Read more

Gerber baby formula with potential bacteria was shipped to stores after recall: feds

Gerber baby formula with potential bacteria was shipped to stores after recall: feds

Gerber baby formula that was recalled for potentially containing harmful bacteria was shipped to dozens of retailers after the recall was initiated, according to federal health officials.  Certain lots of Perrigo’s Gerber Good Start SoothePro powdered infant formula, which were manufactured at the company’s Wisconsin manufacturing facility, had been recalled in March out of an abundance of caution due … Read more

Amoxicillin shortage has parents panicking: ‘It’s a little bit freaky’

Amoxicillin shortage has parents panicking: ‘It’s a little bit freaky’

Last week, when mom of three Kate Brown, 43, was told her local Walgreens and neighboring pharmacies were out of liquid amoxicillin — it was hard to swallow. Both her 10-year-old, Lydia, and 2-year-old, Genevieve, were in the throes of painful ear infections. Brown not only had to contend with caring for two sick children … Read more