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Two commonly used sleep training strategies appear to have no harmful effect on infants' emotional development

Behavioral Interventions Seem Safe, Beneficial for Infant Sleep

Two long-recommended methods seem effective and bring no psychological harm
Earlier introduction to potentially allergenic foods may decrease the risk of sensitization

ATS: Feeding Infants Certain Foods Early May Cut Allergy Risk

Study supports turnaround in thinking about peanuts, eggs, and milk
Infants born to mothers who had gestational diabetes mellitus may be more likely to carry excess fat in early life

Gestational DM Tied to Greater Total Adipose Tissue in Infants

Finding held even with good maternal glycemic control
Respiratory and viral infections in the first six months of life may increase the odds of a child developing type 1 diabetes by nearly 20 percent

Infant Viral Infections Might Raise Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

Higher odds of type 1 diabetes in children who had respiratory, viral infections in first six months of life
Despite reported risks

Rates of Acid Suppression Med Rx Still Too High in NICUs

Meds in hospitalized high-risk infants linked to necrotizing enterocolitis, increased risk of death
Infants fed rice-based foods may have significantly higher inorganic arsenic concentrations in their urine than those who never eat rice

Higher Arsenic Levels Detected in Infants Fed Rice-Based Cereals

Levels in infants who frequently ate baby rice cereal more than three times that of non-rice eaters
The new term

AAP: ALTE Now Termed ‘Brief Resolved Unexplained Events’

'BRUE' replaces the previous term, 'apparent life-threatening events'
Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and infancy may reduce aeroallergen sensitization in children

Vitamin D Supplementation Cuts Aeroallergen Sensitization

Supplementation in pregnancy and infancy linked to reduced sensitization at 18 months
In a case report published online April 7 in Pediatrics

Cushing’s Sx Described in Infant Treated With Ophthalmic Steroid

Four-month-old developed ICS after six weeks of intranasal dexamethasone ophthalmic solution
Development of islet autoimmunity and multiple islet autoantibodies appears to be related to weight z-scores at age 12 months

Higher Weight in First Year May Up Risk of Islet Autoimmunity

Development of islet autoimmunity linked to weight z-scores at 12, but not 24 or 36, months of age