Formula 4 night street race in Chennai | Madras High Court to pass orders on February 16

Formula 4 night street race in Chennai | Madras High Court to pass orders on February 16

A debris fence installed as a safety measure on Sivananda Salai in Chennai as part of preparations for the Formula 4 night street race that was originally scheduled to be held in December 2023, but was subsequently postponed | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran The Madras High Court on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, said that it … Read more

FDA Admits Flaws in Response to Infant Formula Shortage

FDA Admits Flaws in Response to Infant Formula Shortage

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) – In a report issued Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acknowledged numerous shortcomings in its response to the infant formula shortage earlier this year. “For things that are critical to the public health, if you don’t … Read more

Reduced Lactose Baby Formula May Raise Risk of Obesity Later

Reduced Lactose Baby Formula May Raise Risk of Obesity Later

Sept. 8, 2022 — Parents who give their infants lactose-reduced infant formula may be setting their children up for an increased risk of obesity in toddlerhood, new research shows. Researchers have long established that infants who drink infant formula instead of breast milk already carry an increased risk of obesity. But the new study found … Read more

Troubled Infant Formula Plant Resumes Production

Troubled Infant Formula Plant Resumes Production

MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Abbott Inc. has announced that it has resumed production at its infant formula plant, following a February shutdown over contamination concerns that triggered a months-long shortage of infant formula. The Sturgis, Mich., factory had restarted production earlier this summer, but had to close once again in … Read more

ER Docs to Parents: Please Don’t Dilute Infant Formula

ER Docs to Parents: Please Don’t Dilute Infant Formula

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the United States faces critical shortages of baby formula, parents are being cautioned against watering down formula in an effort to stretch out what they have. “Adding extra water to baby formula to try and make … Read more

Significant Shortages of Baby Formula Seen in U.S.

Significant Shortages of Baby Formula Seen in U.S.

FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Supply chain problems are causing significant shortages of baby formula in the United States, and some retailers are now limiting how much people can buy at one time. About three-quarters of U.S. babies receive formula within their first six months, but it’s getting more difficult to … Read more

FDA Expands Recall of Abbott Baby Formula

FDA Expands Recall of Abbott Baby Formula

March 1, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded its recall of Abbott baby formula after a second infant became sick with a bacterial infection and died after consuming formula. The newest recall is for Similac PM 60/40 formula, a specialty formula for infants who need lowered mineral intake, the FDA said in a … Read more