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

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

The legal battle revolves around the Whitfield case, which pertains to the alleged link between infant formula and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants. RBC analyst James Edwardes ...

Infant formula makers Abbott and Reckitt saw their stocks decline Friday after a judge ruled plaintiffs could pursue a new ...

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 ...

A St. Louis judge has granted a new trial in a case Abbott Laboratories won in the fall, in which a mother alleged that the company’s cow’s milk-based products for premature infants contributed to her ...

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 ...

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.

Kyle Diamantas, a former corporate lawyer, is the new director for the F.D.A. food division, which oversees infant formula. He defended a top maker in cases claiming the company had not warned of ...

The anatomical diagnoses were diabetes mellitus, as evidenced by the clinical findings and glycogen nephrosis, acute pyelonephritis, with necrotizing papillitis, a healing abscess over the left ...

The precise pathogenesis of NEC is elusive. For a brief review of GI anatomy and physiology, see Sidebar 2. As early as 1975, the triad of GI mucosal injury, presence of bacteria in the gut, and ...

Cow’s milk-based baby formula and milk fortifier products (like Enfamil™ and Similac ®) can greatly increase the risk of premature and low-birth-weight babies developing a potentially fatal intestinal ...