FDA Alerts
FDA Okays Tool to Spot Developmental Delay
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized for marketing the Affymetrix CytoScan Dx Assay, which can detect chromosomal variations that may be responsible for a child’s developmental delay or intellectual disability.
Statement from Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin on World Breastfeeding Week
World Breastfeeding Week provides an opportunity to highlight the benefits of breastfeeding and to encourage everyone to support mothers who want to breastfeed.
FDA: Do not feed SimplyThick to premature infants
The FDA is warning parents, caregivers and health care providers not to feed SimplyThick , a thickening agent for management of swallowing disorders, to infants born before 37 weeks.