Risk factors and differences in the presentation of NEC in preterm and full-term infants are compared and contrasted. The interaction between mucosal injury, infection, enteral feedings ...

The research team, led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigators, says the new findings advance the search for better treatments for NEC—a relatively rare condition, but still the most ...

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

The decision to allow a new trial could have  implications for both the companies and families with babies born prematurely.

Back in October, a jury found North Chicago-based Abbott and Reckitt’s formula subsidiary Mead Johnson not responsible for a ...

Reckitt Benckiser’s Mead Johnson unit and Abbott Laboratories have been ordered to face a new trial in the US over ...

The ruling overturned a previous verdict related to an infant formula case and has implications for both Abbott and Reckitt, ...

PAF levels were measured in 164 at-risk neonates with a mean gestation of 30 weeks before onset and during progression of NEC. [30] Higher PAF levels were found in 11 infants who developed NEC.

By identifying its connection with cytomegalovirus infection, we have now identified an important trigger for NEC, which could save the lives of premature infants who develop this condition," says ...