Way to go Feeding Flock! The Feeding Flock research group had 4 poster presentations at the 5th Pediatric Feeding Conference in Phoenix! Current Research: http://feedingflock.web.unc.edu/?page_id=72 Keep Reading >>
Are prebiotics the answer for lactose intolerance?
http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2017/january/are-prebiotics-the-answer-for-lactose-intolerance New research led by scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and NC State University demonstrates the effectiveness of using prebiotics to change the composition of the gut microbiome of those suffering from lactose intolerance. Keep Reading >>
Probiotic Strains
Probiotic Strains If you are interested in probiotics you might enjoy this blog post from The Healthy Home Economist. It is not specifically focused on pediatric feeding difficulty but shares some good information. I have always been a believer in probiotics and take a daily one myself. However, it has been difficult to recommend these to our patients for many reasons, some of which include the Keep Reading >>
On the Research Front…
Lefton-Greif MA1, Arvedson JC2. (2016). Pediatric Feeding/Swallowing: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Semin Speech Lang. Nov;37(4):298-309. Epub 2016 Oct 4. Medical advances have improved the survival of young fragile infants and children, many of whom will present with feeding/swallowing problems. Many of these children are at risk for aspiration-induced lung disease, undernutrition or Keep Reading >>
Can Infants Handle Regular Food Without Choking?
Can Infants Handle Regular Food Without Choking? Interesting news clip....note, you will have to sign up for the med page today alerts to watch http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/GeneralPediatrics/60352 Keep Reading >>
Feeding Flock News
http://nursing.unc.edu/uncs-feeding-flock-featured-in-american-journal-of-maternalchild-nursing/?utm_content=buffer30454 UNC’s “Feeding Flock” is featured in the latest edition of the American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. Please check this out- so proud of my colleagues! The UNC feeding team also had the opportunity to contribute to one of the articles. Keep Reading >>
On the research front…
Summaries of new research! Simons JP, Greenberg LL, Mehta DK, Fabio A, Maguire RC1, Mandell DL. Laryngomalacia and swallowing function in children. Laryngoscope. 2016 Feb;126(2):478-84. doi: 10.1002/lary.25440. Epub 2015 Jul 7. Swallowing dysfunction is common in children with laryngomalacia regardless of disease severity or other medical comorbidities. Swallowing Keep Reading >>
ASHA: SIG 13 Articles
ASHA: SIG 13 Articles related to Pediatric Feeding. I have been a member of The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Special Interest Group for swallowing (SIG 13) for years. They publish informative up to date articles. ASHA has granted permission to post the articles listed below for a two month period so they will be available from 3/29/16 until 5/29/16. Keep Reading >>
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