Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
HEALTH ODYSSEY
Feeding Difficulties in Infants and Young Children: Tailor Interventions to Match Child Behaviours
June 2009
Editorial: Glenn Berall, MD, FRCPC Chief of Pediatrics, North York General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Paediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Feeding difficulties...
RESOURCE LINE
Pediatric Nutrition
May 2009
Increased weight, height seen in picky eaters given a nutritional supplement Alarcon et al. Effect of oral supplementation on catch-up growth in picky eaters. Clin Pediatr 2003;42:209-17. Picky eaters who were given a nutritional...
HEALTH ODYSSEY - Pediatric Nutrition
Enriching Infant Formulas for Optimal Health: A Review of the Evidence
May 2009
Most new mothers do attempt to breast-feed their infants. Not all, however, succeed, and few manage to breast-feed exclusively for at least six months, as is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), among others. Indeed,...
HEALTH ODYSSEY
Pediatric Nutrition Resource Line
March 2009
Short-term benefits sufficient to promote breast-feeding for all newborns Jackson K, Nazar A. Breast-feeding, the immune response and long-term health. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006;106:203-7. There are enough short-term benefits from...
HEALTH ODYSSEY
Food Allergy in Infancy: A Practice Primer
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NEONATAL NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION
For Mothers Who Cannot Breast-Feed: Choosing the Formula for Optimal Infant Growth and Development
March 2008
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Update on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Infant Development: Weighing the Evidence for Action
June 2007
For clinicians who may not be familiar with the omega-3 fatty acid story, it is important to appreciate that mammals cannot produce either omega-3 or omega-6 fatty acids themselves, so whatever they need must come from the diet. Despite the...
North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine
New Frontiers in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Edmonton, Alberta / May 24-27, 2006
The Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine brought together experts from around the world in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for the North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative...