Six manufactured of the baby bottles have agreed to stop the use of Bisphenol-A, an industrial chemical some studies suggested could be harm infants, Connecticut’s attorney general stated.

Attorneys general of Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey had issued the letter last October to eleven manufacturers of the babe bottle maker to quit the use of toxic chemical.

Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General of Connecticut reported that Avent, Gerber, Dr. Brown, Playtex and Evenflow have responded positively and going to quit the use of chemical.

Mentioned five companies have stopped the use of Bisphenol-A, a couple of weeks ago.

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According to the new studies, the very popular Vicks Vaporub may possibly cause airway inflammation that can restrict breathing in infants as well as toddlers. The research started at the Wake Forest University when an 18 months old girl had developed major respiratory problems once exposed directly to the salve placed under her nose in order to help her with the cold symptoms.

In accordance to the manufacturers, they have clearly mentioned that they do not put the rub into the nose as well as is not used for kids below the age of 2. It was obvious that the child started getting much better as soon as the medicine was stopped.

Such an experience in led to see if there were other such cases and a lot of cases appeared that had problems after using the Vicks VapoRub. The result of such a research was published in the January issue of the medical journal called “The Chest”. To test whether the rub actually gave problems or not, it was tested on ferrets. Animals were used for this study as their respiratory airway is similar to the humans. As a result, it was found out that Vicks VapoRub increased the mucus production by 59% and the capability to clear this mucus was decreased by 36%.

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Heat rash is a common disease in hot and humid environment, like in the tropical regions and during the summer. Although, people of all ages get affected by it, but children and infants, especially become victims due to their underdeveloped sweet glands.

It is important to distinguish heat rashes from other skin rashes, for example impetigo, eczema, folliculitis, and poison ivy, so you may treat and prevent this common rash appropriately.

Heat rash is triggered in children when they get overheated, reasons of this high temperature could be, overdressing, fever or hot climate. As children become hot and sweaty, their sweat glands become blocked and rupture. Heat rash is also known as miliaria and it’s some most common types are as follows.

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Infants treated with common pain reliever “paracetamol” may have a higher risk of developing eczema and asthma, at the age of 6 or 7, a large study covering children in 31 countries has found.

The study was published in the journal Lancet along with two different studies, which reveal that runny noses and wheezing in early days of life may be clear sign of asthma.

In the first study, researchers analyze data of more than 205,000 children and came to know that paracetamol use in infancy was associated with a 46 percent higher risk of asthma by the time the children were 6 or 7 compared to those never exposed to the drug.

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