The debate over whether or not stimulant medications like methylphenidate raise the risk of cardiovascular diseases and events has been going back and forth for years. Many clinicians will remember the famous comment of Dr. Steven Nissan in a New England Journal of Medicine editorial in 2006 when he hoped that a physician’s hand would […]
Breastfeeding May Boost Child IQ By Increasing Subcortical Grey Matter
While many the medical benefits of breastfeeding such as improved immune function have been clearly established, its effect on child behavior and cognition has somewhat more difficult to determine. This has been due to a variety of reasons. Because randomization is not possible for breastfeeding studies, researchers have had to rely on naturalistic study designs. […]
Tags: benefits of breastfeeding, breastfeeding, breastmilk, iq