We recently had our kids vaccinated against Japanese Encephalitis, a deadly mosquito-borne disease that currently terrifies a lot of parents in the Philippines. What is Japanese Encephalitis? Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne disease that usually has an incubation period from 5 to 15 days upon the bite. The virus was first documented in 1871 in … Continue reading Japanese Encephalitis: What you need to know
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15 months of life and love
During our last pedia visit, JJ's doctor told me that she was waiting for my posts about him just like what I did when Ria was still a baby. That made me realize, oo nga no, I do not have monthly posts about his developments. Anyway, JJ is now 15 months old. He transformed from a … Continue reading 15 months of life and love
Early diet of infants, not maternal obesity, influences development of gut microbiome
Originally posted at http://www.asm.org/index.php/journal-press-releases/94023-early-diet-of-infants-not-maternal-obesity-influences-development-of-gut-microbiome Washington, DC - February 10, 2016 - After the age of nine months, the development of the infant gut microbiota is driven by the transition to family foods, not maternal obesity, according to results from a new study. The study was published online this week in mSphere, an open-access journal of … Continue reading Early diet of infants, not maternal obesity, influences development of gut microbiome
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