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Health Briefs 8-11-14

<strong>Classes/seminars</strong>n Uniontown Hospital Primary Care Resource Center will present a free better breathing/smoking cessation class from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20 in the Uniontown Hospital Community Room 1. The session is open to the Fayette County ...

Health Briefs 8-04-14

<strong>Classes/seminars</strong>n Baby care class, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Monday, Mon-Vale HealthPLEX. Topics include home safety, car seat safety, immunizations, breast and bottle feeding, pacifiers, bathing and more. Information: 724-258-BABY ext. 9.n Managing Your ...

Changes to the FDA baby formula guidelines

<strong>Former baby formula FDA guidelines include:</strong>Required companies to give the FDA notification before marketing a new formula.n Ensured that all formulas met federal nutrition requirements.n Conducted yearly inspections of all the plants that ...

Health Briefs 7-28-14

<strong>Classes/seminars</strong>n Breastfeeding class, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Monday, Mon-Vale HealthPLEX. This free class is designed for mothers who plan to breast feed to help them feel more comfortable and confident while in the hospital after delivery and when ...

FDA to set stricter standards for infant formulas

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced stricter standards that manufacturers of infant formula must follow.According to Dr. David Patton, a pediatrician with Cherry Tree Pediatrics in Uniontown, infant formula has been regulated by the FDA for some time.“All the formula ...

Health Briefs 7-21-14

<strong>Classes/seminars</strong>n Smoking cessation program, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and July 29, Monongahela Valley Hospital. Classes are free for Primary Care Resource Center patients, MVH employees and anyone with a referral from an MVH-affiliated primary care ...