Infantile Diarrhoea and Vomiting

The Water Metabolism of Newborn Infants and Animals

“…Decisions as to therapeutic measures covering these factors have frequently still to be made on empirical grounds. It is therefore not surprismg that instances of gross oedema are observed (Arnott and Young, 1942;Alexander, 1948). Death in infants after intravenous adminis tration of fluids has also been ascnrbed to cardiac failure due to overloading of the cirulation (Alexander, 1948).…”

Does the Fecal Flora of Breast‐Fed Infants Limit Gastroenteritis?

“…In this issue, Ogawa et al (1) examined the effect of breast-feeding on the development of the newborn's colonic flora. Ogawa's study was based on the assertion that breast-fed infants have fewer gastrointestinal infections than bottle-fed infants do (2). But is this statement true?…”