Dr. Suchitra Hourigan, a
pediatric gastroenterologist and director of the Inova
Translational Medicine Institute in Falls Church, Va. told the Times that breastfeeding is the best and safest way to expose babies born by cesarean to their mother's bacteria.
«With the new test, not only do we anticipate being able to diagnose diabetes more efficiently and more broadly, we will also understand diabetes better — both the natural history and how new therapies impact the body,» said Brian Feldman, MD, PhD, assistant professor of
pediatric endocrinology and the Bechtel Endowed Faculty Scholar in
Pediatric Translational Medicine.