This web site contains new research by Dr. Linday and colleagues on
preventing ear infections and other upper respiratory tract infections in
young children, using flavored cod liver oil and a multivitamin-mineral with selenium.
Cod liver oil contains omega-3 fatty acids, including eicosapentaenoic acid
(EPA), as well as vitamins A and D. EPA is important in decreasing
inflammation, and vitamin A is known as the "anti-infective" vitamin.
New research has now linked vitamin D to the body's ability to produce
anti-microbial peptides.
Selenium, a trace metal, is a key part of an enzyme that is also involved in
decreasing inflammation.
A NEW PAPER:
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels
in young children undergoing placement of tympanostomy tubes. Ann Otol Rhinol
Laryngol 2008: in press.
By Linday LA, Shindledecker RD, Dolitsky JN, Chen TC, Holick MF.
Note: Dr. Linday's
INTERNATIONAL presentations at the Vth IAPO (Interamerican Association of
Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology) International Symposium on Pediatric Infectious
Diseases in Ear, Nose and Throat; São Paulo, Brazil, October 19-21, 2007.
In addition: A Visiting
Professorship and a letter to The Journal of Allergy and Clinical
Immunology. A book chapter; a
submission to WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children); a large study with randomized pediatric sites; pilot work
on children with chronic/recurrent sinusitis; and the original paper on blood
levels and pilot work on children with ear infections (otitis media).
Previous research regarding famotidine (Pepcid®) and autistic spectrum
disorders is also included. Click here to go to
Pepcid for Autism.