Similac baby formula maker Abbott is expected to face a trial on Monday over claims that its formula for preterm infants used in neonatal intensive care units causes a potentially deadly bowel disease ...

Saying trial lawyers have not yet shown evidence of an alternative to cow's milk-based infant formula that would not leave ...

The companies say no published study's ever concluded their products cause NEC. Chance Dean was alive for just 25 days. Yet his tragic story has reverberated in hospitals around the country, impacted ...

July 9 (Reuters) - The first trial against Similac baby formula maker Abbott (ABT.N), opens new tab over claims that its formula for preterm infants used in neonatal intensive care units causes a ...

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. — “Baby formula should not kill babies.” That’s how attorney Sean Grimsley began his opening statement as the first-of-its-kind trial got underway before courtroom so packed in ...

Jurors in St. Clair County found that Mead Johnson was negligent and failed to warn about the risks that its preterm infant formula—which plaintiff Jasmine Watson’s baby, Chance Dean, was taking ...

July 26 (Reuters) - A jury on Friday found that Abbott Laboratories' (ABT.N), opens new tab specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel disease, ...

Standard intact protein formulas (SPFs) significantly increased the risk for gastrointestinal complications in premature infants compared to extensively hydrolyzed formulas (eHFs), according to new ...

Previous studies in preterm infants have shown that probiotic supplementation has enhanced mucosal barrier function and limited growth of gastrointestinal bacteria. 5 However, data on the ...