Consider alternating the fruit juices you consume, as both grapefruit juice and orange juice provide more vitamin C per serving than cranberry juice. Eating fruits and vegetables including broccoli, red pepper, strawberries, kiwi, cauliflower, cantaloupe, mango and cabbage will also increase your vitamin C intake.
Infants and children with dilated cardiomyopathy most often present with signs of congestive heart failure. This is when the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs and there is a buildup of fluid in the body tissues and lungs. The heart also becomes congested with blood.
The most common lung problem in a premature baby is respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). This was previously known as hyaline membrane disease (HMD). A baby develops RDS when the lungs do not produce sufficient amounts of surfactant. This is a substance that keeps the tiny air sacs in the lung open. As a result, a premature baby often has difficulty expanding her lungs, taking in oxygen, and getting rid of carbon dioxide.