Breast milk antibodies help neutralize HIV
Washington, May 23 (ANI): Breast milk may hold key to developing vaccine for HIV. Antibodies that help to stop the HIV virus have been found in breast milk Researchers at Duke University Medical...
View ArticleBachmann, Palin trash Michelle Obama's breast-feeding advocacy
Michelle Bachmann takes a stand against government-encouraged breast feeding. Once again, the Tea Party heavyweights are using food to cast First Lady Michelle Obama as a proponent for an...
View ArticleBreast milk antibodies help neutralise HIV
Antibodies that help to stop the HIV virus have been found in breast milk Researchers at Duke University Medical Center isolated the antibodies from immune cells called B cells in the breast milk of...
View ArticleTime cover masks problem: Too few kids breast-fed
WASHINGTON — The real issue with breast-feeding is this: Too few infants who could really benefit from it are getting mom's milk. This image provided by Time magazine shows the cover of the May 21,...
View ArticleCommon breastfeeding concerns: how to increase milk supply
Occasionally, situational difficulties can interrupt lactation to the point that a woman's milk supply may be insufficient. It's best that a baby nurses as soon as possible after birth, but sometimes...
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: benefits for babies
Breastfeeding babies provides them with perfect nutrition, highly digestible and "custom-made" for each infant from its mothers' breast. This fact alone is often reason enough for women to choose...
View ArticleBreast-feeding 'call to action' catches on in Connecticut
Jodi Palmieri's first foray into breast-feeding was rocky. When the Stratford resident, now a mother of three, had her first child eight years ago she said she encountered one obstacle after another....
View ArticleNewly discovered breast milk antibodies help neutralize HIV
HIV-1 can be transmitted from mother to child via breastfeeding, posing a challenge for safe infant feeding practices in areas of high HIV-1 prevalence. But only one in 10 HIV-infected nursing mothers...
View ArticleTexas Children's Hospital Leads the Way By Feeding 100 Percent Breast Milk...
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View ArticleMore moms trying to breast-feed babies, study says
It took a day or so of false starts, but newborn Jayden eventually got the hang of it. To the surprise of many new mothers, doesn't come easily to most newborns. "I had a early Saturday and no sleep...
View ArticleCDC: Moms Need More Help Breast-Feeding
(CNN) -- Hospitals could and should do a lot more to help women succeed at breast-feeding, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Hospitals need to...
View ArticleIRS says dentures and acne cream more important than breast pumps
Under the new health care program, breastfeeding mothers will not be allowed to use their tax-sheltered health care accounts to pay for breast pumps and breastfeeding supplies. Going into effect in...
View ArticleWorld Breastfeeding Week promotes best infant feeding practices
Related topics World Breastfeeding Weekbreastfeedingchild nutritionInfant Feedinginfant nutrition Advertisement You may have heard the phrase “breast is best” when it comes to infant feeding – and...
View ArticleMilk Culture: Rise of the Breast-feeding Obsessed
The Breast Milk Baby makes noises when she nurses. She also moves and cries. She sobs her demand to be burped and swaddled. She goes by many names — Savannah, Cameron, Lilyang, et cetera. But the...
View ArticleBreast Milk Baby Doll: Clever or controversial ?
Commentary: Its called The Breast Milk Baby doll, from Berjuan Toys of Spain. It is marketed to parents and children as a model to teach and encourage girls to breastfeed. A recent article in the NY...
View ArticleTexas Children's Hospital Leads the Way By Feeding 100 Percent Breast Milk...
To: FAMILY, HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDITORS Experts believe breast milk is still best, especially for premature babies. Hospital encourages moms to donate excess milk to local milk bank HOUSTON, Aug. 3,...
View ArticleHealthy Trend? Buying Breast Milk Online CNN Report
Breaking News from CNN: "Buying and Selling Breast Milk" This morning a report by CNN’s Kiran Chetry revealed the risks and growing trend of purchasing breast milk online from unscreened, untested...
View ArticleAre hospitals undermining breast-feeding by giving out free formula in...
Jessica Ewald brought more than a new baby boy home when she gave birth earlier this year. Like many new moms, she got a hospital goody bag, with supplies including free infant formula and formula...
View ArticleEditorial: Unburden the breast
BREAST milk is still best even under the worst of times. Among the crucial operations conducted to bring food and other aid to victims of typhoon Pablo is the information campaign led by government...
View ArticleNew mothers can find breast-feeding a challenge; key to success is finding...
Arian Smedley, The Associated Press ATHENS, Ohio - After a week of pain, sleepless nights and dread at the thought of the next feeding, new mother Paula Linscott was on the brink of giving up her...
View ArticleHospitals get incentives to stop giving free formula amid claims it...
CHICAGO - Jessica Ewald brought more than a new baby boy home when she gave birth earlier this year. Like many new moms, she got a hospital goody bag, with supplies including free infant formula and...
View ArticleAll Eyes on 'Breastfeeding Baby'
The Journal of Pediatrics looked at direct and indirect costs of many childhood diseases such as the stomach virus, ear infections, SIDS, asthma, juvenile diabetes, childhood leukemia and others and...
View ArticleDo hospitals' freebies undermine breast-feeding?
CHICAGO - Jessica Ewald brought more than a new baby boy home when she gave birth earlier this year. Like many new moms, she got a hospital goody bag, with supplies including free infant formula and...
View ArticleIs breast feeding good for mother and child?
Breast milk is considered to be nature's best gift from a mother to her infant. It is recommended by Pediatricians, Physicians and Dieticians/Nutritionists all over the globe. It is said that a child...
View ArticleMother's Milk Is The Best Nutrition For The Child
Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 12:27 pm Article: Citizen News Service Mother's Milk Is The Best Nutrition For The Child World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August 2012 Shobha Shukla – CNS (CNS): Mother’s milk is...
View ArticleIRS takes on breastfeeding moms
It seems that the IRS doesn’t consider breastfeeding to be a medical expense. The decision was made not to include breast pumps and other breastfeeding necessities as part of medical flexible spending...
View ArticleMilk and taxes
Viagra qualifies for a tax break. Acne creams also make the cut, as do denture adhesives. But according to a recent Internal Revenue Service decision, breast-feeding supplies do not. A new mother...
View ArticleBreast-Feeding Supplies Win Tax Breaks From I.R.S.
Ending a long-running dispute with pediatricians and breast-feeding advocates, the Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday that it would grant nursing mothers a tax break on pumps and other...
View ArticleAcne Cream? Tax-Sheltered. Breast Pump? No.
Denture wearers will get a tax break on the cost of adhesives to keep their false teeth in place. So will acne sufferers who buy pimple creams. People whose children have severe allergies might even...
View ArticleBreast-feeding moms won't get a break
Denture wearers will get a tax break on the cost of adhesives to keep their false teeth in place. So will acne sufferers on the purchase of pimple creams. People whose children have severe allergies...
View ArticleBreast-feeding aids getting no tax break
Denture wearers will get a tax break on the cost of adhesives to keep their false teeth in place. So will acne sufferers who buy pimple creams. People whose children have severe allergies might even...
View ArticleWhat Should I Feed My Baby?! Part 1
Whether or not to breast feed after pregnancy can take 9 months to decide or a minute, or a lifetime. Some women seriously weigh the pros and cons and come to the end of their pregnancies already...
View Article'Breast is best' campaigners launch new petition to ban hospitals from...
Breastfeeding campaign groups are demanding that hospitals stop giving away free infant formula to new mothers. Dozens of consumer and health organizations sent letters to more than 2,600 hospitals...
View ArticleBloomberg's breast-feeding plan: Will locking up formula help new moms?
August 2, 2012 -- Updated 1352 GMT (2152 HKT) Many hospitals across the country still give away diaper bags packed with formula samples to new moms. (Time.com) -- There are lots of experts who have...
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