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Formula Standards Overturned

March 17, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

It is with a sad heart that I update this earlier story about the United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) new set of standards. You may recall that, with these standards, the FSA aims to “mak[e] sure the nutritional ... (read more)

When Did Lactivists Become “Militant”?

January 29, 2008 by Heidi Green | 2 questions or comments

Here we go again. Just when things seem to have quieted down a bit, another person has stepped forward with some strongly-worded charges against breastfeeding supporters aka advocates. I refer to Brendan O’Neill’s recent piece in The Guardian. Have you ... (read more)

Sampling Babies: The Gold Standard

December 10, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

There is limited data on the safety of drugs during pregnancy and lactation. In part, because researchers, for ethical reasons, have been reluctant to study mother-infant pairs. In an effort to expand the knowledge base, the Food and Drug Administration's Pediatric Advisory Committee (PAC) recommends ... (read more)

Babies Were Born to be Breastfed

August 31, 2007 by Amy Spangler | 7 questions or comments

Washington Post staff writers Marc Kauffman and Christopher Lee report that the National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign may have fallen victim to political pressure by the formula industry. According to the report, "In an effort to tone down blunt ads, ... (read more)

What is the High Cost of a Free Lunch?

August 22, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

Most physicians deny their professional integrity can be 'bought' by something as trivial as a cup of coffee or a free lunch, but according to Wall and Brown, the authors of The High Cost of Free Lunch, ... (read more)

The Magic of Marketing

August 6, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

Melissa Healy in a series of articles published in the Los Angeles Times, discusses direct and indirect marketing by the pharmaceutical industry and its effect on prescription drug sales. With a 2006 marketing budget of $28 billion, sales ... (read more)

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Formula Standards Overturned

When Did Lactivists Become “Militant”?

Sampling Babies: The Gold Standard

Babies Were Born to be Breastfed

What is the High Cost of a Free Lunch?

The Magic of Marketing

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