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New York, New Breastfeeding?

July 3, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

Although a few books have gamely tackled the topic, claims that the infant formula industry has actively and deliberately thwarted breastfeeding are often shrugged off as being overblown and, perhaps, paranoid. Programs to increase breastfeeding rates are dismissed as being unnecessary folly. ... (read more)

Breastfeeding Support Needs a Boost

June 21, 2008 by Heidi Green | 1 question or comment

Have you heard the news? For the first time ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has collected data about hospital and birth center maternity practices related to breastfeeding. This gives us a benchmark for assessing how such practices change over ... (read more)

Study Gives Clues for Preventing Early NEC

June 3, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

Although necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal medical emergency occurring in premature babies, forty years of research has failed to decipher its origin or decrease its rates. Now, a new study by a Utah-based research team may shed some light on ... (read more)

Less Better Than More

May 30, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 1 question or comment

Results of a new study suggest that giving extra iron to infants who don't need it, might cause developmental delays. These findings fuel the debate over how much iron infants need and could have huge implications for the ... (read more)

Employers Encouraged to STEP Up

May 20, 2008 by Kendall Cox | No questions or comments

The numbers are in and they're impressive: If you're an employer, it PAYS to be breastfeeding-friendly! According to a new resource kit produced by the Health Resources and Services Administration and entitled, The Business Case for Breastfeeding, businesses ... (read more)

Sugar Babies

May 20, 2008 by Adam Spangler | No questions or comments

This just in: Sugar in large doses is not healthy, especially for babies. Where does the New York Times come up with the scoops? As I was filing this article into the common sense ... (read more)

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)

Test Predicts Risk for Serious Jaundice

March 16, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 1 question or comment

According to researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, a simple test can accurately predict which newborn babies are more likely to develop severe hyperbilirubinemia (dangerous levels of jaundice). Most newborns develop jaundice, but ... (read more)

Are Human Milk Fortifiers the Answer?

February 13, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

Human milk is designed for human babies. Cow milk is designed for calves. Cat milk is designed for kittens. Bear milk is designed for cubs. And the list goes on... Human milk has everything human babies need—most human babies that is. The phrase, got milk, ... (read more)

Formula Standards Challenged

January 15, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

There’s a storm brewing on the other side of the Atlantic. At the center: New regulations for breastmilk substitutes, particularly those related to its labeling and advertising. The United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has established ... (read more)

Breastfeeding Best Defense Against Allergic Disease

January 10, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

The incidence of atopic diseases such as asthma, eczema, and food allergies has increased dramatically the last 10 years. Among children under the age of 4 years, asthma rates ... (read more)

GERD: What’s Up?

January 8, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

The results of a study conducted by a group of pediatric gastroenterologists (doctors who specialize in conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract) raise concerns about the overuse of anti-reflux medications in babies. Researchers examined the records of 64 babies with ... (read more)

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