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  • June 2008

    • Breastfeeding Officer Sparks Debate in China

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 22, 08 5:44 PM CDT

      Breastfeeding Officer Sparks Debate in China

      A policewoman has sparked debate in Beijing after breastfeeding nine orphaned babies during last month's earthquake, Reuters reports. Officials have promoted Jiang Xiaojuan, 30, calling her "hero and model police officer," but others argue that merit, not deeds, should lead to promotion. Xiaojuan left her baby at home to help with disaster relief and earned the press nickname "police mum." More »

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      China  • China earthquake  • Sichuan province  • breast feeding  • orphans  • policewomen  • promotion

  • May 2008

    • Breastfeeding May Boost IQs of Kids

      newser  |  WebMD  |  May 6, 08 2:03 PM CDT

      Breastfeeding May Boost IQs of Kids

      Kids who are breastfed tend to be smarter than their formula-fed peers, a major new study says. At age 6, children who were breastfed longer scored higher on IQ tests, though researchers couldn't say whether it was the breast milk itself or stronger interaction with mothers that caused the modest gains. The study in Belarus followed 14,000 children, WebMD reports. More »

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      parenting  • women's health  • babies  • breast feeding

  • April 2008

    • 77% of US Moms Breast-Feed

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 30, 08 7:07 PM CDT

      77% of US Moms Breast-Feed

      About 77% of new mothers breast-feed, the highest percentage since the CDC began taking surveys 20 years ago. The agency cites public-awareness campaigns about its health benefits for the rise, noting that only 60% of mothers breast-fed in 1994, the AP reports. Changing cultural attitudes that accommodate the practice also might be responsible, a CDC spokesman said. "It looks like an all-time high." More »

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      public health  • African Americans  • childhood obesity  • culture  • mothers  • CDC  • breast feeding

  • January 2008

    • Chicken Soup? Computers? Google? Pshaw!

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 13, 08 6:30 PM CST

      Chicken Soup? Computers? Google? Pshaw!

      Modernity's full of fine inventions and healthy advice, but don't they really make us dimmer, sicker, and less prone to stumble on sex? So writes Nora Ephron in the New York Times , as she opines on hand-washing, breast-feeding, and rumors that chicken soup cures colds. "You have chicken soup; you get the cold anyway," she writes. "So: is it possible that chicken soup gives you a cold?" More »

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      Google  • computer  • BlackBerry  • breast feeding  • Nora Ephron  • When Harry Met Sally  • typewriter

  • November 2007

    • Breastfeeding Boosts Baby IQs

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 6, 07 4:27 AM CST

      Breastfeeding Boosts Baby IQs

      A gene found in 90% of the human race helps explain why breast-fed babies are more intelligent than infants raised on bottled milk, scientists have discovered. Researchers found that the IQs of children who had been breast fed were 6 to 7 points higher than bottle-fed babies—but only if they had a variant of the FADS2 gene, according to the study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. More »

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      intelligence  • breast feeding  • IQ

  • October 2007

    • Let Them Eat Fish!

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Oct 4, 07 5:45 AM CDT

      Let Them Eat Fish!

      Contrary to federal FDA recommendations, pregnant women and nursing mothers should eat at least 12 ounces of seafood a week to help promote fetal brain development, according to the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. The government has been warning moms-to-be and nursing mothers not to eat more than 12 ounces for fear of mercury poisoning, which can cause neurological problems. More »

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      pregnancy  • women's health  • fish  • babies  • breast feeding  • seafood  • nursing  • omega-3 fatty acids  • methyl mercury

  • August 2007

    • Moms Warned of Codeine Risk in Breast Milk

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Aug 18, 07 8:46 AM CDT

      Moms Warned of Codeine Risk in Breast Milk

      The Federal Food and Drug Administration has warned nursing mothers using codeine to be on the lookout for any signs of unusual drowsiness in their babies. A significant number of women have a gene that can concentrate high levels of the painkiller in their breast milk. Last year, a Canadian newborn died of a morphine overdose traced to a mother with the gene. More »

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      baby  • mothers  • infant  • breast feeding  • nursing  • morphine  • breast milk

    • Babies Off Breast Milk Too Soon

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 4, 07 6:50 AM CDT

      Babies Off Breast Milk Too Soon

      Almost three quarters of new mothers in the US breast feed their babies, but they are switching to formula too soon, say federal health officials. Only 30% are sticking to breast milk alone at three months, and only 11% at six months, a new survey shows. Breast milk protects infants against diseases, eczema, and childhood obesity. More »

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      health  • children  • obesity  • baby  • parents  • childhood obesity  • infant  • breast feeding  • breast milk

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