Breastfeeding May Fight Heart Attacks
The longer women breastfeed, the lower their risk of heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular disease, a new study reports. Researchers from the University of...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Protects Women From Diabetes
Breastfeeding a newborn for even one month will lower a woman's lifetime risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Friday. Other research has also linked breastfeeding to a...
View ArticleDoes Mom's Drinking Harm Breastfed Babies?
The sight of a mom breastfeeding while drinking a glass of wine no doubt has garnered disapproving stares and maybe some choice words from passersby. Now comes a charge of child neglect. A woman in...
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(AP) - Breastfeeding linked to heart health Scripps Howard News Service Must credit Pittsburgh Post-Gazette By POHLA SMITH Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mothers who breastfed their children for a combined...
View ArticleMoms who breast-fed cut risk of diabetes
CHICAGO -- Breast-feeding is thought to protect babies from developing diabetes. Now research suggests it might help keep their mothers from getting the disease. Breast-feeding for a full year can...
View ArticleBreast-feeding may protect mom's heart after menopause
By Denise Mann When Lana Phillip, now 45, decided to breast-feed her baby, she never imagined she would continue for three whole years. "I was living in Jamaica at the time where we say 'breast is...
View ArticleStudy: Breastfeeding reduces mother's diabetes risk
Breastfeeding for a full year can reduce a woman's risk of developing diabetes by 15 percent for up to 15 years, according to a new study. "We've known for a long time that breastfeeding is good for...
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 ArticleAre Some Breastfeeding Claims Overblown?
By LAUREN COX ABC News Medical Unit April 27, 2009 FONT SIZE Think how popular a food would be if it could decrease ear infections, asthma, , cancer rates and -- plus make people smarter to boot. If...
View ArticleBreastfeeding 'cuts heart risk'
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2009 Source: PA News Women who breastfeed their babies could protect themselves against heart attacks and stroke, research suggests. Data carried out on 139,681 women found those...
View ArticleMoms who smoke after delivery breastfeed less -
By Charnicia E. Huggins 31 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day after giving birth may wean their babies off breastmilk much more quickly than...
View ArticleBreastfeeding lowers mom's risk of type 2 diabetes
In a study released in the September issue of the American Journal of Medicine, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh studying 2,233 women in California...
View ArticleBreastfeeding appears to reduce diabetes risk
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY Women who breastfeed for more than six months might reduce their risk of developing the more common type of diabetes, says a new study thought to be the first to make such a...
View ArticleBreastfeeding 'helps prevent heart disease in mothers'
Women who breastfeed could protect themselves against heart attacks and stroke, research published today suggests. Data from 139,681 women found those who breastfed were less likely to suffer heart...
View ArticleBreastfeeding and Diabetes: Another benefit
The latest study led by Eleanor Schwarz, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School Medicine indicates that breastfeeding for any length of time gives moms a much lower...
View ArticleNew study shows correlation between not breastfeeding and diabetes
As if there were not already enough named benefits of breastfeeding for mothers, on September 9, 2010, a Pennsylvania study was released advancing the findings that mothers who don't breastfeed their...
View ArticleMaternity Care Coalition Panel Explores Maternal and Child Nutrition
PHILADELPHIA, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, April 24, 2001, Maternity Care Coalition's Professional Education Series featured nationally recognized experts discussing health and nutrition for...
View ArticleBreastfeeding may help reduce mothers' risk of strokes and heart attacks
Breastfeeding could protect mothers against heart attacks and strokes, according to scientists. A study found that women who breastfed for more than a year were 10 per cent less likely to suffer from...
View ArticleBreastfeeding 'reduces stroke risk'
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2009 Source: PA News Women who breastfeed their babies could protect themselves against heart attacks and stroke, new research suggests. Data carried out on 139,681 women found...
View ArticleBreastfeeding 'protects mother'
Women who breastfeed their babies may be lowering their own risk of a heart attack, heart disease or stroke, research suggests. A US study found women who breastfed for more than a year were 10% less...
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