Breast (Milk) Is Best, Says PETA to Ben & Jerry’s

Getting their inspiration from a Swiss restaurant that will begin using human breast milk for 75% of their milk needs, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote a September 23 letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc., manufacturer of premium ice creams favored nationwide, urging them to follow suit.  PETA says a switch to human breast milk would benefit people and cows, too. Read more

Girl Babies Breathe Easiest When Breastfed

In a study designed to test the value of breastfeeding premature infants, researchers found a challenge to the common belief that all babies benefit equally from breastfeeding.  The findings of the study, led by researchers at Johns Hopkins  Children’s Center, show that girl babies who are breastfed suffer fewer and milder respiratory infections than girls who are fed formula and boys who are fed either breast milk or formula. Read more

Breast Feeding Beneficial for Mom’s Health, Too

More and more research is being done to explore a child’s lifelong benefit from breastfeeding but new research has identified a link between breast feeding and a mother’s reduced risk of developing crippling rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a recent study report presented in the online issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Read more