The New York City health department began a campaign to encourage hospitals to stop handing out free baby formula as a way to encourage breast-feeding, and several have signed up. full story ![]()

Giving small amounts of infant formula to newborns who experience significant weight loss can increase the length of time that they are breast-fed, according to a new study. New mothers do not immediately produce high volumes of milk and their babies can lose weight during this period, said the researchers from the University of California, San Francisco. "Many mothers...
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ASHEVILLE -- Area hospitals will begin screening all newborns for congenital heart defects, testing required in a new state law.
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The former head of Hero Group's authorized China distributor yesterday admitted the company repackaged Hero Nutradefense infant formula, mixed various milk sources with the imported formula, and smuggled baby formula from Europe without the necessary import certificates.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's some evidence to suggest that putting prebiotics in baby formula protects children against the skin condition eczema, according to a fresh look at past research.
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Mothers of babies who rapidly lost weight who were given early limited formula were more likely to breast-feed for longer
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Two Edmonton hospitals will be the first in the province to provide so-called "angel cradles," where unwanted newborns can be safely and anonymously dropped off.
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The state House has given unanimous approval to a bill that would require all hospitals to perform a test to see whether newborns have a heart defect before they are allowed to go home.
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Scientists say a baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured thanks to faster and stronger treatment than is usual for newborns.
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Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:40:00 GMTRichard Craver Winston-Salem JournalThe state House has given unanimous approval to a bill that would require all hospitals to perform a test to see whether newborns have a heart defect before they are allowed to go home....
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Policy changes encourage breast-feeding Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:12 pm, Sunday, February 24, 2013 By the time Devon Votto got to hold her first-born child, Thomas, he already had a full belly."Without asking," nurses had given Thomas bottled formula...
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