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:: June 2009 Welcome to our Monthly Online Newsletter!View all Treatment articles in our Treatment Report . The most recent articles are listed on top (not in alphabetical order). Click on the Topic on our home page and then the subtopic - Daily Treatment Report. Stay updated on drugs and their side effects, and various other treatments, including exercise, nutrition, and supplements. Highlighted ArticlesMagic Ingredient In Breast Milk Protects Babies' Intestines “The ingredient called pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor, or PSTI, is found at its highest levels in colostrum - the milk produced in the first few days after birth. The lining of a newborn's gut is particularly vulnerable to damage as it has never been exposed to food or drink. The new study highlights the importance of breastfeeding in the first few days after the birth. The researchers found small amounts of PSTI in all the samples of breast milk they tested but it was seven times more concentrated in colostrum samples. The ingredient was not found in formula milk. “ Breastfeeding and breast cancer risk in India: A multicenter case-control study. (Int J Cancer. 2009) Clinical GuidelinesManagement of breastfeeding for pre-term infants NGC - Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. (2005) NGC - Breastfeeding best practice guidelines for nurses. (2003) NGC - Clinical guidelines for the establishment of exclusive breastfeeding. (2005) NGC - Management of breastfeeding for healthy full-term infants. (2002) Internet Sites
Featured siteNIH - Medical Encyclopedia: Breast milk NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Breastfeeding NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Breastfeeding - resources NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Breastfeeding tips NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Overcoming breastfeeding problems NIH - Medical Encyclopedia: Breast-feeding mothers - self-care Related InfoMedSearch TopicsRelated Topics - Highlighted Articles
Pediatrics: Infant NutritionBreastfeeding and the introduction of solids in Australian infants: data from the 2001 National Health Survey. (Aust N Z J Public Health. 2005) RESULTS: At discharge from hospital, 83.3% of infants were breastfeeding, which is similar to estimates from the 1995 NHS. At 13 weeks postpartum, 64.3% were breastfeeding, 49.0% at 25 weeks and 24.9% were continuing to breastfeed at one year. At 25 weeks, 18.4% of infants were fully breastfed. Solid food was being offered regularly to 15.2% of infants at 13 weeks and 88.0% by 26 weeks. CONCLUSION: Fewer than 50% of infants are receiving breast milk at six months, which is considerably lower than the 80% figure recommended by the latest Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents. Very few Australian infants are being exclusively breastfed for the recommended six months."
ContaminantsEffects of breast feeding on neuropsychological development in a community with methylmercury exposure from seafood. (J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol. 2005) "Breastfeeding has been associated with an advantage to infant neurobehavioral development, possibly in part due to essential nutrients in breast milk. However, breast milk may be contaminated by environmental neurotoxicants, such as methylmercury. Ä in this cohort of children with a relatively high prenatal toxicant exposure and potential exposure to neurotoxicants through breast milk, breastfeeding was associated with less benefits on neurobehavioral development than previously published studies though not associated with a deficit in neuropsychological performance at age 7."
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