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Breastfeeding and diabetes risk

Health Minutes - 01 August 2007
Women who breastfeed may cut their chances of diabetes later in life. That's the conclusion from one of the first ever studies to look at this.

Tags: diabetes, womens-health, breastfeeding

Breast feeding and childhood intelligence

Health Minutes - 24 April 2007
There've been suggestions of a link between breast feeding and childhood intelligence. They key to it all may be the mother's IQ.

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, diet-and-nutrition, brain-and-nervous-system, breastfeeding

Breastfeeding: which method best?

Health: The Pulse - 12 April 2007
Contrary to current advice, new research suggests that routine timed feeds are better for babies' health than 'on demand' or 'baby-led' feeds.

Tags: infant-health, womens-health, breastfeeding

Breasts unaffected by breastfeeding

Health Minutes - 03 February 2005
Some women don't like the idea of breast feeding because they think it'll play havoc with their breasts and consequently their attractiveness. But an Italian study showed there were no differences in breast changes between non breast feeding mothers and those who did breast feed

Tags: womens-health, breastfeeding

Raynaud's of the nipple

Health Minutes - 16 September 2004
You may have heard of Raynaud's Phenomenon, where your fingers or toes to go white, numb and painful in the cold. But did you know you can also get Raynaud's of the nipple?

Tags: womens-health, blood, breastfeeding

Breast feeding and obesity

Health Minutes - 11 November 2003
Claims that breast feeding prevents obesity haven't been borne out by two recent studies that fail to show a connection.

Tags: obesity, breastfeeding

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