Thursday, February 19, 2015

A 1950's infant formula patent: reflections and questions

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"Following the termination of breastfeeding, there is evidence of ongoing protection against illness due to protective influences on...
Saturday, February 7, 2015

Infant Formula Advertising in the USA, the WHO Code, and a profession

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"Is breastfeeding 'worth the bother'?  The epidemiologic evidence is strongly affirmative.  Important protection against gas...
Saturday, January 31, 2015

The Similac Ad and the Tobacco Industry: Similar Marketing Strategies

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"We think we should start not by raising barriers, but by lowering our voices.  We think smokers and non-smokers can work out their ...
Monday, January 26, 2015

Escaping MotherHood and joining the SisterHood

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PATENT #8802650 "Methods of using human milk oligosaccharides for improving airway respiratory health."  filed in December 2011...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Commercialization of Human Milk--Part 2

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"Indigenous  peoples worldwide are now at the forefront of a new wave of scientific investigation:  the quest for monopoly control o...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

The Commercialization of Human Milk

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"Human milk is not a uniform body fluid, instead, it is a secretion from the mammary gland of constant changing composition.  In nat...
Saturday, December 6, 2014

Probiotics: manufacturing health and holism or manufactured claims?

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"Despite conflicting clinical trials, highly variable products, and lack of FDA approval, probiotic supplements containing Lactobaci...
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