News tagged with milk
Supplementing babies' formula with DHA boosts cognitive development
Research has shown that children who were breast fed as infants have superior cognitive skills compared to those fed infant formula, and it's thought that this is due to an essential fatty acid in breast milk called docosahexaenoic ...
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Milk drinking started around 7,500 years ago in central Europe
The ability to digest the milk sugar lactose first evolved in dairy farming communities in central Europe, not in more northern groups as was previously thought, finds a new study led by UCL (University College ...
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Heart group: Cut back - way back - on extra sugar
(AP) -- A spoonful of sugar? Americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons of sugar each day, and it's time to cut way back, the American Heart Association says.
Aug 24, 2009 |
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2nd lead poisoning case hits China, 1,300 sick
(AP) -- China detained two factory officials after 1,300 children were poisoned by pollution from a manganese processing plant, state media said Thursday, days after emissions from a lead smelter in another ...
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Milk is safe, even encouraged, for some children after treatment for milk allergy
Some children with a history of severe milk allergy can safely drink milk and consume other dairy products every day, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and published in the Aug. 10 online edition ...
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Breastfeeding associated with reduced risk of breast cancer among women with family history
Women with a family history of breast cancer appear to have a lower risk of developing the disease before menopause if they have ever breastfed a child, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Me ...
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Kefir, although rich in probiotics, didn't prevent diarrhea in children using antibiotics
Kefir, one of the world's oldest "health" drinks, did little to prevent diarrhea in young children being treated with antibiotics, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), who tested the drink in a ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 03, 2009 |
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ART therapy for babies, mothers safely reduces HIV transmission
Giving daily antiretroviral syrup to breastfeeding infants or treating their HIV-infected mothers with highly active antiretroviral drugs is safe and effective in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Longer life for milk drinkers, say researchers
Research undertaken by the Universities of Reading, Cardiff and Bristol has found that drinking milk ¹ can lessen the chances of dying from illnesses such as coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke by up to 15-20%.
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Research leads to new technology to protect human health
Larry Wackett and Michael Sadowsky, members of the University of Minnesota's BioTechnology Institute, developed an enzyme that is used in Bioo Scientific's new MaxDiscovery™ Melamine Test kit, which simplifies the detection ...
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Magic ingredient in breast milk protects babies' intestines
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that an ingredient in human breast milk protects and repairs the delicate intestines of newborn babies.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Drinking milk in the morning may help stave off lunchtime hunger
Now there's a new reason for the weight-conscious to drink fat free milk at breakfast time, suggests a new study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers in Australia found that d ...
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Vt. farmers cut cows' emissions by altering diets
(AP) -- Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows' diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp - dairy cows' contribution ...
Jun 21, 2009 |
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Anxious parents misdiagnose milk formula intolerance
Some parents may be unnecessarily switching infant milk formulas for their healthy infants. A study published in BioMed Central's open access Nutrition Journal, found that many parents misinterpret common baby behaviors as mil ...
Jun 19, 2009 |
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New study finds lowfat chocolate milk is effective post-exercise recovery aid for soccer players
Soccer players and exercise enthusiasts now have another reason to reach for lowfat chocolate milk after a hard workout, suggests a new study from James Madison University presented at the American College of Sports Medicine ...
Jun 01, 2009 |
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