A study tracking 2000 infants in Zimbabwe showed that mothers who are 
HIV-positive are less likely to transmit AIDS to their babies if they 
breastfeed exclusively rather than combining breastfeeding with a diet of 
animal milk and solids.  researchers gathered data on the babies' diets and 
the rate of AIDS infection from birth until age 2.  They found that those 
babies who were fed only breast milk were 3 times less likely to die.  They 
also found that not introducing solids until around 3 months would 
contribute to a lower incidence of AIDS infection.  Johns Hopkins University 
Associate Professor Jean Humphrey said that these findings were significant 
because many African mothers are not able to find a safe, reliable milk 
substitute for their babies.
Pharmacy Times, July 2005,  p. 68

Frank J. Nice, DPA, CPHP

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