I think you can get published in a lot of "journals" online if you pay an upfront fee of about $3000.  Perhaps it's a way of getting around advertising?  But one wonders about peer-reviewing and fee-paying if they don't conflict at times?



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From: Lactation Information and Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karleen Gribble

Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:05 PM

Subject: Re: Another good one... and Simplesse... and AWHONN



So a paper published in the International Breastfeeding Journal, funded by the company that owns Br Brown's is being used to market bottles in breach of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. How can this be?? How did this get past the reviewers?

Karleen Gribble

Australia



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From: Lactation Information and Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Gromada

Sent: Wednesday, 28 April 2010 6:46 AM

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Subject: Re: [LACTNET] Another good one... and Simplesse... and AWHONN



Can't speak to the first comment if not reference is cited, although the

word "proven" (rather than "supports") in conjunction with "scientific

studies always makes me wary. But here's some info in ref to the Dr. Brown

packaging "claim":



http://www.internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/3/1/19



Simplesse appears to be related to Dr. Brown's parent Handi-Craft - as does

nutrientstudy.com - but it could also be related but separate companies -

and in rereading Mr. Richardson's post, he seems fairly straightforward

about it. My guess would be that to keep Simplesse and the products it sells

Code-compliant and separate from the noncompliant one (for its marketing of

feeding bottle/teat system - NOT AIM), a different company with different

was formed. The "ethics" of such are not always clear cut... If they were,

we wouldn't need ethics committees or boards to review and opine on all

kinds of situations.



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