Reuters is carrying this story. :-(


> Breastfeeding May Increase Risk of Asthma- Doctors
>
> 
> ‹ LONDON (Reuters) - Breastfeeding is the best nutrition for babies and helps
> to reduce the risk of childhood infections, but scientists said on Friday it
> might actually increase the risk of asthma and allergies.
> 
> Canadian and New Zealand researchers found that infants fed naturally for more
> than four weeks were about twice as likely as bottle-fed babies to develop
> asthma or allergies.
> 
> "Breastfeeding does not protect children against atopy (allergy) and asthma
> and may even increase the risk," Malcolm Sears, of McMaster University in
> Canada, said.
> 
> The findings, reported in The Lancet medical journal, contradict earlier
> studies that showed beneficial effects against allergies from breastfeeding
> for four months or longer.

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http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20020919_650.html

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