Heather wrote, of the BMJ article on this topic, that

<< The study  concluded that it was exclusive bf  for 4 months that  provided
 reduced risk.  >>

I haven't read the article, but would it be equally correct based on their
findings to restate this as, "Any artificial feeding within the first four
months increases a baby's risk of developing asthma" ?

Elisheva Urbas
NYC

             ***********************************************
The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html