Barbara,
Four years ago, before I read any of the patents, I would have agreed that
infant formula was not a cause of illness.  After reading various patents on
human milk components and infant formula, I believe that there is enough evidence
to show that infant formula causes illness.  This is just one of many that
shows a direct cause.  This patent is owned by Baylor College of Medicine.
Valerie W. McClain, IBCLC

patent # 4977137
"Lactoferrin as a dietary ingredient promoting the growth of the
gastrointestinal tract"
inventor:  Nichols et al.
assignee:  Baylor College of Medicine

"A substantial growth of the intestines of newborn animals takes place in the
first one to three days after birth. For example, in newborn pigs who are
nursed by the mother, there is a substantial growth, approximately eight to ten
inches, of the intestines of the infant within the first few days after birth.
In a large number of human newborns, who are not nursed by the mother but are
placed on an infant's formula, this growth of the gastrointestinal tract
during the first few days may not occur, and, as a result, the infant is
predisposed to chronic intractable diarrhea which must be managed for a period of three
or more months at considerable expense and discomfort to the infant.

The present invention is based upon the discovery that milk lactoferrin as a
dietary ingredient promotes the growth of the gastrointestinal tract when
added to infant formula or given separately from the formula and thus reduces the
occurrence of chronic diarrhea and may assist in the management of short-gut
syndrome and avoids, at least to some extent, chronic intractable diarrhea of
the infant. The lactoferrin may be from a nonhuman animal or human source. The
milk containing the lactoferrin should not be processed, such as by
pasturization or the lactoferrin processed, extracted, or purified by a process which
destroys the effectiveness of the lactoferrin."



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