>. BTW, the story was on our local Detroit news stations so it must >be everywhere. We usually only get car wrecks, shootings, basketball and >hockey stories. ;-) There are many stories that come in to a newspaper or tv or radio station each day. The ones that make the print or broadcast are those that are presented with power behind them. When formula makers add something amazing ingredient or there is a new pharmaceutical drug there is major public relations and marketing efforts standing ready to be sure that it gets to the public's attention. The same money runs the newspapers and other media that runs our government agencies. There was a program on radio last week on the decline in newspaper integrity and advertising was seen as a major cause of the decline. What is printed and what is not is driven by money. Did any of your print or broadcast media cover a story from the June 7th issue of _Cancer_ ? The headline reads "Breast Cancer Risk May Soon Increase for Black Women." The text says that lower pregnancy rates and reduced Breastfeeding among black women may mean that they will soon face an increased risk of breast cancer. "The study found live births and breastfeeding lowered the risk of breast cancer in both white and black women. Among women aged 35-49 the risk reduction of breast cancer per live birth was 13% for white women and 10% for black women." "The study also found the risk of breast cancer decreased the longer a woman breastfed." Who contacted the news media with a barrage of press releases on this news? Is this news worthy of dissemination? Patricia Gima, IBCLC Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html