A study tracking 2000 infants in Zimbabwe showed that mothers who are HIV-positive are less likely to transmit AIDS to their babies if they breastfeed exclusively rather than combining breastfeeding with a diet of animal milk and solids. researchers gathered data on the babies' diets and the rate of AIDS infection from birth until age 2. They found that those babies who were fed only breast milk were 3 times less likely to die. They also found that not introducing solids until around 3 months would contribute to a lower incidence of AIDS infection. Johns Hopkins University Associate Professor Jean Humphrey said that these findings were significant because many African mothers are not able to find a safe, reliable milk substitute for their babies. Pharmacy Times, July 2005, p. 68 Frank J. Nice, DPA, CPHP _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ *********************************************** 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