Here are some of the references sent to me re: dangers of formula (known to non-zealots as "advantages of breastfeeding") to the infant, as well as some I gleaned from materials I had on hand. Does anyone have any to add to the list? (I'm particularly interested in the studies discussed by Allan Cunningham, MD, at the LLLI conference session he conducted.) Aniansson, G et al. A prospective cohort study on breastfeeding and otitis media in Swedish Infants. Pediatr Infect Dis. J. 1994; 13; 183-88 Borch-Johnson, K., et al., Relation between breastfeeding and incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Lancet 1984; 2(8411). Chandra, R.H. and A. Hamed. Cumulative incidence of atopic disorders in high risk infants fed whey hydrolysate, soy, and conventional cow milk formulas. Ann Allergy 1991; 67:129-32. Davis, M. et al. Infant feeding and childhood lymphomas [cancer]. Lancet 1988. Fitzsimmons, S.P., et al. Immunoglobulin A subclasses in infants' saliva and in saliva and milk from their mothers. J. Pediatr. 1994; 124(4); 566-73. Goldman, A. S., R. M. Goldblum, and L. A. Anti-inflammatory systems in human milk. Adv Exp Med Biol 1991; 262:69-76. Harabuchi, Y. et al. Human Milk secretory IgA antibody to nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae: possible protective effects against nasopharyngeal colonization. J. Pediatr. 1994; 124; 193-98 Huffman, S. and C. Combest. Role of breastfeeding in the prevention and treatment of diarrhoea. J Diarrhoeal Dis Res 1990; 8(3):68-81. Lerman, Y. et al. Epidemiology of acute diarrheal diseases in children in a high standard of living rural settlement in Israel. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 1994; 13(2): 116-22 Lucas, A. et al. Breast milk and subsequent intelligence quotient in children born preterm. Lancet 1992;33;261-62. Lucas, A., et al. A randomised multicentre study of human milk versus formula and later development in preterm infants. Arch. Dis. Child 1994; 70;F141-146 Pisacane, A. et al. Breastfeeding and multiple sclerosis. BMJ 1994; 308 1411-12. Pollock, J.I. Long-term associations with infant feeding in a clinically advantaged population of babies. Dev. Med. Child Neurol. 1994; 36(5);429-40 Schwartzbaum, J. et al. An exploratory study of environmental and medical factors potentially related to childhood cancer. Med & Pediat Oncology 1991; 19(2): 115-21. van den Bogaard, C. et al. The relationship between breastfeeding and early childhood morbidity in a general population. Fam Med 1991; 23:510-515. Victora, C,. et al., Infant feeding and deaths due to diarrhea: a case-control study, Am. J. Epid., 1989; 129(5)