In a message dated 97-10-23 14:05:15 EDT, Terry writes, << Milk alone in bottles can certainly cause tooth decay. I've seen many patients with caries whose parents told me their children only got milk in their bottle. >> Terry, I'm agreeing with you. I'm just puzzled by the TV news story and wondered if anyone else has heard this -- or where it came from -- or was there a study -- or ??? And besides, I'll still go for apologies to long term bf moms who nurse at night!! Jan