I read the Reuters press article but not the original one yet. It seems that the study results show a CORRELATION not a cause and effect. This is to say that as bf babies age and consume less breastmilk, their mortality rates decrease. It makes sense that older babies have better immune systems, and it could be all that early bf that helped them to achieve that. So I hope the press and/or formula marketers don't take this and run with it. It does not prove anything. Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Violet Louisiana, s.e. USA ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html