On 2/24/05 7:50 AM, "Ellen Penchuk, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Is now the number 1 e-mailed story on Yahoo. It has been sent 721 times. > Number 2 has been sent 14 times. > > Ellen Penchuk, IBCLC, RLC This has received a lot of coverage. Some things that people who see clients might like to know: - the original news release appears to be timed with the EPA's new guidelines on perchlorate in drinking water http://www2.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-02/acs-pfi022205.php - the news release was issued by the American Chemical Society. Their web site is at http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/home.html - although some news reports indicate researchers have recommended an iodine supplement for pregnant and nursing women, what the release says is that the researchers involved are recommending an increase in the recommended daily intake of iodine - perchlorate was found in all but one sample of cows milk as well as all samples of breast milk. The study looked at 47 dairy milk samples from grocery stores in 11 states and 36 breast milk samples from 18 states - the release says perchlorate occurs naturally as well as being a primary ingredient in solid rocket fuel -- Jodine Chase *********************************************** 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