CHICAGO – Women with a family history of breast cancer appear to have a lower risk of developing the disease before menopause if they have ever breastfed a child, according to a report in ...
CHICAGO – Women with a family history of breast cancer appear to have a lower risk of developing the disease before menopause if they have ever breastfed a child, according to a report in ...
Girls benefit more than boys do from breastfeeding, at least in terms of protection from severe lung disease, according to a study published in the June 2008 issue of Pediatrics. Children with low birth weight, who were seen as being at high risk for respiratory illness, were examined. Breast milk protected girls but not boys ...