Breast milk shown to boost infant health and immunity
A New York Times report by Jane E. Brody explains that human milk contains antibodies and immune factors not found in cow’s milk. Researchers say breastfeeding acts as a personalized immunological factory for infants, with potential to guide future formula design and infection reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane E. Brody
New York Times
New York
W. Allan Walker
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jane Fitt
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Breast milk vs formula questioned after decades of debate
Pediatric researchers reject the view that cow’s milk formulas are equal to or superior to breast milk. They cite four million years of evolution and growing evidence of nutritional and immunological differences that affect infant growth. The American Academy of Pediatrics calls breast milk the best food for newborns, while formula makers increasingly present their products as supplements or replacements when nursing is not possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Gaull
New York State Institute For Basic Research
Staten Island
Gault
American Academy of Pediatrics
Mead Johnson and Co
Breast milk immunity and the role of macrophages in infant protection
The article discusses how IgG passes from mother to fetus, while IgA from breast milk protects the newborn's gut. It highlights milk macrophages, or big macs, as key defenders that ingest microbes and secrete protective substances, with 80 percent of breast milk cells being macrophages and daily production ranging 100 to 300 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitt
Breast milk benefits in infant health and immunity emerge
New studies show breast fed babies face fewer infections and allergies, with breast milk’s components blocking virus entry and supporting immune maturation. Research notes higher IgA in nasal secretions, taurine abundance, and better intestinal development vs bottle feeding, plus long term HDL effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Columbia University
Gaull
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York
Dear Annie: letters on abortion gossip and fatherhood
A Catholic woman seeks guidance on abortion and canon law excommunication while a neighbor questions medical privacy after hysterectomy. Ann Landers and Father Hesburgh weigh in. A reader confesses paternity issues, legal and social fallout, and cautions about precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landers
Ann
Ivania
Ted Hesburgh
University of Notre Dame
Ann Landers
Golden Anniversary for Willis Couple in Herrin
Walter and Alma Willis celebrate 50 years of marriage with an open house Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at 1716 W Monroe St Herrin hosted by their children Vernon Granite City Eugene Virginia Beach Va Charlotte Farley Carterville and Pamela Barwick Herrin. They wed Alma Yates on December 26 1929 in Granite City. Family invites friends to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Willis
Herrin
W. Monroe St
Vernon
Granite City
Eugene
Virginia Beach
Charlotte Farley
Carterville
Pamela Barwick
Willis
Alma Yates
Harpers celebrate 50th wedding anniversary in Marion
Mr and Mrs Harry L Harper of Marion observed their golden anniversary on December 23 with a family dinner during the holidays They wed January 11 1930 in Marion The couple have two children Ann Pulley Carbondale and Tom Harper Hazelwood Mo and four grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Harper
Marion
Harper
Ruth Clendenin
Ann Pulley
Carbondale
Tom Harper
Hazelwood
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