Mothers should breast-feed their babies for at least the first year as

Calcium supplements do not benefit lactating women

Scientists have for long propagated that breast feeding is perfect for babies and fulfils their total nutritional requirements for the first six months. Realising its importance, Brazil has launched

Although providing milk to the new-born is the exclusive role of mothers, Charle Snowdon and his team from the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Centre, US, have reported that the hormone

baby food manufacturers have been found guilty of violating international codes which seek to safeguard infants' health. A study released recently by the Interagency Group on Breastfeeding

hiv -positive mothers double the risks of passing hiv to their babies through breast milk, suggests a controversial South African study. Breastfeeding is belie

Anti carcinogenic properties of breast milk come to light

Infected food and unhygienic feeding habits lead to a high incidence of infantile diarrhoea

Setting a global precedent, the Eighth Asian Congress of Paediatrics in the Capital refused to accept financial support from infant formula food companies. The congress president, R D Potdar, claimed

Many organisations in the country are working at weaning parents from the bottle to mother's milk