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Nutrition: Breast-Feeding Does Not Prevent Eczema [1]

Prolonged breast-feeding is widely believed to protect infants against developing eczema and other allergic diseases. But a new study has found no evidence for the belief.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2011
Nicholas Bakalar [2]
New York Times (New York) [3]
Tags:
Children [4], Child Health [5], Diseases [6], Breast Feeding [7]
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