A study by W.K. Glenn and colleagues in BMC Research Notes found high-risk HPV and Epstein-Barr virus in human breast milk, raising the prospect of passing them to babies. An editor's note stresses breastfeeding's benefits outweigh its risks and that the HPV link is unsubstantiated.
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Vitamin A increases the presence of the HIV virus in breast milk (PR)
Two studies by University of Michigan epidemiologist Eduardo Villamor suggest vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements raise HIV levels in breast milk, possibly by increasing subclinical mastitis. He says the supplements do not look like a safe intervention for HIV-positive women.
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New Warning About Excessive “Agent Orange” Toxin in Baby Formula and Breast Milk
Dr. Mercola writes that as the EPA reviews a proposed safe exposure limit for dioxin, research indicates a nursing infant takes in 77 times that amount and adults 1,200 times. Dioxin is a byproduct of incineration, smelting, chlorine bleaching and pesticide making, and builds up in animal fat.
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