Infant Sleep Information Source

The September 2012 issue of Breastfeeding Briefs from the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) is on the theme of "Sleeping ...

WHO breastfeeding recommendations under attack from industry-funded scientists

The BBC, the Guardian and other media are carrying stories about a comment piece from four authors published in the British Medical Journ...

Senator Edward Kennedy - remembering his contribution to holding Nestlé and others to account

Senator Edward Kennedy passed away on Tuesday. He played a pivotal role in the baby milk campaign, calling Senate Hearings in 1978 and putti...

Planning for Nestle free week - 4 October 2008

Nestlé-Free Week will take place around the 4 October 2008. This marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of the current boycott by Action f...

Cut throat competition building a US$20 billion baby food market

There is a new report out analysing the global baby food industry from the financial point of view. There are extracts on this website: http...

Dr. Natividad Relucio Clavano

My colleague, Patti Rundall, has written an obituary for this inspiring campaigner from the Philippines. A version of the obituary also appe...

Breastfeeding does not cause breasts to droop, says cosmetic surgeon

Does breastfeeding make your boobs sag? It's an urban myth that it does. Who would know? A cosmetic surgeon perhaps, who meets women who...

Breastfeeding linked to intelligence once again - beware of industry claims for their additives

The media is full of reports today about new research on the benefits of breastfeeding when it comes to intelligence. Apparently a genetic l...

Breastfeeding reduces cancer risks says expert report

"It's best for mothers to breastfeed exclusively for up to 6 months and then add other liquids and foods. Strong evidence shows th...

Learning from free lunches in Minnesota

A fascinating news story comes to my attention via the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), which has a working group on industry...

Will the UK Government deliver on its claimed commitment to tackling obesity through breastfeeding?

A new UK report was launched by the Government Office for Science this week. The report is called 'Tackling Obesities: Future Choices...

How was protection for infant health in the Philippines achieved?

This is a story with pictures about the ruling by the Philippines Supreme Court on the Department of Health's marketing regulations, as ...

How Gordon Brown could save billions of pounds by protecting mothers and babies

Gordon Brown could save the UK economy billions of pounds by showing political leadership in the area of infant feeding. That’s the indicati...

Infant feeding, type-1 diabetes and a patent for a new-improved formula

I wrote yesterday about the coming strategy of marketing infant formula with an insulin supplement as 'closer to breastmilk', with t...

Missing from formula - will insulin be the next 'closer to breastmilk' claim?

There is a race that I have represented a few times when I have been invited to speak at health worker conferences. It is the race between f...