Breastfeeding May Lower Childhood Leukemia Risk
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Breastfeeding for even a few months may lower the odds that a child will develop leukemia, a new research review suggests. The analysis of 14 studies conducted since
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A mother's exposure to environmental pollutants during pregnancy is "probably" a factor in most childhood cancers, new British research suggests.
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Scientists have discovered why eating a  Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables and particularly  olive oil can help to protect women from developing breast  cancer.
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Babies who are breast-fed for their first four months of life have a reduced risk of asthma during their first four years, says a Swedish study in the October issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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Childbearing factors, particularly those related to a first pregnancy, can influence a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the International Journal
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Lower rates of childhood leukaemia in Asian countries could be due to wide use of turmeric, researchers suggest. A team from Loyola University Medical Centre, Chicago, said the spice - often used in Asian
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The journal Archives of Disease in Childhood has published a study that says breast milk loses antioxidants when it is refrigerated or frozen.
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NEW YORK  - U.S. investigators have found  that children who ate oranges and bananas or drank orange juice  most days of the week before age 2 were significantly less  likely than other children to be diagnosed with leukemia before  age 14.
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Breast-feeding helps prevent babies' allergies, but there's no good evidence for avoiding certain foods during pregnancy, using soy formula or delaying introduction of solid foods beyond six months.
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Blood from a newborn&#39;s umbilical cord, often thrown away but rich in cells that may rebuild the body&#39;s blood production system, is safe to treat leukemia in adults, two studies released on Wednesday show.
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NEW YORK  - Breastfeeding has many benefits for babies, but protection from obesity may not be one of them, a UK research team reports.
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Early diet may play an important role in protecting against childhood leukemia, according to new Loyola University Medical Center research.
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Breast-feeding, which helps build a baby's immune system, may be the best option for HIV-infected mothers in developing countries, despite the risk of transmitting the virus that causes AIDS to their babies, according to new studies presented on Monday.
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CHICAGO -- Breast-feeding helps prevent babies' allergies, but there's no good evidence for avoiding certain foods during pregnancy, using soy formula or delaying introduction of solid foods beyond six months. That's the word from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is updating earlier...
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Blood from the umbilical cords of newborn babies could save the lives of thousands of leukemia patients without other treatment options, according to a study by several institutions including the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Preschool attendance appears to lower the risk of Hodgkin's disease in young adults, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
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NEW YORK  - Children who are not  exclusively breastfed during the first 6 months of infancy have  a higher risk of asthma and allergy, according to a report from  Australia.