Breastmilk and Breast Cancer Research {A Follow-Up}
Photo by honey-bee via Flickr Creative Commons Recently, we ran a series (Part 1 and Part 2) on the work of Dr. Kathleen Arcaro, using breast milk to help determine breast cancer risk. The response to...
View ArticleFREE Access to the Journal of Human Lactation during August in celebration of...
The Journal of Human Lactation (JHL) is the premier quarterly, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, commentaries relating to human lactation and breastfeeding behavior, case reports...
View ArticleCan A Cow Jump Over the Moon (or Produce Human Milk)?
By Maryanne Perrin, MBA Photo by law_keven via Flickr Creative Commons “Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon.” How many of us have lulled little ones to sleep with...
View ArticleAre Oligosaccharides a Key to Reducing HIV in Breastfed Babies?
One of the most fascinating mysteries of our time is the low rate of mother-to-infant transmission of HIV via the milk of an infected mother. In the absence of antiretroviral drug therapy (ART), 10-15%...
View ArticleILCA Announces New Educational Initiative to Advance Research-Based Education...
ILCA is pleased to announce a new educational initiative to advance research-based education and skills in our profession. Through the end of June, 2013, both ILCA members and non-members may attend...
View ArticleResearch Matters: Get Involved!
By Cathey Horsfall Research lies at the heart of IBCLC practice, but only a small proportion of IBCLCs will actively contribute to the international research body during their careers. This is a...
View ArticleILCA Conference Speaker Highlight: Patricia Martens
During the weeks leading up to the 2013 ILCA Conference, we will be highlighting a number of conference speakers. Watch this space every Thursday for more profiles. We are so pleased to have Dr....
View ArticleDon’t Miss These FREE Articles from the Journal of Human Lactation
Even though we’ve wrapped up our World Breastfeeding Week celebration for 2013, The Journal of Human Lactation (JHL) is still celebrating all month long with FREE access to their journal. JHL is the...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Journal of Human Lactation’s Cover Photo Contest!
Every year, we change the 4 photos on the Journal of Human Lactation’s (JHL) cover. JHL is your journal, and we want to feature your photos! The 4 photos portray the broad field of human lactation,...
View ArticleIncorporating New Research In Your Practice: Guest Post By Sue Cox, IBCLC
In part one of this series Sue Cox, AM, BM, IBCLC, FILCA, presented research to inform our discussions around how milk handling (including shaking expressed milk and/or breast massage) changes the...
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