News tagged with organic milk

Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity

(AP) -- An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Study: Infant formula ads reduce breast-feeding

The World Health Organization said a study has found that Filipino mothers who have been influenced by advertisements or their doctors to use infant formula are two to four times more likely to feed their babies with those ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers urge awareness of dietary iodine intake in postpartum Korean-American women

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have brought attention to the potential health impacts for Korean and Korean-American women and their infants from consuming brown seaweed soup. Seaweed is a known ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Low doses of penta-brominated diphenyl ether flame retardants alter gene expression

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are chemicals that have been widely used as flame retardants and are now classified as persistent organic pollutants. Health concerns in humans have arisen based primarily on studies ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Choosing organic milk could offset effects of climate change

Wetter, cooler summers can have a detrimental effect on the milk we drink, according to new research published by Newcastle University.

Biology / Other

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Preventing HIV transmission during breastfeeding

In order to reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to baby during breastfeeding, scientists are developing a low-cost, modified nipple shield which dispenses antiviral compounds.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

International formula milk marketing code mired in 3 decades of dispute

An international marketing code for formula milk, intended to foster global cooperation among governments, industry, and aid agencies, has instead been mired in three decades of often bitter dispute, claims a child nutrition ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expel chocolate milk from school lunches: activist

Chocolate milk is "soda in drag" and should be booted out of US school cafeterias, a former celebrity chef turned school lunch lady has said.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vt. farmers cut cows' emissions by altering diets

(AP) -- Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows' diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp - dairy cows' contribution ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 21, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 4

New test for detecting fake organic milk

Scientists in Germany are reporting development of a new, more effective method to determine whether milk marketed as "organic" is genuine or just ordinary milk mislabeled to hoodwink consumers. Their report ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0