Content about Breastfeeding

December 29, 2010
Drug Store News story covered by the 'Howard Stern Show'

Traffic on DrugStoreNews.com spiked earlier this month when a DSN story made it into Howard Stern sidekick Robin Quivers’ daily news broadcast during the "King of All Media's" Thursday, Dec. 16 show, and was linked from the Stern show's website.

December 17, 2010
IWPR: Affordable Care Act provision to drive breast-feeding rates up 4%

According to a new report released Friday by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a provision in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 that requires employers to provide nursing breaks and a private, sanitary place to express breast milk for most mothers employed on an hourly basis will drive breast-feeding rates up by 4% in the first six months.

December 2, 2010
Study: Lansinoh HPA Lanolin may reduce nipple pain among breast-feeding mothers

A new study released Thursday determined that directed use of Lansinoh HPA Lanolin results in a marked reduction of nipple pain associated with breast-feeding and in significantly higher healing rates of nipple trauma compared with application of expressed breast milk. The researchers concluded that “the current recommendation for any topical treatment of sore nipples during breast-feeding should be revised in favor of HPA lanolin.”

November 9, 2010
Study: Weight gain among lower protein formula-fed infants is similar to breast-fed ones

Newly published findings indicated that infants fed a lower protein infant formula developed by Pfizer...

November 4, 2010
Lansinoh launches breast-feeding education website for healthcare providers

Lansinoh Labs on Thursday went live with its new online portal, called "Lansinoh Professional" (LansinohProfessional.com),...

October 27, 2010
NYT article: FSA changes shed light on old eligibility problems

A New York Times report published Tuesday illustrated exactly how far apart the rubber is...

September 12, 2010
CDC issues report on breast-feeding among mothers

Three-out-of-4 new moms initiate breast-feeding, according to the "2010 Breast-feeding Report Card" released Monday by...

August 26, 2010
Research finds risk of developing Type 2 diabetes lower in breast-feeding mothers

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that mothers who did not breast-feed their children...

August 6, 2010
Lansinoh unveils Affinity double electric breast pump

Lansinoh has introduced its latest breast-feeding tools in line with National Breastfeeding Awareness Month....

July 12, 2010
New moms have concerns about feeding their babies, Playtex finds

A recent national survey commissioned by Playtex revealed that 85% of first-time moms have experienced...

June 8, 2010
Lansinoh makes donation to InfantRisk Center

Lansinoh has made a donation to a center that will provide pregnant and breast-feeding women...

June 2, 2010
Lansinoh gives e-newsletter a makeover

Lansinoh on Thursday launched its newly redesigned Nurture Notes, an e-newsletter dedicated to breastfeeding mothers....

April 18, 2010
Vitamins, calcium supplements may cut women's breast cancer risk

Vitamins and calcium supplements appear to reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to findings...

January 19, 2010
Lansinoh, Teva make donations for Haiti earthquake relief

A supplier of breast-feeding products and a drug maker are participating in providing relief to...

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