McFreedom

From Reuters, that paragon of impartiality, a news service so impartial they don't call Osama bin Ladin a terrorist, Forumla Feeding Could Increase Risk of Crib Death - Study. Oh, except they actually called it "Breastfeeding Could Lower Risk of Crib Death -Study". It starts:

Mothers wanting to minimize the risk of crib death should breastfeed their babies because it could offer some protection against sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)...

All you mothers out there not wanting to minimize the risk of crib death should just keep forumla feeding, of course. The study finds a "weak" relationship between breast feeding and not having your kid die of SIDS, but it was based on self-reporting (and wasn't from a random sample; the sample was "people whose kids died of SIDS"). I'd imagine the real link is even stronger. "Excuse me, Mrs. Smith, I know your baby died recently and you're afraid it may be your fault, but, we were wondering, how long did you breastfeed?" Yeah, I bet no one exaggerated on that question. Their "weak" link, by the way, was that kids breast fed less than eight weeks were 3 - 5 times more likely to die of SIDS.