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Breastfeeding linked to lasting immune protection against breast cancer
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 30, 2025 Source:Breastfeeding linked to lasting immune protection against breast cancer Reference:Parity and lactation induce T cell mediated breast cancer protection
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There are likely many factors that contribute to early puberty. Study suggests that a history of breastfeeding could prevent some children from developing it.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 20, 2025 Source:Breastfeeding could help prevent early puberty in girls and boys, South Korean study finds Reference:Breastfeeding, Prepubertal Adiposity, and Development of Precocious Puberty
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Health Canada rightly conducts safety review on off-label prescribing of breastfeeding drug, domperidone, amid psychiatric concerns as well as risk of cardiac arrhythmia. Available in US as investigational drug but banned for general use.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 1, 2023 Source:Health Canada conducts safety review on breastfeeding drug amid psychiatric concerns
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Pregnant or breastfeeding women should have access to COVID vaccines. Especially if they work in a high-risk environment or have underlying health conditions that further increase their risk of complications if they become infected with the virus.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 6, 2021 Source:Doctors urge high-risk pregnant, breastfeeding women to get access to COVID vaccines Should pregnant women be inoculated for COVID-19 vaccine? It depends, says doctor Vaccinating Pregnant and Lactating Patients Against COVID-19
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What are the implications for fetal and infant health if cannabis is used during pregnancy and breastfeeding?
Health Headlines Commentary for August 28, 2018 Source: Marijuana found in breast milk up to 6 days after mom’s use, study says Reference: Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Implications for Neonatal and Childhood Outcomes
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Breastfeeding studies reviewed for selection bias and overstated conclusions
Health Headlines Commentary for February 24, 2016 Source: Headlines lauding the benefits of breastfeeding may not tell the whole story
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WHC March 18, 2015: Diet soda and weight gain? Breastfeeding and IQ? Say no to PSA test?
Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call March 18, 2015 Today: 1) I can’t win! Even diet soda can make me fat? Regularly drinking diet soda could impact waist size, say the authors of a study linking calorie-free colas to greater abdominal obesity in adults 65 years of age and older. The study, which was published…
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New Health Canada recommendations for introduction of meat in infant diet
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 25, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: New Health Canada recommendations for introduction of meat in infant diet Reference: Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants: Recommendations from Birth to Six Months Iron-Rich foods list from Hamilton Health Sciences Centre