by APFLI | Aug 20, 2011 | Delivery / Breastfeeding / Neonatal Issues
BREASTFEEDING FACTS — The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies receive nothing but breast milk for about the first six months, and that breastfeeding continue for at least a year. — Babies who are fed formula early rather than breast milk...
by APFLI | Sep 9, 2006 | Artificial Conception
By Marie Anderson, M.D., FACOG and John Bruchalski, M.D. "Assisted reproductive technologies" (ART) broadly includes any therapy directed towards improving the chances of conception for an infertile couple. In 1978 one form of this technology made its debut...
by APFLI | Oct 12, 2005 | Right to Life - Archive
Studying a Cancer Vaccine One Trial with Avastin Halted in Ovarian Cancer Patients STUDYING A CANCER VACCINE – Of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, 30 percent will develop a recurrence within five years. Eighty percent of women treated for ovarian...
by APFLI | Aug 4, 2005 | Studies - Breast Cancer
A study published in the medical journal Twin Research and Genetics has found that women who have children have a reduced risk of developing certain types of cancer, and that the risk is further reduced with each pregnancy. Researchers from the Queensland Institute of...
by APFLI | Apr 10, 2005 | Adult & Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Research (Ethical)
Here’s a sampling, from late 2004, of real people who have greatly benefited from, or been cured by, adult stem cell therapies. Adult stem cells come from various tissues and organs in the human body (without adverse effects), or from the placenta or...
