According to a new report by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)excess body fat increases the risk of cancer. The landmark evidence according to researchers is stronger than ever. Evidence linking consumption of alcohol, red meat and processed meat to increased risk is also convincing.

The report five years in the making is by most accounts is the most comprehensive ever published on the evidence linking cancer risk to diet, physical activity and weight

According to a new study of new moms and hospital nurseries around the country mothers actually sleep better when the newborn stays in the room with mom -- not in the nursery. The study also found that rooming together and skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth have numerous other benefits for mom and baby.

Jeannette Crenshaw, RN, MSN, author of a new review article in the current edition of The Journal of Perinatal Education: Advancing Normal Birth said, "We're too quick to separate mom and baby after birth

Philippines Senator Pia S. Cayetano on Wednesday said she fully respects the 12-0 decision of the Supreme Court declaring null and void the total advertisement ban on breast milk substitutes under the revised implementing rules and regulations of Executive Order No. 51 or the National Milk Code.

But the lady senator was quick to point out that all is not lost for breastfeeding advocates since an amendment to the Milk Code can always be introduced in Congress with the purpose of strengthening the law's prohibitions on the promotion of infant formula and breast milk substitutes

The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the ban on the advertisement of infant formula milk products. The High Tribunal ruled against implementing provisions in the Milk Code that bans the promotion and advertisement of breast milk substitutes for infants and young children up to 24-months-old.

The court ruled the Department of Health (DOH) overstepped its powers in instituting a ban, and will not enforce the ban unless the Milk Code is changed, by law. Chief Justice Reynato Puno, in a separate concurring opinion, said the absolute ban on advertising is "unduly restrictive" and "more than necessary" for government's interest of promoting the health of infants and young children

Full term pregnancy and subsequent breastfeeding have been found to reduce the breast cancer risk in the mothers, a new study has found.

Cells with strong protective characteristics are transferred from the baby in the womb to the mother, researchers in Seattle showed