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Breastfeeding Advocates Red-Flag ABC News Story

By Lisa HolewaApr 21st 2010 – 9:45PM

(April 21) -- An international breastfeeding advocacy group is accusing ABC News of failing to reveal that a pediatrician it quoted in a report critical of a breastfeeding study is a formula industry spokeswoman. "In the future, please take into account physicians' formula industry ties before reporting on breastfeeding,"...

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  • 05/16/12 Organization slams ‘Time' breastfeeding cover Source: Jerusalem Post - Israel An international organization of physicians who specialize in breastfeeding medicine has condemned Time magazine for its cover photo of a woman standing with her nearly-four-year-old son and breastfeeding him.
  • 05/16/12 Expert Organization Confirms that Breastfeeding Beyond... Source: Working Mother Magazine "The average age at weaning ranges anywhere from six months to five years," says Arthur Eidelman, MD, president of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.

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