A new study suggests breastfeeding may reduce arsenic exposure in babies.
Researchers at Dartmouth College looked at 72 babies and found formula-fed infants had more arsenic in their urine than breastfed babies.
Scientists say families with private wells should have their tap water tested for arsenic.
But doctors note that levels overall were very low regardless of how babies were fed.
SOURCE – Environmental Health Perspectives/MedDay/CBS
Peanut allergies
Doctors at Mount Sinai in New York say a new patch may help people with serious peanut allergies.
It’s placed on the skin and releases small doses of peanut proteins.
The new study shows patients treated with the highest dose patch tolerated at least one gram of protein, or about four peanuts after one year.
SOURCE –
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology/MedDay/CBS
