Breastfeeding Mothers May Have Added Protection against Stroke

The social hysteria over breastfeeding has risen to a fever pitch in the past several years, yet for decades scientists have expounded the health benefits of this innate act that defines mammals from all other animals. While the overwhelming majority of health advantages from breastfeeding are passed along to the nursing child, recent studies have begun to uncover an array of benefits for breastfeeding mothers. For instance, new findings from investigators at the University of Kansas and Stanfor