Teen Gets 12 Years for Poisoning Milk

A 13-year-old girl convicted of attempting to kill two classmates by slipping rat poison into their milk was sentenced to up to 12 years in a juvenile detention center.

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Gas Traces Found on School Milk Cartons

Traces of gasoline and a chemical used in moth balls have been found on milk cartons in two Barnwell County schools, health officials say.

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Veganism = Birth Control?

New research shows that bovine growth hormone in dairy products may help explain why the number of twin births in the U.S. has tripled in the past 30 years. Twin births are far less common among vegan mothers.

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NPR : Farmers Say Mega-Dairies Milk the Organic System

(audio article) Questions arise over the ethics of large scale organic foods producers. Small farmers crtique Horizon organic food company, saying that it is using the good reputation gained by conscientious farmers and selling organic milks and products from factory farms.

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Ecologist (April 2006) Suck on This

The human species has been breastfeeding for nearly half a million years. It's only in the last 60 years that we have begun to give babies "formula".

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Mistake by WHO contributes to obesity "epidemic"

So, even in developing countries where food is scarce, obesity can still be a major health problem.

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Pre-Natal Milk Drinkers Linked to Heavier Babies

Could we please have some studies that do more than just give the barest of information: Expectant mothers need to drink milk during pregnancy to make heavier babies, suggest a Canadian study, which does not explain if heavier babies are definitely healthier though.

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Milk, vitamin D linked to heavier birth weight

Women who have higher milk and vitamin D intakes during pregnancy give birth to heavier babies, says Canadian research.

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Breast Milk For Sale

The sale of breast milk has led to the development of a new, unregulated industry in the United States. The questionable safety of the practice has led to calls for increased oversight.

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Can Breast Milk Help Treat Cancer?

With every delivery of human breast milk comes a package of hope for Dorothy and Liston George. Dorothy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2005.

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Hungry baby laps up dog's milk

"The baby is doing well and hasn't had diarrhea or any signs of illness," the brother was quoted as saying.

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Bubble Tea: Starbucks's Next Cash Cow?

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Small Dairyman Shakes up Milk Industry

A lone milkman is delivering misery to the doorstep of the giant dairy industry. Hein Hettinga was once a simple dairy farmer who sold raw milk from his farm in Chino, Calif.

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Tanzanian baby feeds on dog's milk

That's one curious kid

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