Substance Found in Breast Milk Kills 40 Types of Cancer Cells

As published on FoxNews.com

"Swedish researchers have discovered that a substance found in human breast milk has the ability to kill cancer cells, according to a study published in the PLoS One Journal.

"The substance known as HAMLET (Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made Lethal to Tumor cells), was discovered years ago, but has just recently been tested on humans.

"In the trial conducted at Lund University in Sweden, patients suffering from bladder cancer were treated with HAMLET. After each treatment, the patients excreted dead cancer cells in their urine, healthy cells remaining intact.

"Previous laboratory experiments showed that HAMLET has the ability to kill 40 different types of cancer cells, but this was the first test conducted on humans. The next step will be to test the substance on skin cancer and brain tumors.

"The trial breakthrough increases the hopes that HAMLET will be developed into a cancer treatment medication in the future."

Planned Home Birth Survey

If you have had a planned home birth, even if you transferred to the hospital, you are eligible to take this survey!

"This project will investigate the reasons women choose home birth and try to determine their common characteristics. Your participation is important! Other women may benefit in the future from what we learn as a result of this survey. The results of this study may help to ease the stigma associated with home birth. The information you provide will be kept confidential. The results of the study will be used for scholarly purposes only. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

"*If you know of others who have had a planned home birth and may be willing to complete this survey, please give them the link to this survey.*"

Planned Home Birth Survey

Newborn Breast Crawl Video

In the time since I published this blog post the person who put this video on YouTube has decided to make it a private video. You can send a friend request to that person on YouTube in hopes they will accept it so you can watch the video, or you can watch the other breast crawl video below which is still public.

Study on Health of Mothers and Newborns Throughout H1N1 and Cold/Flu Season

My friend Rachel, author of The Beginning of Motherhood blog and Labor and Delivery Nurse, is conducting a survey about the outcomes resulting from current CDC recommendations regarding H1N1 and new mothers and babies. She needs study participants from three groups of women:

1. Those who have symptoms and have been isolated from their baby but continue to feed breast milk,
   
2. Those who have had no symptoms, were given baby within 2 hours after birth and breastfed,
   
3. Those who have no symptoms, but were not with baby within 2 hours after birth and breastfed or expressed milk for infants.
   

All of these should be full terms infants (37-42 weeks) . They can be born at the hospital, or alternative birthing area. She is hoping to follow these babies for six months to see who is getting sick.

For more information, please see Rachel's blog: The Beginning of Motherhood