wow.gm - The risk of an HIV-positive mother infecting her child through breastfeeding can be significantly reduced by antiretroviral treatment (ART), say health officials in Kenya. "HIV-positive mothers on ART lower the risk of transmission through breastfeeding from 20 [percent] to five percent," said Linda Beyer, an official in charge of Nutrition and HIV/AIDS at the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). In developing countries the nutritional and other health benefits of breastfeeding over formula feeding...» view full story