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    Medical Minute: Benefits of breast feeding

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    January 02, 2013

    (NECN) The latest scientific evidence should encourage more breast feeding. New research indicates beneficial effects long after you're not a child anymore. ABC's Dr. Timothy Johnson has more.

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