In addition, doctors practicing today don't know where to place breast-feeding problems --breasts are attached to the women, so shouldn't they be the province of OBs, say pediatricians.

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This leaves breast-feeding problems either to the rare family physicians, or more commonly to lactation consultants who can assist with technical issues -- improving the baby's latch and such -- but can't write prescriptions, check hormone levels or offer a diagnosis.

CNN: Is the medical community failing breast-feeding moms?

"It causes severe muscle weakness, feeding and respiratory problems, and the disease is progressive, " the hospital said in a statement.

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Instead, the group pointed to media sensationalism, violent video games, gun-free zones in schools, the failure to enforce gun laws already on the books, issues with the nation's mental health system and other societal problems as feeding the spate of gun violence.

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Is your child having problems with nursing or feeding?

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Intensive feeding combined with heavy doses of chemicals inevitably causes environmental problems.

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The problems are reflected across America, says the nationwide charity Feeding America, which operates 200 food banks and feeds 37 million people each year, including 14 million children.

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No one argues against the idea that breast is best, but the truth is that breast-feeding is very difficult for many women, and for some, medical problems make it almost impossible without intervention.

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Solutions that used to require lots of care and feeding by IT are now being replaced by software that allows the user to solve their own problems.

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