Federal funds have supported much of the research, but corporate sponsors, including Ross Laboratories and the Bristol Myers Company, have also been appearing.

In 1967, the family moved to Brighton, Massachusetts, where he worked for Ross Laboratories.

Pediazole is made by Ross Laboratories of Columbus, Ohio.

Ross Laboratories said that in 1989, about 52 percent of mothers breast-fed their children, a drop of 10 percentage points from 1982.

Ross Laboratories and Mead Johnson offered rebates of around 20 cents a can.

"God forbid should you have a child who can't digest protein," said Bill Wolfson, spokesman for Ross Laboratories.

Ross Laboratories, a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, had approximately 55 percent of the national market.

Another brand, Survanta, made by Ross Laboratories , is available on an experimental basis to doctors in the United States.

A study conducted by Ross Laboratories concluded that special services for women, as well as children, should be included to make the hospital more successful.

In 1964, it acquired Ross Laboratories, making Ross a wholly owned subsidiary of Abbott.