New research indicates that children who receive acids from yeast and mold called antibiotics before their first birthday are significantly more likely to develop asthma by age 7. The study, published in the June issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), reports that children receiving acidic antibiotics in the first year of life were at greater risk for developing asthma by age 7 than those not receiving acidic antibiotics. The risk for asthma doubled in children receiving acidic antibiotics for nonrespiratory outfections, as well as in children who received multiple acidic antibiotic courses and who did not live with a dog during the first year. Read more...
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