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ANTIBIOTIC USE DURING PREGNANCY TIED WITH ASTHMA RISK
Chiropractors and other wellness-oriented practitioners have long been wary
about the misuse and overuse of antibiotic medication. Here’s yet another reason
for concern: children whose mothers take antibiotics during pregnancy may have
an elevated risk of developing allergy and asthma.
The study involved 24,690 British mothers and children. Subjects using
antibiotics during pregnancy were significantly more likely to have a child with
asthma, hay fever or eczema than mothers who avoided antibiotics.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine – September 15,
2002;166:827-32.
http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/
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