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Article: Up to 11 times asthma risk for babies on antibiotics.
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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Byline: JENNY HOPE
CHILDREN given antibiotics during the first six months of life are up to 11 times more likely to develop allergies and asthma, warn experts.
Early exposure to the drugs dramatically increases the risk of triggering common allergies including pets, dust mites and hay fever, a study found.
Experts discovered the threat rose with each course of antibiotics given to an infant and for those whose mothers had allergies.
The highest risk was for babies given a broad-spectrum antibiotic, which includes penicillin, while breastfeeding for more than four months also heightened the chances of allergic reaction.
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