Article: Researchers from University of Aberdeen, Institute of Applied Health Science detail new studies and findings in the area of asthma in children.(Report)

New research, 'Previous maternal oral contraception and the risk among subsequent offspring of asthma diagnosis in early childhood,' is the subject of a report. "Previous maternal use of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) has been linked with asthma in subsequent offspring and has been implicated in the increased prevalence of childhood asthma in recent decades. We conducted a matched case-control study to test the hypothesis that maternal OCP used close to conception is associated with asthma in the offspring, particularly in children with coexistent eczema," scientists in Aberdeen, the United Kingdom report (see also Asthma).

"We examined maternal OCP exposure ...

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