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Article: Fed: Eczema and allergies a sign of asthma to come
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- AAP General News (Australia)
- Article date:
- March 10, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
03-10-2008
Fed: Eczema and allergies a sign of asthma to come
By Tamara McLean, Medical Writer
SYDNEY, March 10 AAP - Toddlers who suffer from eczema and allergies are significantly
more likely to develop asthma than other kids, Australian researchers have found.
Melbourne specialists have discovered that the skin prick tests used to pick up allergies
in children can identify which kids with the rash condition are most vulnerable to developing
the wheezing condition as well.
By testing hundreds of toddlers, the researchers found that those with eczema who tested
positive for allergies were almost three times more likely to have asthma by the age of
seven ...
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