Antibiotic Use Increases The Risk For Asthma
A study published in the June 2007 issue of the scientific journal Chest shows that the risk of asthma is one and a half times greater in babies who received more than four courses of antibiotics before age 1. Researchers reviewed healthcare and prescription databases in Manitoba, Canada of over 13 thousand children. The results showed that children who had been given antibiotics in the first year of life were more likely to develop asthma by age seven. Children in this group who were given four courses of antibiotics were most at risk.
Many conditions that children are given antibiotics for, such as ear and throat infections, can be easily addressed with natural remedies. Let?€™s help their future health and keep antibiotic use ONLY for those rare instances were they are truly needed.
~Susan