Giving Antibiotics to Babies Boosts Asthma Risk

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Children who got antibiotics as babies had a higher risk of developing asthma by age 7, Canadian researchers said on Monday.Antibiotics are commonly prescribed to children under age 1 for a host of reasons, most often for lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia or upper respiratory tract infections like ear and sinus infections.

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