Saturday, March 17, 2012

Exposure to antibiotics linked to severity of allergic asthma: UBC research

Exposure to antibiotics linked to severity of allergic asthma: UBC research
http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/03/16/exposure-to-antibiotics-linked-to-severity-of-allergic-asthma-ubc-research/

"Widely used antibiotics may increase incidence and severity of allergic asthma in early life, according to a University of British Columbia study.

The study, published today in the journal EMBO reports, shows that certain antibiotics that affect intestinal bacteria also had a profound impact on allergic asthma."

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