Six public health nurses attended a Med2000 seminar that looked to be
promising, "Children's Health".  The most positive part of the day was the
emphasis placed on breastfeeding as a preventative measure for asthma.  One
study she cited which cast some doubt on this was referred to as the Tucson
study which "followed a cohort of (1,000) children during the first 11 years
of life" and showed "exclusive breastfeeding in infancy increased asthma
risk" -  hand out quotes.  The reference that appears to be where the
information came from (we weren't please with how they were cited, or not
cited in this case): Stein, R. T., C. J. holberg, D. Sherrill, A. L. Wright,
L. Taussig, and F. D. Martinez.  Influence of parental smoking on
respiratory symptoms during the first decade of life; the Tucson Children's
Respiratory Study.  Am J Epiemiol.  149(11);1030-1037, 1999.
Theophylline was also cited as a first line treatment drug for asthma so Drs
Jack and Rob's comments confirmed the suspicion we had on that bit of
information.  Another topic was obesity and children which did not include
any information nor did the session on allergies or eating disorders or
ADHD: am I just expecting too much?  It just seemed to me that if they were
willing to sing breastfeeding's praises regarding asthma how about the other
topics?  Anyway, any insight on this study as I prepare to find it and read
in its entirety would be appreciated.
Linda Beckler, RN, BSN, IBCLC

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