Nikki Lee <[log in to unmask]> posted:
>Dear Friends:
>     I wonder if recent studies about  infant feeding method and asthma have
>taken this interesting research into  account:
>     _http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4801118.stm_
>(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4801118.stm)
>[snip]
>Overall, infants who were exposed to at least one antibiotic were twice  as
>likely as unexposed infants to develop asthma during childhood.

Nikki,

Thank you for posting this. Asthma is one of the environmental health 
topics that interests me greatly. Might this study shed light on other 
studies linking breastfeeding with decreased incidence of asthma? Since 
children who are breastfed are less likely to develop infections, they're 
also less likely to need antibiotics. I wish I had time to look into this 
right now!

regards,
Julia

Julia R. Barrett
Freelance Science Writer & Editor
Mom to Sean (6) and Kira (2.5)
Madison, Wisconsin

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