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HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALSEarly Paracetamol & Antibiotics tied to Eczema
According to Reuters Health, children given antibiotics or the pain reliever paracetamol in infancy may be at increased risk of developing eczema in later childhood, a new study from Spain hints.
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Paracetamol has been linked to asthma in both children and adults, Garcia-Marcos and his colleagues point out, but studies investigating whether paracetamol or antibiotics increase eczema risk have yielded mixed results. Complicating matters is the fact that a child given paracetamol for a fever is frequently on antibiotics too, Garcia-Marcos added. |
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MORE ABOUT ANTIBIOTICS
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