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Researchers with the Immunity in Health & Disease Group are focused on improving our understanding of healthy immune responses and how the immune system contributes to immune-mediated diseases in children.
Falling childhood asthma rates linked to declining use of unnecessary antibiotics
A recently released study shows asthma rates are falling thanks to efforts by physicians to avoid prescribing antibiotics to young children, except when necessary. The study shows that being prescribed antibiotics within the first 12 months of life is associated with almost double the risk of being diagnosed with asthma by age five.
