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Breast-feeding: no protection against asthma, allergies? (Other Benefits Remain).
Breast-feeding-while beneficial for many reasons-may not protect children from developing allergies or asthma, reported Dr. Malcolm Sears of McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and his colleagues.
A group of 1,037 children were enrolled in the study at birth and assessed within a month of their birthdays on 10 occasions, spaced at least 2 years apart, between ages 3 and 26 (Lancet 360[9337]: 901-07, 2002).
Of 533 who were breast-fed, 53% tested positive for at least one allergen at 13 years old, compared to 37% of the 504 children who weren't breast-fed. Similar percentages were seen at ...
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