Certain gut bacteria in infants may reduce the risk of developing allergies later in childhood. This is the finding of new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A more mature microbiome at age 1 year decreased odds for atopic wheeze at age 1 year and 4 years. There was no ...

Infant weight and weight gain are positively associated with later obesity, but whether there is a particular critical time during infancy remains uncertain. In a cohort representing 28 340 children ...

Having a food allergy as a baby is linked to asthma and reduced lung function later in childhood, according to a world first study. The research, led by Murdoch Children's Research Institute and ...

A study found that not being infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the first year of life was associated with a decreased risk of developing asthma in childhood. A study published by The ...

ALTHOUGH patients with mesenteric vascular occlusions are being encountered and operated upon more frequently, this disease is a rare entity in the pediatric age group. The etiology of mesenteric ...

Receiving antibiotics during infancy is associated with developing asthma during childhood, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Researchers studied 152,622 children ...