Breastfeeding protects against asthma up to six years of age

Friday, February 10, 2012 - 07:00 in Health & Medicine

(Medical Xpress) -- Research by the University of Otago in Christchurch and Wellington has shown that breastfeeding of infants has a clear protective effect against children developing asthma or wheezing up to six years of age.

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