Use of acetaminophen in pregnancy associated with increased asthma symptoms in children
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 16:28
in Health & Medicine
Children who were exposed to acetaminophen prenatally were more likely to have asthma symptoms at age five in a study of 300 African-American and Dominican Republic children living in New York City. This is the first study to demonstrate a direct link between asthma and an ability to detoxify foreign substances in the body.