Evidence of link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and childhood asthma, researchers say
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 12:20
in Health & Medicine
Evidence suggesting that the risk of childhood asthma associated with prenatal acetaminophen exposure may depend on antioxidant genes in the mother has been found by a team of UK scientists. The results of their study strengthen the argument for a causal link between acetaminophen exposure in early life and later childhood asthma.