Antibiotic exposure could increase the risk of juvenile arthritis
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
Taking antibiotics may increase the risk that a child will develop juvenile arthritis, according to a study. Researchers found that children who were prescribed antibiotics had twice the risk of developing juvenile arthritis compared to children the same age who were not prescribed antibiotics. The more courses of antibiotics prescribed, the higher the associated risk, they found.