Bacteria exposure helps prevent asthma, obesity, type two diabetes
Exposure to microbes may also protect against obesity, type two diabetes and allergies say researcher

Letting infants get a little dirty in the first year, or even the first few months of life, may help prevent health problems like obesity, type two diabetes and asthma later in life, according to UBC microbiologists.
Scientists have known for years that certain microbes help build a strong immune system. But UBC researchers are now shedding light on just how early in life this process starts and how doctors may be able to prevent diseases by exposing infants to certain microbes.....

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Managing Your Child’s Asthma: 5 Things To Know For Back To School

It can be difficult for any parent to send their young child off back to school, especially for those first couple of days, but imagine if your child had asthma. You probably would never want to let him or her out of your sight, but that’s unrealistic. The last thing in the world you’d want to happen is for your child to have an asthma attack at school and you’re not there!.....

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Prenatal Vitamin D Supplements Don’t Reduce Asthma

There's been speculation that a daily vitamin D supplement taken in pregnancy might lower the odds for asthma in children. However, two new studies find no evidence for such an effect. Both studies are published in the Jan. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.....

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