Monday, May 6, 2013

Allergies In Infants Reduced By Parental Pacifier Sucking

Preventing Allergies
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Decreases In Asthma, Eczema and Sensitization To Allergies.

Parents who clean their baby’s pacifier by sucking on it may be protecting their infants from developing allergies, according to an article published online May 6 in Pediatrics.

Children whose parents sucked their pacifiers to clean them before giving them to the children were less likely to have asthma, eczema and sensitization to potential allergens at 18 months of age than children whose parents did not suck the pacifiers.

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