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Something for new mothers to think about…
Babies treated with even one course of antibiotics during their first year of life may have twice the risk of developing asthma later in childhood as unexposed babies….
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Obesity and the ratio of estrogen metabolites are two important risk factors in the development of breast cancer. Estrogen metabolites can be tested.
Ask your practitioner to be tested to find out what your risk might be.
Reuters – Among women not using hormone
therapy, obesity and the byproducts of estrogen breakdown
appear to raise the risk of breast [...]

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According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, people taking prescription heartburn drugs are more likely to be at risk for a potentially dangerous bacterial infection that causes diarrhea.
The bacteria known as Clostridium difficile presents itself as mild-moderate diarrhea, occasionally with abdominal cramping, and stomach pain. This can lead to inflammation of the colon [...]

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