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Bugs In Stomach Protect Children From Asthma
Written by WTJ on July 20, 2008 – 9:31 am -
Human closest friends may have been protecting children from developing asthma. A study led by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers found that a long-time microbial inhabitant of the human stomach, Helicobacter pylori, may protect kids between the ages of 3 and 13 from asthma. However H. pylori can also lead to peptic ulcers and stomach cancer.
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Tags: asthma, frederick h. king, Helicobacter pylori, martin j. blaser, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Yu Chen
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