The use of Paracetamol for young children has been linked to increased rates of asthma, according to a report released yesterday.

The report, by a team of New Zealand based researchers, appeared in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Allergy.

It found children given the drug before 15 months were more than three times as likely to be sensitised to substances which can provoke an asthma attack.

The Asthma Society of Ireland has said the drug’s use should not be totally avoided. Nurse Frances Guiney said “the benefits . . . far outweigh the allergy risk”.............Click for more

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