Another Reason for Cautious Use of Antibiotics: For Children’s Joint Health

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common persistent arthritis in children. The initial symptoms are not specific, including lethargy, tiredness and poor appetite (which may be caused by drugs). Especially in young children, the biggest manifestation may be limping, and children may have severe influenza-like manifestations. The disease often occurs in knee joint, ankle joint, wrist joint and facet joint of hands and feet, and its cause is still unknown as its name [idiopathic]. Antibiotics Increase Risk of Idiopathic Arthritis in Children Studies have confirmed that the application of antibiotics in children can significantly increase the risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a dose-dependent manner, i.e. The risk increases with the increase of administration times. With more knowledge of microbiology, Read More …

Does having pets at home lead to asthma in children?

Bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases in children. In recent years, the prevalence rate of asthma in all countries in the world has shown an obvious upward trend. According to incomplete statistics, the prevalence rate of childhood asthma in Beijing rose from 0.78% to 2.06% in the 10 years from 1990 to 2000, an increase of 1.6 times. In 2010, the third national epidemiological survey of urban childhood asthma was carried out in 43 cities in China, and the report pointed out that domestic pets were the unique risk factors for asthma in children ≤ 3 years old [1]. Is it how’s relationship between domestic pets and childhood asthma, whether they should be [close] or Read More …