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Paracetamol link to asthma in children

Use of paracetamol in the first year of life, or later in early childhood, increases the risk of children developing asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema at age six to seven years, according to research published in the “Asthma Special Issue” of The Lancet medical journal.

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