IT’S confusing news both for parents and would-be mothers. Paracetamol (tylenol), considered one of the safest painkillers for children, seems to up their risk of developing asthma, while some nutritional supplements taken by pregnant women to reduce birth defects could predispose their offspring to the condition.
Asthma is caused by a range of environmental and genetic factors, but the exact mix remains a mystery. Paracetamol had already been linked to asthma, but the studies were too small to be sure.
Now a team led by Richard Beasley of the in Wellington and colleagues…
