There was an interesting article in the Telegraph last week, about the increased risk of developing asthma in babies who were given antibiotics in the first 6 months of life. Britain has one of the highest rates of child and teenage asthma in the world, and this has partly been put down to early use of antibiotics.
Antibiotics are essential in treating serious, acute infections, but they appear to be administered unnecessarily in many cases.
There are some wonderful natural remedies to help build up the immune system, which are effective and gentle on the body: we are, for example, prescribing homeopathic remedies to help some of our patients overcome the effects of the present flu epidemic.
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