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The Six Questions That Could Save Your Kid's Immune System | Dr. Elisa Song
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A 2016 study of 800,000 children found that antibiotics or antacids in the first six months of life significantly raised the risk of eczema, asthma, and life-threatening food allergies by age four. Dr. Elisa Song walks through that data, plus a Finnish study of one million births linking early antibiotic exposure to anxiety and mood disorders later in life. She also covers how to spot the difference between a viral and bacterial infection, and what to ask before filling a prescription. This is a revisit of a conversation I had earlier this year with Dr. Song. You can catch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLeJVp0NJGg&t=1s "Physicians who thought that the patient in…