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Attending daycare may cut risk of developing asthma
By Katy Morton,
Nursery World,
18 September 2008
Children who attend nursery may have a lower risk of developing asthma than those who do not, according to a study by allergy experts at the University of Manchester.
The study, which looked at 922 children from birth to age five, suggests that the maturation of children's immune systems could be affected by contact with other children and exposure to infection in early childhood. The researchers looked at data on children's wheezing and allergic symptoms, physician-diagnosed illnesses, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, socio-economic status, pet ownership and number of siblings, as welll as childcare arrangements. The age at which children started nursery appeared significant, with a 75...
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