Juvenile Arthritis Caused by Overusing Antibiotics
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The study found that children and teens prescribed antibiotics had about twice the risk of developing juvenile arthritis compared to children the same age who were not prescribed the drugs. This risk was greatest within a year of receiving antibiotics and increased with the number of antibiotic courses children were prescribed,” said study lead author Dr. Daniel Horton.
Taking antibiotics may make children twice as likely to develop juvenile arthritis, suggests a study conducted by researchers from Rutgers University, theUniversity of Pennsylvania and Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, and published in the journal Pediatrics.
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