Use of antibiotics linked to reduced growth in boys: Study
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Updated: Jan 30, 2021 15:00 IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): Parents, take note! A new study has discovered that various physiological aspects of neonatal development in boys are affected due to exposure to antibiotics in the early few days of life.
The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Nature Communications'. The study, led by Bar-Ilan University's Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, revealed that antibiotic treatment within fourteen days of birth is associated with reduced weight and height in boys - but not girls -- up to the age of six.