Allergy & Asthma Specialists PC

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Helen Ducharme, ARNP
Board Certified in Pediatric and Adult Allergy

Allergy and Asthma Specialists Welcomes Dr. Angela Ahuja
Congratulations on passing her Allergy Boards

tied to childhood asthma
Babies treated with antibiotics before 12 months old are twice as likely to develop asthma in childhood, according to a study in Chest. Canadian researchers at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, reviewed seven studies made up of 12,082 children and compared exposure to at least one antibiotic to no exposure in the first year of life. The team also reviewed data from five studies made up of 27,167 children, comparing antibiotic dosing. That review showed that for each extra course of antibiotics during the first year of life a child was 1.16 times more likely to develop asthma.

We specialize in pediatric asthma, adult asthma, allergic rhinitis, eczema (atopic dermatitis), food allergy, chronic sinusitis, hives (urticaria), immunedeficiency and drug allergy. Our asthma center includes a certified asthma educator.
Our physicians are board certified and offer a full service allergy practice including having hospital staff privileges. We are on call for our patients 24 x 7 .