Allergic disease risk lower for foreign-born US children

  • May 17, 2013

Children born outside of the United States have a lower risk for allergic disease than those born within the United States, according to study results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

“However, foreign-born Americans develop increased risk for allergic disease with prolonged residence in the United States,” researchers wrote. “Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and to better understand allergic disease triggers in this group.”

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