23 November 2007
MEDIA RELEASE FOR PUBLICATION
New Asthma Research: Conclusions Out-Of-Date And Misleading For Parents
Asthma research published this month in the journal 'Clinical and Experimental Allergy' is a further reason for babies' mattresses to be wrapped in specified plastic, says cot death prevention expert Dr Jim Sprott.
An Auckland University research team has found that sleeping on a used mattress in the first year of life is a risk factor for asthma.(1) The researchers stated that their finding 'could be related to the observation that used mattresses have higher levels of [dust] mite allergen.'
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