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Some antibiotics can cause a yeast infection. Learn more about how antibiotics cause yeast infections, risk factors for yeast infections, and how to treat and prevent them.

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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will observe national Antibiotic Awareness Week starting this upcoming Monday ...

The use of antibiotics in the first year of life has been found to be a risk factor for the development of childhood asthma.