Antibiotics and iatrogenic disease.

ADDRESS: 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. That the early feeding of egg white favors the development of sensitization is widely accepted. Some pediatricians-myself included-feel that the too early introduction of other solid foods also favors the development of allergy. The matter of adenoid-tonsillectomy in the allergic child is one of frequent concern. Some physicians feel that this operation should not be done in allergic children, or in children of allergic parents, during the height of the pollen season, as pollen