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Tips for children with allergies or asthma
News-Medical.net The new school year means new clothes, new classes, new teachers – and the same old misery due to sneezing and wheezing for children who have allergies or asthma. From the class hamster to dust mites residing in carpet to germs from cold and flu … |
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Two Tests Needed to ID Atopy in Children with Severe Asthma
news Stories Although the skin prick test (SPT) and allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) test are able to identify atopy in children with severe asthma, both tests should be administered because of poor concordance on individual allergens, according to … |
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New asthma bill affects state's school children
Jackson Clarion Ledger Wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, tightening of the throat — all are signs of an asthma attack; all can be become severe at a moment's notice, and all can be life threatening. Asthma affected 24.6 million Americans in 2009, more female than … |
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Air traffic pollution impacts growth and development of unborn children
News-Medical.net A UK academic is calling for a nationwide study into the effects traffic pollution has on asthma sufferers after his own research in Cairo highlighted health problems in children who may even be affected while still in the womb. … |
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Helping kids to control asthma; Basic steps to keep children breathing easier
New York Daily News Every day, as many as 10 kids come through his ER as a as a result of severe asthma attacks. Summer can be a dangerous time for children with asthma, as humidity, temperatures, air pollution and pollen counts all rise. "Asthma is an allergy specific to … |
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Black Children More Likely to be Hospitalized for Severe Asthma Attacks
HealthNewsDigest.com By Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HealthNewsDigest.com) – Black children were four times more likely than white children to be hospitalized for a severe asthma attack in 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for … |
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Campaigners reveal schools whose children are at risk of asthma
Kingston Guardian Clean air campaigners who claim traffic-related air pollution increases the risk of asthma in children have revealed 18 Kingston schools are within 150m of busy roads. Ten infant, junior and primary schools, and eight secondary … |
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Children attending schools near main roads more at risk of asthma
Kingston Informer CHILDREN who attend schools near busy roads are more at risk of getting asthma, a new report has revealed. Research carried out by the Campaign for Clean Air in London has found that there are 1148 schools in London that are within 150 metres of roads … |
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Congested London roads 'cause up to 30% of asthma in children'
Evening Standard The schools, from nurseries to secondaries, are near roads carrying 10000 or more vehicles a day – a level leading European scientists claim in a new study could be responsible for up to 30 per cent of all new cases of asthma in children. … |
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Cockroaches may be asthma culprit for city children
DAWN.com During the visits, the researchers collected dust from the children's beds, then took blood samples to look for antibodies against various allergens associated with asthma — including dog, cat, mouse, dust mite and cockroach proteins. … Cockroaches could cause asthma in children |
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