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ATS: Many Parents of Children With Asthma Avoid Flu Vaccine
Doctors Lounge Parents of a child with asthma who do not vaccinate the child against influenza are more likely to be concerned with vaccine safety and to not see influenza as a trigger of their child's asthma, according to research presented at the American Thoracic … |
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Asthma, Obesity and Anxiety Linked with Sleepiness in Children
AccentedTouch Study recommends a union between childhood EDS and medical factors, medication for asthma, waist circumference, and parent-reported anxiety/depression and parent-reported sleep difficulties — trouble falling asleep, restless sleep and waking … Sleepy child? Factor in obesity, asthma Obesity, asthma, anxiety- likely causes of sleepiness in children Obesity, Asthma Can Lead To Sleepiness In Kids |
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Food Allergies Common among Children and Linked to Environmental Allergies and …
PR Newswire (press release) The Quest Diagnostics Health Trends Report, Allergies Across America™, from Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading diagnostic testing company, also found that patients with asthma who were tested for allergies were 20% more likely to have … Ahh-choo! Odd spring aggravates allergies Is your chesty cough actually asthma? House may muddy the air for asthma attacks |
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Visits to Asthma Specialists Delayed for African-American Children
Newswise (press release) Newswise — ATS 2011, DENVER –African-American children are more likely to report previous emergency room visits, hospitalizations and need for intensive care unit (ICU) management for asthma than Caucasian children on their first visit to an asthma … |
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Sleepiness in children linked to obesity, asthma
Penn State Live This study suggests an association between childhood EDS and medical factors, medication for asthma, waist circumference, and parent-reported anxiety/depression and parent-reported sleep difficulties – trouble falling asleep, restless sleep and waking … |
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Asthma Attacks in Children can be Trigger by Thunderstorm
AccentedTouch Asthma attacks in childhood are commonly caused by pollen, colds or particles in the air but according to the new report, thunderstorm can also triggers asthma. The study of Lifescript.com article said that about 3 percent increases in asthma related … |
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Children with Asthma can be “Active With Asthma”
Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper A recent study released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) presented some alarming news about asthma rates. According to the CDC, children – in particular African American children – are suffering from asthma in record numbers. … |
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Estimated costs of environmental disease in children at $76.6 billion per year
EurekAlert (press release) Leonardo Trasande, MD, Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, analyzed the costs of conditions – including lead poisoning, childhood cancer, asthma, autism, and attention deficit hyperactivity … Environmental Pollution Poses Costs to Children and Economy $76B in Pediatric Healthcare Costs Linked to Environmental Factors Annual Health Care Costs Rise Dramatically, Says New Study |
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Prevention of asthma in children is the best cure
Manawatu Standard Asthma won't let them. In the Manawatu/Whanganui region 12122 children have asthma – nearly the population of Feilding township – who live with the challenges, fears and disadvantages of asthma every day. This week is Asthma Awareness Week and the … St John to parents – call an ambulance sooner about asthma attacks |
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Asthma Rates Climb For Children, Adults
Wall Street Journal Some 24.6 million Americans had asthma in 2009, up from 20.3 million at the beginning of the decade, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Asthma, a chronic respiratory disease, … CDC: Asthma Rates on the Rise Asthma rates increasing in US, despite less smoking and decreased air … Number of Americans With Asthma Keeps Rising |
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