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New asthma treatment has patients breathing easier
ABC7Chicago.com September 8, 2013 (WLS) — A new treatment for asthma called thermal bronchoplasty has some patients breathing easier. A radically different treatment provides benefits that last for years. A surgical tube with four tiny wires is guided down into the … |
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Smoking bans led to drop in childhood asthma
ABC7Chicago.com In first year after the laws took effect, there was more than a 12-percent fall in hospital admissions for childhood asthma, according to British researchers. These laws have also been linked to a reduction in childhood asthma emergencies in the U.S … |
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Eating fish could reduce infants' asthma risk
ABC7Chicago.com The study in the journal Pediatrics finds it could reduce a baby's risk of asthma later in life. Scientists say the window of protection occurs between six months and 12 months of age and that adding fish to the diet before that or not at all in the … |
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Adult Asthma: Some people may be able to cut back on medication
ABC7Chicago.com September 11, 2012 (WLS) — Many Americans with mild to moderate asthma are prescribed inhaled corticosteroids to be taken twice a day. That's the recommendation of the current US National Institutes of Health guidelines. Now, new research in the … |
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C-section children have higher asthma risk
ABC7Chicago.com January 16, 2012 (WLS) — Children born by cesarean section appear to have a slightly higher asthma risk by age 3, new research in the American Journal of Epidemiology finds. The risk was highest among those whose mothers did not have allergies. … Children Born by C-Section at Slightly Higher Asthma Risk Increased risk of developing asthma by age of 3 after cesarean delivery |
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Study finds asthma increasing among Indiana adults
ABC7Chicago.com November 30, 2011 (MUNCIE, Ind.) — Ball State University researchers say Indiana adults are suffering from asthma in record numbers and that Hispanics and blacks have the state's highest adult rates of the chronic lung disease. … Study finds asthma increasing among Indiana adults |
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Study: Obese kids need more drugs to curb asthma
ABC7Chicago.com September 5, 2011 (WLS) — According to new research, heavier children may be more prone to asthma flare-ups. The study is the first to show that even after taking race and social factors into account, obese kids tend to use more drugs to control their … Obese kids have more asthma flare-ups Obese Children With Asthma Need More Medication Than Kids Of Normal Weight Identifying triggers key to controlling asthma |
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Kids' eczema, hay fever may indicate asthma risk
ABC7Chicago.com April 20, 2011 (WLS) — A child's eczema combined with hay fever could be a very strong predictor of asthma later in their adult life. New research finds that children who have both conditions, eczema and hay fever, are 9 times more likely to have … Kids' Eczema, Hay Fever Linked to Allergic Asthma Later |
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Study ranks worst US cities for allergy sufferers
ABC7Chicago.com It got a perfect score on the misery index according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Rounding out the top five are Louisville, Ky.; Charlotte, NC; Jackson, Miss.; and Chattanooga, Tenn. The study measures pollen scores, the number of … Worst cities for allergies Worst Cities for Those with Spring Allergies Can't breathe? Allergy and asthma both bad here |
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Study links celiac disease to asthma
ABC7Chicago.com February 24, 2011 (WLS) — A new study has found that people with celiac disease were 60 percent more likely to develop asthma relative to those without celiac. The study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology found those diagnosed with … Asthma linked to celiac disease People With Celiac Disease at Increased Risk for Asthma |
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