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Women with asthma could face a delay in becoming pregnant
The Almagest The study, published in the European Respiratory Journal, adds new evidence to suggest that asthma has a negative effect on fertility. Researchers from Bispebjerg University Hospital in Denmark analysed data from questionnaires completed by a cohort of … |
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New statistic model forecasts the effect of tobacco consumption on childhood …
The Almagest A scientific study published on International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research states that tobacco consumption must be decreased by 15% in Spain, particularly at home, in order to reduce the number of childhood asthma cases. The research is … |
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Fresh advance in the diagnosis and control of childhood asthma
The Almagest A researcher at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has produced a PhD thesis at the Paediatric Pneumology section of the Hospital Universitario Donostia in San Sebastian; it deals with the link between asthma and exhaled nitric oxide. In a … |
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Asthma and nitrogen dioxide
The Almagest Asthmatic children who are at risk of respiratory viral infections may increase their chances of asthma attacks if they are exposed to nitrogen dioxide, suggest UK researchers. Everyday sources of nitrogen dioxide, such as vehicle exhausts or gas … |
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Reducing the risk of asthma and allergy in children
The Almagest UK researchers have found that children at high risk of asthma and allergies benefit from living in a home which has been treated to remove irritants such as dust mites. 291 couples who suffered from allergies, and who were expecting a baby, were … |
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Asthma epidemics linked to thunderstorms
The Almagest People with asthma often report that their symptoms become worse with changes in the weather, although there has not been much research into this area. Research carried out at University of Sydney, Australia has now shown that, during thunderstorms, … |
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Asthma and acute and chronic stress
The Almagest Researchers from University of Helsinki, Finland report the results of a study of children with asthma which found that severe stressful events alone, or in addition to high chronic stress, increases the risk of new asthma attacks in the coming weeks … |
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Problems in pregnancy and birth up asthma risk
The Almagest Early delivery or complications during pregnancy appear to increase a child's risk of developing asthma, according to a study of British women. The new risk factors cited in the study are part of a growing list of events occurring early in life that … |
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Low dose aspirin protects against asthma
The Almagest There were 113 new cases of asthma in the aspirin group and 145 in the placebo group. Therefore, aspirin was associated with a 22 per cent reduction in risk of newly-diagnosed adult-onset asthma. However, the trial was actually designed to assess … |
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Evaluating the risk of severe asthma
The Almagest In many cases, people manage their asthma well. But a small number are subject to severe attacks requiring hospitalization. In a few cases, such attacks may prove fatal. Researchers at Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands, now present data … |
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