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A worker smokes as he harvests tobacco leaves in a field in village near JeninBy Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Asthmatic children who are exposed to cigarette smoke are more likely to make repeat trips to the hospital for breathing problems. But researchers say asking parents about kids' smoke exposure may not yield the most reliable information. In a recent study, saliva revealed exposure to tobacco smoke in roughly 80 percent of children brought to the hospital for asthma or breathing problems. But only about a third of parents said their children came in contact with smoke.


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Children with asthma who are exposed to secondhand smoke at home or in a car are at increased risk of ending up in the hospital within a year of their asthma diagnosis, a new study found. The researchers looked at cotinine levels in the blood and
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Ontario, Canada resident Sandra Gibbons is pushing to change the law so that no one else's child dies in school from a preventable asthma attack. Gibbons' 12 year old son Ryan died October 9, 2012 after he began to suffer from symptoms of asthma on the 
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Former Jaguar to host camp to help asthmatic children have ‘fulfilled life’ – Florida Times-Union (blog)

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The Donovin Darius Foundation will host a free camp Oct. 19 for 100 local children who have asthma, as well as their families. The first Donovin Darius Breath of Life Asthma Camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at EverBank Field. The focus will be

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Accordingly, expectant mothers who fail to control their asthma and monitor their lungs may be at risk for a series of health complications. For non-asthmatic pregnant women, shortness of breath is generally harmless and will not cut the amount of
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