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Mold Helps Reduce Asthma, But Will Lawyers Notice?
Forbes (blog) An article in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine severely challenges the premise that mold and bacteria cause childhood asthma. Studies of closely matched groups of children growing up on farms and less robust … |
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Can Living With Dogs or Cats Prevent Asthma in Kids?
Wall Street Journal (blog) If kids who live in close proximity to farm animals seem to develop asthma at lower-than-average rates, can urban or suburban children reap the same benefits by acquiring a dog or cat? That was our first question after reading a recent WSJ story by … |
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Poker event to raise money for lung diseases
Tallahassee Democrat (blog) 2011 2:00AM Lewis James III has a younger brother whom he helps cope with asthma on a daily basis. James, the immediate past chair for the American Lung Association in Florida, is one of the driving forces behind Ante Up in the Fight for Air, … |
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Get Out the Kleenex—Climate Change Lengthens Allergy Season
TIME (blog) It's not just cosmetic either—for an estimated 23 million Americans with asthma, allergies can pose a serious health threat. Nor is it cheap—allergies and allergy-driven asthma cost the US an estimated $32 billion a year. Bad news, snifflers—it's … Allergy Season Longer From Global Warming In North America USDA Study Confirms Links Between Longer Ragweed Season and Climate Change Achoo! Allergy Aggravations to Grow |
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Trouble In The Air: Warmer Temperatures Lengthen Midwest Ragweed Pollen Season
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) If these warming trends continue (as they're projected to) under a changing climate, the health of people with severe allergies or asthma could really suffer. For me, watery, itchy eyes, a runny nose, sneezing and congestion, is a treatable nuisance, … Study: Global warming linked to longer pollen season Climate Change Extending Ragweed Season in Colder Climes: Study Climate Change Extends Allergy Season in North America |
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How far will SHE go?
BlogHer (blog) If she thinks the presence of your cat represents a part of your previous relationship, will she fake asthma attacks to manipulate you to get rid off your cat from your own place after she moved in? Or is that too much? Think again, Pussy Killer … |
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Asthma may be linked to bacterial colonies in our airways
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) "People thought that asthma was caused by inhalation of allergens but this study shows that it may be more complicated than that," said Homer Boushey, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and one of the authors of a … Asthma linked to bacterial communities |
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Study finds children of working moms face more health problems
WRAL.com (blog) According to new research from NC State University, children of working moms are significantly more likely to experience health problems, including asthma and accidents than children with moms who don't work. “I don't think anyone should make sweeping … Report: Moms with jobs have sicker kids Working Mothers Might not be Earning Health of Their Kids The Buzz On Business |
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Rep. Inslee: Republicans want kids to get asthma
The Hill (blog) on Wednesday night said Republicans want to make the air dirtier and increase the rates of asthma among children. "What reason on this green Earth do we have to increase the rates of asthma of our kids?" Inslee asked in a debate over HR 1, the spending … |
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Dr. Jeff Hersh: GERD and asthma often go hand in hand
CambridgeChronicle.com (blog) Q: I have both acid reflux and asthma, and for me they seem to go hand in hand. Is there a connection between these two diseases? A: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is when stomach acids flow back up through the lower … |
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