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Chicago Tribune |
Women with asthma may be prone to fertility problems
Chicago Tribune Women with asthma may take longer to get pregnant and have a lower pregnancy rate than those without the lung disease, new research suggests. The study included 245 women, aged 23 to 45, who had unexplained fertility problems and were undergoing … |
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Chicago Daily Herald |
How to manage your child's asthma
Chicago Daily Herald There are so many tricky things about keeping kids with asthma healthy that it's hard to know where to start. At their worst, asthma attacks can mean a sudden trip to the emergency room. These can be scary episodes in their own right, but they also … |
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Chicago Tribune |
Autism risk may be increased by prenatal exposure to asthma drugs
Chicago Tribune Children whose mothers took certain asthma drugs during pregnancy may have a slightly increased risk of autism, a new study suggests. The study, published online Jan. 6 in Pediatrics, found a connection between autism risk and prenatal exposure to … Prenatal Exposure to Asthma Drugs Tied to Autism Study Ties Autism Risk to Prenatal Exposure to Asthma Drugs |
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Childhood asthma may increase risk of shingles
Chicago Tribune "Asthma represents one of the five most burdensome chronic diseases in the U.S., affecting up to 17 percent of the population," says lead author Dr. Young Juhn, a general academic pediatrician and asthma epidemiologist at the Mayo Clinic Children's … Childhood asthma may increase risks of shingles Asthma May Increase Shingles Risk Scientists discover link between Shingles and Asthma |
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Chicago Daily Herald |
Asthma procedure gives West Dundee trumpeter his second wind
Chicago Daily Herald Chris Ides tried as hard as he could — despite his asthma — to keep playing the trumpet, including tweaking it so it could take in more air. But his lungs just couldn't blow hard enough, so about 10 years ago, the West Dundee resident had to all but … |
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Chicago Tribune |
Study hints at asthma link passed from smokers to grandchildren
Chicago Tribune Children whose grandmothers smoked during pregnancy are at increased risk for asthma, even if their own mothers did not smoke, a new study suggests. It's known that smoking can cause changes in gene activity. The new study findings suggest that those … Could asthma be inherited from grandmothers who smoke? Grandmothers Who Smoke Cigarettes During Pregnancy May Increase Asthma Risk In … Grandma's Smoking Habit Might Be Why You Have Asthma |
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MyFox Chicago |
Chicago among worst cities for allergies, asthma
MyFox Chicago Chicago ranks high for allergy and asthma sufferers. Officials in Chicago say the city is one of the largest O-Zone non-compliant cities, next to LA and Houston. The National Resources Defense Council says the number of those sneezing and wheezing is … |
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Chicago Tribune |
Asthma, allergies and the new hope of immunotherapy
Chicago Tribune When Lori Feeney's 7-year-old daughter, Allison, suffered a minor asthma attack while playing soccer, the mother knew her attempts at managing her daughter's seasonal allergies weren't working. In fact, she didn't even know her daughter had asthma. PURE Solutions Partners with Allergy and Asthma Network to Provide Allergy … Food allergy nation A season for allergies: Q&A with Dr. Tao Zheng |
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Insurers balk at asthma treatment that doesn't involve drugs
Chicago Tribune "Most asthma is easy to control with great drugs and inhalers, but there is a group of people that despite all that, their asthma is still a huge problem for them," Hogarth said. "So what do you do for that group? And that's where thermoplasty comes in . |
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Obama: Daughter's asthma brings home climate change debate
Chicago Tribune President Barack Obama says his memory of the fear over his daughter's preschool asthma attacks brings home the debate over climate change. Obama says he knows firsthand how scary it can be to have a child who struggles to breathe. He is arguing that … Did Obama Link His Daughter's Asthma To Climate Change? Obama: Daughter's asthma attack made climate change personal |
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