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Childhood asthma 'admissions down' after smoking ban
PakTribune.com Presenting their findings in the journal Pediatrics, they said the number of children admitted to hospital with severe asthma attacks was rising by more than 2% a year before the restrictions were introduced in July 2007. Taking that into account, they … |
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Low birth weight not linked to childhood asthma
News-Medical.net In a study of 3933 children born between 1976 and 1979 in Rochester, Minnesota, the team found no significant difference between low (<2500 g) and normal birth weight (?2500 g) infants in the cumulative incidence of asthma during the first 7 years of … |
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Apelin-12 levels increased in childhood asthma
News-Medical.net The findings, published in Respiratory Medicine, suggest that "this adipokine may be implicated in the pathogenesis of childhood atopic asthma," say Alicja Kasperska-Zajac (Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland) and team. The researchers … |
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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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Hospital admissions for childhood asthma reduces after smoke-free legislation
News-Medical.net NHS statistics analysed by researchers at Imperial College London show a 12.3 per cent fall in admissions for childhood asthma in the first year after the law on smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces came into effect in July 2007. The … |
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Study: Childhood Asthma Attacks Decreased in Smoke-Free Areas
WBAY New research in England shows childhood asthma attacks have decreased in areas where smoke-free laws have gone into effect. It shows there was a 12 percent drop in hospitalizations for childhood asthma in the first year after indoor smoking bans were … |
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Childhood asthma 'admissions down' after smoking ban
BBC News There was a sharp fall in the number of children admitted to hospital with severe asthma after smoke-free legislation was introduced in England, say researchers. A study showed a 12% drop in the first year after the law to stop smoking in enclosed … UK Kids Breath Easier With Smoke-Free Laws |
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Is Junk Food Causing Childhood Asthma?
Care2.com (blog) The research was conducted by scientists from New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Germany and the UK who, as part of a wider study involving nearly 2 million children from more than 100 countries, are attempting to delve into the causes of asthma, eczema … |
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Low birth weight not associated with increased risk for childhood asthma
Healio Researchers in Rochester, Minn., conducted a retrospective cohort study of 3,933 children born between January 1976 and December 1979 to compare incidence of childhood asthma between low birth weight and normal birth weight newborns. One hundred … |
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Local health directors take aim at childhood asthma
Daily Item LYNN — Armed with $350,000 in state money, Lynn and seven other communities are taking aim at reducing childhood asthma as a top goal for improving North Shore residents' health over the next four years. Lynn and Nahant exceed the state's 10.8 … |
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