How childhood virus leads to adult asthma – Futurity: Research News

How childhood virus leads to adult asthma
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RSV, a common childhood virus, cripples regulatory T cells early in life, which causes the body's protective mechanism against allergens to be lost and increases susceptibility to asthma. (Credit: iStockphoto). U. PITTSBURGH (US) — The normal immunity
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Vit E-enhanced soup prevents childhood asthma – Times of India


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Vit E-enhanced soup prevents childhood asthma
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Scientists may have found cure for childhood asthma in a soup. They have modified a range of commercially available soups to boost vitamin E levels and hope pregnant women consuming the products will have babies with built-in protection against asthma.
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Chemicals in personal care products linked to childhood asthma – Zee News


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Chemicals in personal care products linked to childhood asthma
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Washington: Researchers have found that children exposed to diethyl phthalate (DEP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP)—phthalate chemicals commonly found in personal care and plastic products—have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation.
Children exposed to 2 phthalates have elevated risk of asthma-related airway Science Codex
Prenatal exposure to pesticide additive linked with childhood coughMedical Xpress

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George Washington University SPHHS launches Childhood Asthma Leadership … – News-Medical.net

George Washington University SPHHS launches Childhood Asthma Leadership
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Today the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) announced the launch of the Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition, a multi-sector group of advocates and experts dedicated to raising awareness and
A breath of fresh air: Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition launchesMedical Xpress

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A breath of fresh air: Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition launches – Medical Xpress

A breath of fresh air: Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition launches
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Asthma is the single most common chronic condition among children. Approximately 7.1 million children suffer from asthma, a number that has been rising over the past decade. SPHHS and its partners – the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN),

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Childhood asthma link shows it is never too soon for mums to quit smoking – News-Medical.net


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Childhood asthma link shows it is never too soon for mums to quit smoking
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By Kirsty Oswald, medwireNews Reporter. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk for asthma and wheezing in early childhood, even if children are not exposed to smoke after birth, a European study shows. Researchers found that the risk for asthma
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Smoking during pregnancy may boost risk of asthma in kidsThe Courier-Journal
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Mold exposure in infancy linked to childhood asthma, study finds – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)

Mold exposure in infancy linked to childhood asthma, study finds
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While mold is considered an asthma trigger and risk factor, new research finds three mold species are linked to childhood development of asthma, according to a study released by the University of Cincinnati . Infants who had higher levels of an index
Infants exposed to specific molds have higher asthma riskScience Codex

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