Surviving Serious Childhood Illness Takes Toll Later: Study – U.S. News & World Report

Surviving Serious Childhood Illness Takes Toll Later: Study
U.S. News & World Report
The researchers compared those with asthma or other chronic illness, such as cancer, diabetes and epilepsy, with people who did not have these conditions. Among those included in their analysis, 16 percent suffered from asthma and 3 percent had cancer,

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Corticosteroids’ safety affirmed in treatment of childhood asthma – ModernMedicine

Corticosteroids' safety affirmed in treatment of childhood asthma
ModernMedicine
Children being treated with a short course of oral corticosteroids for an acute asthma attack may experience a brief and transient depression of their immune response, according to a recent study conducted by Université de Montréal.
Inhaled Corticosteroids May Depress Immunity In People With AsthmaBETTER Health Research

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Childhood Asthma May Be Reduced by Living on a Farm – Care2.com


USA Today

Childhood Asthma May Be Reduced by Living on a Farm
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New research has found that children living on farms have lower rates of asthma when compared to children who don't live on a farm. The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, incorporated data from two studies involving over 15000
Study Finds Microbes Reduce Risk of Children Developing Asthmanews Stories
Children raised on farms less vulnerable to asthmaTheMedGuru
Children Living on Farms Less Likely to Develop AsthmaTopNews United States
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Alternative Way to Treat Childhood Asthma? – WebMD


MedIndia

Alternative Way to Treat Childhood Asthma?
WebMD
15, 2011 — Using inhaled steroids as a rescue medicine along with albuterol may help some children with mild persistent asthma avoid daily inhaled steroid
Asthma may be over-treated in kids: StudyToronto Sun
Health Highlights: Feb. 15, 2011U.S. News & World Report
Corticosteroid Effective Asthma Rescue AdditionDoctors Lounge
BBC News –Pulse –thejournal.ie
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Childhood asthma may be improved with dietary choices – eMaxHealth


Indian Express

Childhood asthma may be improved with dietary choices
eMaxHealth
Two new studies published in the February 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association look at the relationship between childhood asthma
Nutrition linked to development of asthmaTimes of India
More research needed on diet and environmental influences on childhood asthmaEurekAlert (press release)

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