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Childhood Asthma May Be ‘Unrecognized Risk Factor’ For Shingles Later On In Life – Medical Daily


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Childhood Asthma May Be 'Unrecognized Risk Factor' For Shingles Later On In Life
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The researchers, hailing primarily from the Mayo Clinic, found that adults who came down with the viral disease shingles (herpes zoster) were more likely to report a history of asthma compared to those in a control group. Extrapolating from that, they …
Childhood asthma may increase risks of shinglesEurekAlert (press release)
Shingles Risk Higher In Patients Who Had Childhood AsthmaScience World Report
Asthma may increase risk of painful skin rashZee News

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Overall Increase in Childhood Asthma Ceased, but Not for Poor – Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration)

Overall Increase in Childhood Asthma Ceased, but Not for Poor
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HealthDay News — From 2001 to 2009 there was an increase in childhood asthma prevalence, which plateaued and then started to decline in 2013, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in Pediatrics. Lara J. Akinbami, MD, from the U.S. Centers for …

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Report: Childhood asthma on the decline, but not among those living in poverty – NBC26.tv


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Report: Childhood asthma on the decline, but not among those living in poverty
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Government researchers say childhood asthma may be on the decline, but not among kids living in poverty. After peaking in 2009, childhood asthma rates leveled off then dropped significantly in 2013. However asthma prevalence among poor children has …

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Childhood Asthma Rates Level Off, But Racial Disparities Remain – NPR

Childhood Asthma Rates Level Off, But Racial Disparities Remain
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There's finally some good news about childhood asthma in the United States: After rising for decades, the number of children with the breathing disorder has finally stopped increasing and may have started falling, according to a government analysis.
Kids' Asthma Rates Quiet Down After Earlier Increase: StudyABC News

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Why stress may be fueling the childhood asthma epidemic – PBS NewsHour


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Why stress may be fueling the childhood asthma epidemic
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Editor's note: This story is part of a joint series by the PBS NewsHour and The Detroit News examining the latest research on the role chronic stress may play in the growing childhood asthma epidemic. Read more on The Detroit News's website, and watch …
Hardships boost asthma rate for Detroit kidsThe Detroit News

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