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Children's Use of Asthma Controller Drugs Doubles
HealthNewsDigest.com By Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HealthNewsDigest.com) – The proportion of children who used a prescribed controller drug to treat their asthma doubled from 29 percent in 1997–1998 to 58 percent in 2007–2008, according to the latest News … |
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Obesity During Pregnancy Increases Children's Risk of Asthma
EmpowHer This study that was published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, showing that mothers that were considered obese during pregnancy were putting their unborn children at risk for asthma, more than mothers that were normal weight during … Asthma Risk is Higher for Children with Overweight Mothers Asthma of Kids, Linked To Mothers' Obesity Obese mothers put children at higher risk of asthma |
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Children's intensive care comes under scrutiny
HealthCanal.com However, a separate analysis of data from units in England and Wales showed that the mortality rate for children with asthma who required help with their breathing was relatively high compared to other developed countries. “It is extremely rare for … Child wards 'have too few staff' Paediatric intensive care units 'understaffed' Understaffed NHS children's wards put patients at risk |
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Children's asthma risk 'can depend on mother's job during pregnancy'
Zenopa A scientific study has revealed that the occupation of pregnant women can have an effect on their unborn children's asthma risk. Data was presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) annual congress in Amsterdam this week showing that women who … Mother's job can increase danger of asthma for unborn baby, say health experts Pregnant mums' jobs can give children asthma The occupational hazards in pregnancy |
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 International Business Times |
Best Hospitals in the U.S. Named, 7 Are Good for Children's Asthma
International Business Times By IB Times Staff Reporter | September 15, 2011 5:24 PM EDT The hospitals all scored 90 percent or more and are recognized for their performance in the areas of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical and children's asthma. … Joint Commission Top Hospitals List Shuns Academic Medical Centers Top Performing Hospitals Listed in Joint Commission Report National report cites Southern Hills, MountainView hospitals as top performers |
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Children's asthma camp a success
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Forty-one children with asthma enjoyed a camping experience sponsored by the Max and Lorraine Foundation and the American Lung Association. Doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and volunteers made the event possible. The Max and Lorraine Foundation … |
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Asthma may impact on young children's learning to read even more than …
New Zealand Doctor Online Asthma may have even more negative impact on young children's learning to read than research linking the two to date has previously suggested delegates at the New Zealand Respiratory Conference were told in Wellington today. … |
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Children's asthma on the rise
MiamiHerald.com The number of children suffering from asthma has increased in the last decade, due, in part, to children being overweight and obese and our sealed-in environment. For the past five years, the number of US children contracting asthma has topped more … |
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Uncontrolled asthma can affect children's schooling, family income
ModernMedicine Failure to appropriately control severe asthma in children not only has a critical effect on their health but also impacts their educational achievement. It also doubles the health care costs related to their disease, according to results of a new … |
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Prenatal Magnetic Field Exposure Ups Children's Asthma Risk
Doctors Lounge Maternal exposure to high levels of magnetic fields during pregnancy is associated with increased asthma risk in the offspring, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. WEDNESDAY, Aug. … Could the Microwave Oven Be Associated With Children's Asthma? Study: Electromagnetic Fields Linked to Asthma in Children Childhood asthma caused by magnetic fields? |
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