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June 3, 2016

Managing Your Child’s Asthma and Preventing an Asthma Attack – NY Metro Parents

Managing Your Child's Asthma and Preventing an Asthma Attack
NY Metro Parents
We spoke to an asthma and allergy specialist to find out how to manage and control your child's asthma, how to prevent asthma attacks, and reducing asthma triggers. Asthma is a serious health issue that plagues many children as well as adults. Atul …
Video visits show promise as way to cut allergy, asthma costs to employersEmployee Benefit News (registration)
Summer allergies intensify with high temperatures, carbon dioxide levelsBall State Daily
Parents need to enlist pediatrician in fight against allergiesNews-Medical.net

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June 2, 2016

Safety First This Summer: Your Child’s Asthma Checklist – Tri County Sentry (blog)

Tri County Sentry (blog)

Safety First This Summer: Your Child's Asthma Checklist
Tri County Sentry (blog)
Breathing easy is hard when you're Black, literally and figuratively. African Americans are 3 times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than other races. Blacks face an uphill battle with asthma. Access to quality healthcare is often non-existent …

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May 19, 2016

Was the Doctor Right About Your Child’s Asthma Diagnosis? – U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report

Was the Doctor Right About Your Child's Asthma Diagnosis?
U.S. News & World Report
It seems like a eureka moment – and it may, in fact, be just that: Your child, who has been nursing a cough and wheezing while exerting himself, is finally diagnosed – with asthma. Historically, research finds this common chronic respiratory disease …

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April 1, 2016

A daily dose of sunshine while pregnant could help reduce child’s asthma – Malay Mail Online

Malay Mail Online

A daily dose of sunshine while pregnant could help reduce child's asthma
Malay Mail Online
Sufficient Vitamin D during the second trimester of pregnancy could help reduce a child's risk of developing asthma says a new American study. — AFP picKANSAS, April 1 — Sufficient Vitamin D during the second trimester of pregnancy could help reduce …

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February 10, 2016

Mom’s Exposure to Car Smog May Up Child’s Asthma Risk – MedPage Today

Tech Times

Mom's Exposure to Car Smog May Up Child's Asthma Risk
MedPage Today
Babies born to mothers exposed to air pollution from traffic sources had an increased risk for developing asthma during their first 5 years of life, according to a study of Canadian children followed from birth. In one of the largest population-based …
Exposure To Air Pollution During Pregnancy Ups Asthma Risk In BabiesTech Times
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy linked with asthma risk University of British ColumbiaEurekAlert (press release)
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy linked with asthma riskXinhua
The Indian Express
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January 25, 2016

How to manage your child’s asthma – Chicago Daily Herald

Chicago Daily Herald

How to manage your child's asthma
Chicago Daily Herald
There are so many tricky things about keeping kids with asthma healthy that it's hard to know where to start. At their worst, asthma attacks can mean a sudden trip to the emergency room. These can be scary episodes in their own right, but they also …

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November 9, 2015

Reduce your child’s asthma risk…get a dog (study) – Eco Child’s Play

Eco Child’s Play

Reduce your child's asthma risk…get a dog (study)
Eco Child’s Play
“Exposure to dogs (having a parent who was a registered dog owner) during the first year of life was linked to a 13% lower risk of asthma in school age children, and farm animal exposure was linked to a 52% lower risk for school age children and a 31% …

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November 3, 2015