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Negligence Over Child's Death Kept Secret
Sky News When Izabelle Easen's heart stopped beating at her home in Thorne near Doncaster during an asthma attack in April 2008 her mother began resuscitation with help from a 999 operator. Izabelle was declared dead at the scene by paramedic James McKenna, … |
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Playdates can't replace child's play
Detroit Free Press In the course of her work studying how children with diabetes and asthma coped with their illnesses, Clark found kids used their imaginations to handle stress and make sense of their disease. She recalled the case of one boy with asthma whose stuffed … |
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Obesity Before Pregnancy May Raise Child's Asthma Risk
U.S. News & World Report 15 (HealthDay News) — Teens of mothers who were overweight or obese when they became pregnant may be at increased risk for asthma symptoms, according to a new study. It included nearly 7000 teens aged 15 and 16 who were born in northern Finland … Prepregnancy Obesity Linked to Asthma in Teens Children of obese mothers face higher risk of asthma and wheezing Mum's weight may up teen asthma risk |
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HealthDay – MONDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) —
Teens of mothers who were overweight or obese when they became pregnant
may be at increased risk for asthma symptoms, according to a new
study.
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Mom sues Denver, three workers over child's death
Denver Post Zuton Lucero-Mills, with daughter Ashantay, holds a photo of her son Zumante, who had struggled with asthma since he was a baby. He died in July 2009 after mistakenly being denied his asthma drugs. (Hyoung Chang, Denver Post file) A … |
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Factors Before Birth Can Determine Child's Risk of Allergies: Study
U.S. News & World Report IgE is associated with the development of allergies and asthma; higher levels indicate increased risk. The study found that IgE levels during infancy were 28 percent lower in children whose mothers were exposed to indoor pets during pregnancy (indoor … Factors that up asthma risk in kids Prenatal exposure to pets may reduce allergy risk Prenatal exposure to pets may lower early allergy risks |
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Breast-Feeding Tied to Child's Risk of Asthma Symptoms
Doctors Lounge Compared to exclusive breast-feeding and breast-feeding for six months, non-exclusive breast-feeding or never breast-feeding is associated with an increased risk of asthma-related symptoms in children during the first four years of their life, … Breast-Feeding Linked to Lower Asthma Risk in Childhood Breast-Feeding Reduces Children's Risk of Asthma Breastfeeding Helps Lower Asthma Risk for Baby |
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Some parents don't know how serious their child's asthma is
The Imperfect Parent A new study has revealed that only 6 out of 10 children with asthma are being treated adequately, and 7 out of 10 of their parents say that the asthma is mild or intermittent in their child. The survey was funded by Nycomed, a Swiss company that makes … |
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Wood Honored for Research Linking Parental Problems and Child's Asthma, Depression
UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences News Empirical findings based on this model have led to discoveries of how parental depression and marital discord contribute to child depression and worsen asthma through psychobiological stress pathways. “Dr. Wood's careful, high-quality research is … |
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Foetal growth rates 'can indicate child's asthma and allergy risks'
Zenopa The rate at which a baby grows within the womb can offer an indicator of how likely they are to develop childhood allergies or asthma. A study conducted by the University of Aberdeen discovered the link after taking foetal measurements from 1500 … Study links asthma with foetus size |
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