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Near-roadway air pollution a major contributor to asthma in Los Angeles County …
Science Codex The study also indicates that previous estimates of childhood asthma exacerbation related to air pollution may have underestimated the true burden of exposure on society. The research was published online Sept. 24, 2012, in Environmental Health … Busy roads take asthma toll |
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Hope on the horizon for asthma sufferers
Science Codex A new study that identifies ways to reduce the factors that lead to an asthma attack gives hope to asthma sufferers. A UCSF researcher and his colleagues believe they have found a way to help asthma sufferers by impeding the two most significant … |
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Children exposed to 2 phthalates have elevated risk of asthma-related airway …
Science Codex Children exposed to diethyl phthalate (DEP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP)—phthalate chemicals commonly found in personal care and plastic products—have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation, according to researchers at Columbia … Prenatal exposure to pesticide additive linked with childhood cough |
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Children taking steroids for asthma are slightly shorter than peers
Science Codex Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don't use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study show. The findings will be presented Sept. 3 at the European … |
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Study explores why children with asthma are more likely to be bullied
Science Codex The study, presented today (2 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, highlights the need for doctors to talk to children with asthma about bullying, as well as the impact the disease could be having in other … |
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Asthma symptoms could be aggravated by imbalance problems
Science Codex Researchers aimed to assess the link between asthma, anxiety and balance. Anxiety and imbalance are closely related. Muscles and joints are controlled by signals from the brain, which are, in turn, sent from stimuli from the eyes and inner ear. This … |
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Exposure to common toxic substances could increase asthma symptoms
Science Codex Vienna, Austria: Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according to new research. The study will be presented in a … |
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Breathable treatment to help prevent asthma attacks
Science Codex Details of a treatment that could help asthmatics fight infections that trigger 80% of asthma attacks, developed by University of Southampton spin-out company Synairgen, will be presented to European respiratory experts on Sunday 2 September. The study … Synairgen presents proof of concept study |
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Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of wheeze and asthma in …
Science Codex Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with wheeze and asthma inpreschool children, even among children who were not exposed to maternal smoking late inpregnancy or after birth, according to a new study. "Epidemiological evidence suggests … |
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Infants exposed to specific molds have higher asthma risk
Science Codex CINCINNATI—In the United States, one in 10 children suffers from asthma but the potential environmental factors contributing to the disease are not well known. Cincinnati-based researchers now report new evidence that exposure to three types of mold … |
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