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November 6, 2015

Study questions benefit of breastfeeding in preventing allergies, asthma – ConsumerAffairs

Study questions benefit of breastfeeding in preventing allergies, asthma
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But according to a new study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting, no significant difference in allergies were found between children who were ever breast fed versus those who were …
Kids With Asthma: Avoid The ER By Avoiding The ERScience 2.0
New therapy attacks the source of asthma, treats the disease at cellular levelNews-Medical.net
Kids with asthma can avoid the ER by avoiding the EREurekAlert (press release)
MD Magazine
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September 30, 2014

Childhood asthma linked to poor ventilation of gas stoves – ConsumerAffairs

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Childhood asthma linked to poor ventilation of gas stoves
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“In homes where a gas stove was used without venting, the prevalence of asthma and wheezing is higher than in homes where a gas stove was used with ventilation,” said Ellen Smit, an associate professor Oregon State University and one of the study's …
Study Links Childhood Asthma to Lack of Ventilation for Gas StovesScience World Report
Gas Stoves Linked To Asthma: Children Exposed To Fumes From Kitchen Stove …Medical Daily

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June 7, 2014

Dirty surroundings in childhood may mean lower asthma, allergy risk – ConsumerAffairs

Dirty surroundings in childhood may mean lower asthma, allergy risk
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Parents' natural inclination is to provide a clean and safe environment for their babies but a new study suggests that exposure to dirt, dander and germs in the first year of life may be less likely to suffer from allergies, wheezing and asthma later …

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February 4, 2014

Colds in pregnancy may lead to childhood asthma – ConsumerAffairs

Colds in pregnancy may lead to childhood asthma
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Here's another reason it's important for pregnant women to stay healthy: a new study finds that the more common colds and viral infections a woman has during pregnancy, the higher the risk her baby will have asthma. The study, published in the February …

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August 1, 2013

How to prepare kids with asthma for the new school year – ConsumerAffairs

How to prepare kids with asthma for the new school year
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"This time of year, it's a perfect storm to set many kids up for asthma attacks," says Carel. "You've got this triple whammy of conditions, with viruses going around, because the kids have all gone back to school and they're sharing them. There are …

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May 29, 2013

Last of the aerosol asthma inhalers will soon be gone – ConsumerAffairs

Last of the aerosol asthma inhalers will soon be gone
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An asthma patient in Virginia voiced harsh concerns about the FDA's comments that patients remember to breathe deep with the new inhalers. The new, non-flurocarbon rescue inhalers require the patient to take a deep breath, whereas the older inhalers …

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