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Depression Makes Asthma Worse
dailyRx Jacqueline A. Ross, MD, of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues led the study to find out what factors influenced asthma quality of life, asthma control and healthcare use among older … |
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Adult Asthma and Aging
dailyRx (dailyRx News) Asthma can be difficult to control at any time of life. New research suggests, however, that older adults living with asthma may have more health issues as they age than younger adults with asthma. Researchers studied two age groups of … |
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Where There's Smoke There's Worse Asthma
dailyRx The study, led by Brian K. Kit, MD, MPH, of the Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aimed to learn how many kids with asthma were exposed to secondhand smoke in the US. |
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Childhood Asthma Leaves a Mark
dailyRx Kathleen M. Donohue, MD, of Columbia University, New York, and colleagues wanted to find out if a history of childhood- or young adult-onset asthma changed lung structure and capability later in life. The data for this study were taken from 3,371 … |
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Infertility and Childhood Asthma
dailyRx The study found that children born to parents who sought treatment for fertility issues were more likely to experience asthma, wheezing and to be taking asthma medication at the age of 5 than children who were conceived without medical intervention. |
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Does Your Work Make You Sick?
dailyRx "Consult your physician if you have breathing problems." Rebecca Ghosh, PhD, of the MRC-HPA Centre for Environment and Health at Imperial College London, and colleagues wanted to find out if some jobs were linked to a higher risk of adult-onset asthma. |
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From Mama's Achoo! to Baby's Asthma
dailyRx A recent study found that women who were exposed to high levels of pollen late in their pregnancies had a higher chance of having a baby with asthma symptoms in their first year of life. "Consult a pediatrician if your child has asthma symptoms … |
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Low Income, High Asthma, Poor Health
dailyRx The study, led by Timothy Mainardi, MD, MA, past fellow at Columbia University Medical Center and currently in practice at Hudson Allergy, looked at 195 children with asthma who come from middle class families in neighborhoods across New York City over … |
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Childhood Abuse Linked to Adult Asthma
dailyRx She and her colleagues followed 28,456 African-American women to see if there was a relationship between physical and sexual abuse during childhood and adolescence and the incidence of adult-onset asthma. Investigators studied data about the women … |
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Not Missing a Beat
dailyRx A recent study from the United Kingdom looked at over 2,000 children with asthma and compared their performance on standardized tests with children without asthma. The researchers found that having asthma had no effect on children's test scores in an … |
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