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New Test Can Distinguish Asthma from Allergies with Just One Drop of Blood
Healthline Reaching for an inhaler to relieve the coughing and wheezing associated with chronic asthma is easy, but knowing whether it's being used to treat the right condition has not been as simple. Now, researchers from the University of Wisconsin have found a … |
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The Guardian |
Smoking Bans Linked to Drop in Premature Births
WebMD FRIDAY, March 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Bans on smoking in public places and the workplace in North America and Europe are linked to a 10 percent drop in premature births and the number of children going to the hospital for an asthma flare-up, … Decline in preterm births and asthma linked with smoking bans Smoking bans cut asthma attacks and premature births by 10 percent, study says |
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Smoking bans linked to drop in premature births, kids' asthma attacks
WOWK (HealthDay News) — Bans on smoking in public places and the workplace in North America and Europe are linked to a 10 percent drop in premature births and the number of children going to the hospital for an asthma flare-up, according to a new study. |
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 Medical Daily |
England's Smoking Ban Linked to Annual 5 Percent Drop in Emergency …
Science Daily (press release) After taking account of seasonal temperatures, variations in population size, and long term trends in the prevalence of asthma, the figures showed that emergency admissions for the condition fell by 4.9% among adults for each of the first three years … Smoking Ban In England Reduces ER Asthma Visits By 5% Smoking ban linked to 1900 fewer A&E admissions for asthma patients Smoking ban has led to a 5% fall in emergency hospital admissions for asthma |
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 The Guardian |
Emergency asthma admissions drop following smokefree law
HealthCanal.com Numbers of adults admitted to hospital for emergency treatment for asthma have dropped by over four per cent since smokefree legislation was introduced in England, Bath researchers have found. The researchers from the UK Centre for Tobacco Control … Smoking ban linked to 1900 fewer A&E admissions for asthma patients Smokefree legislation linked to drop in asthma admissions Smoking Ban In England Reduces ER Asthma Visits By 5% |
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 RedOrbit |
Drop In Child Asthma Hospital Admissions Linked To Anti-Smoking Laws
RedOrbit Asthma in childhood is no different a disease than asthma that adults with the condition face. However, in children, asthma does pose unique challenges. The condition, characterized by inflammation of the lungs and airways when exposed to certain … Cleaning jobs linked to asthma risk Smoke-Free Laws Linked With Fewer Child Asthma Attacks Asthma Drops After Public Smoking Ban |
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 ABC7Chicago.com |
Smoking bans led to drop in childhood asthma
ABC7Chicago.com In first year after the laws took effect, there was more than a 12-percent fall in hospital admissions for childhood asthma, according to British researchers. These laws have also been linked to a reduction in childhood asthma emergencies in the U.S … |
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 IBTimes.co.uk |
UK Smoking Ban Leads to 12% Drop in Child Asthma Cases
IBTimes.co.uk Over the last five years, there has been a 12.3 percent drop in the number of child asthma cases, researchers at Imperial College London found. They looked at NHS statistics at child asthma cases recorded in the years that followed the government's … |
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 The Guardian |
Smoke-free laws linked to drop in child asthma attacks
NBCNews.com LONDON (Reuters) – Introducing laws banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to swift and dramatic falls in the number of children admitted to hospital suffering asthma attacks, according to a study in England published on Monday. Don't miss … Smoke-Free Law Linked to Large Fall in Child Asthma Hospital Admissions Child asthma admissions fall after smoking ban UK Smoking Ban Leads to 12% Drop in Child Asthma Cases |
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
Smoke-free laws linked to drop in child asthma attacks
Reuters LONDON Jan 21 (Reuters) – Introducing laws banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to swift and dramatic falls in the number of children admitted to hospital suffering asthma attacks, according to a study in England published on Monday. Number of children admitted to hosptal with asthma falls since smoking ban UK Smoking Ban Leads to 12% Drop in Child Asthma Cases Smoking ban linked to fall in child asthma hospital admissions, study finds |
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