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Passive smoking impairs children's responses to asthma treatment
Eureka! Science News Children exposed to cigarette smoke at home have lower levels of an enzyme that helps them respond to asthma treatment, a study has found. Passive smoking is known to worsen asthma symptoms in children and impair their response to inhaled steroid … |
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Home visits for asthma: A win for both patients and payers
Eureka! Science News Nearly 1 in 10 children have asthma, according to government statistics, and in low-income parts of Boston, nearly 16 percent of children are affected. A program called the Community Asthma Initiative (CAI), developed and implemented in 2005 by … Children's Hospital reports progress on asthma |
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Accelerated infant growth increases risk of future asthma symptoms in children
Eureka! Science News Accelerated growth in the first three months of life, but not fetal growth, is associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms in young children, according to a new study from The Generation R Study Group at Erasmus Medical Center in the … Rapid infant growth linked to asthma in study Early Infancy Weight Gain May be Linked to Asthma Rapid infant weight gain linked to future asthma risk |
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Childhood eczema and hay fever leads to adult allergic asthma
Eureka! Science News Children who have eczema, particularly when occurring with hay fever, are nine times more likely to develop allergic asthma in their 40s, a new study reveals. The study was conducted by the University of Melbourne, the Murdoch Childrens Research … Childhood eczema linked to adult asthma Childhood eczema link to adult asthma Childhood Eczema Along with Hay Fever Can Lead to Adult Asthma |
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Research explores link between asthma and smoking
Eureka! Science News New research out of the University of Cincinnati suggests that being diagnosed with asthma is significantly associated with a greater risk for a lifetime history of daily smoking and nicotine dependence. The findings are reported in the online preview … |
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Asthma tied to bacterial communities in the airway
Eureka! Science News Asthma may have a surprising relationship with the composition of the species of bacteria that inhabit bronchial airways, a finding that could suggest new treatment or even potential cures for the common inflammatory disease, according to a new … |
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Bacteria to blame in asthma attacks in children
Eureka! Science News "We found a significant relationship between bacterial infections and acute asthma attacks – above and beyond the expected relationship between viral … |
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No link between genetic ancestry, asthma response in African-Americans
Eureka! Science News Genetic ancestry has no discernible influence on how African American patients with asthma respond to medication, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. … |
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