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Motor-vehicle pollution could be major factor in childhood asthma
Chico News & Review The scientists found that for each five-part-per-billion increase of nitrogen dioxide (a component of motor-vehicle pollution) participants were exposed to during their first year of life, their chance of developing asthma later in life increased by 17 … |
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Dr. Michael J. Breus: Asthma: A Risk Factor for Sleep Apnea? – Huffington Post
Huffington Post Researchers at the University of Wisconsin investigated the influence of asthma in the development of obstructive sleep apnea. They found a significantly elevated risk for OSA among people with asthma. Those people who'd developed asthma as children … |
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Asthma: A Risk Factor for Sleep Apnea?
Huffington Post There are several risk factors associated with obstructive sleep apnea that are long-standing and well-known. They include lifestyle and health factors such as obesity or excess body weight, high-blood pressure, and alcohol and tobacco use, as well as … |
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Is Asthma a Risk Factor for Sleep Apnea?
WebMD (blog) There are several risk factors associated with obstructive sleep apnea that are long-standing and well known. They include lifestyle and health factors such as obesity or excess body weight, high-blood pressure, and alcohol and tobacco use, as well as … |
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Mother's Depression a Risk Factor in Childhood Asthma Symptoms, Study …
HealthCanal.com Asthma symptoms can worsen in children with depressed mothers, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Analyzing data from interviews with 262 mothers of African-American … |
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Obesity: Contributing risk factor for childhood asthma in Hispanics
VOXXI More than 3 million Hispanics in the United States live with asthma, according to the most recent data from The Office of Minority Health (OMH). Hispanics are also 30 percent more likely to visit the hospital for asthma compared to non-Hispanic whites. Health care reform doubts and what obesity could mean for asthma: In health … Hispanic Health: Few Extra Pounds In Black and Latino Kids Harms Lung Function |
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Obesity Contributing Risk Factor For Childhood Asthma In Hispanics
Huffington Post More than 3 million Hispanics in the United States live with asthma, according to the most recent data from The Office of Minority Health (OMH). Hispanics are also 30 percent more likely to visit the hospital for asthma compared to non-Hispanic whites. |
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Age not a major factor in asthma allergic sensitization rates
News-Medical.net "Physicians providing care for older patients with asthma should consider testing for allergic sensitization and counseling about environmental control practices, particularly among those with poorly controlled asthma," suggest Paula Busse (Mount Sinai … |
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EarthTalk: Proximity to traffic-related pollution a factor in childhood asthma
Bellingham Herald To wit, a recent study by the University of Southern California – the most comprehensive by far to date on this topic – found that at least 8 percent of the more than 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County, Calif., can be attributed to … |
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EarthTalk: Proximity to traffic-related pollution a factor in childhood asthma
Sacramento Bee To wit, a recent study by the University of Southern California – the most comprehensive by far to date on this topic – found that at least 8 percent of the more than 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County, Calif., can be attributed to … |
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