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Study finds GPs are not identifying work-related asthma
PersonnelToday.com Many people who develop work-related asthma are not being correctly diagnosed by their GP, with almost two-thirds never making a full recovery because of delays in being referred to a specialist adviser, according to research. A study in the journal … |
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Pesticides Harm Kids' Health and Intelligence, Study Finds
New America Media SAN FRANCISCO – Exposure to pesticides is one key reason why children today are more likely to have a wide range of such diseases and disorders as cancer, autism, birth defects and asthma than children of a generation ago, according a study released … PPMA Responds to New Anti-Pesticide Report Pesticides Key Contributor in Childhood Diseases, Highlights Need for Policy … Widespread use of pesticides is creating a 'generation in jeopardy,' report warns |
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Study Finds Connection Between LA Roadways and Asthma
Annenberg TV News (Photo courtesy of the Associated Press). Their research indicated that about 8 percent of the 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in L.A County can be attributed to traffic-related pollution permeating homes within 250 feet of busy streets and roadways. How Your Car Is Making Your Asthma Worse |
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Asthma Inhalers Could Stunt Height Growth, Study Finds
WebProNews A new study has found that children who use certain types of asthma inhalers end up shorter than normal in adulthood. The study, published this week in the New England Journal of Medecine, looked at over 1,000 children from ages 5 to 12 who were … Asthma Drug Shown to Stunt Growth Take Control of Asthma This School Year Asthma drug may stunt growth permanently |
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Mold exposure in infancy linked to childhood asthma, study finds
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) While mold is considered an asthma trigger and risk factor, new research finds three mold species are linked to childhood development of asthma, according to a study released by the University of Cincinnati . Infants who had higher levels of an index … Infants exposed to specific molds have higher asthma risk |
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Team finds new type of severe asthma, can be treated with drugs that suppress …
Medical Xpress Five to 10 percent of patients with asthma have disease that can be classified as severe, meaning it is difficult to treat and often causes life-threatening breathing problems, said lead author Sally E. Wenzel, M.D., professor, Division of Pulmonary … |
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Pitt Team Finds New Type of Severe Asthma
HealthNewsDigest.com (HealthNewsDigest.com) – PITTSBURGH, July 18 – Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a subset of severe asthma that improves with drug regimens that suppress the immune system. In the American Journal of … |
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Living with a dog could help prevent child asthma, study finds
The Augusta Chronicle Venus Morris never worried about the family's two dogs causing health problems for the kids.“All of my kids are pretty healthy,” she said. They don't suffer from … |
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Living with a dog, and dirt, could help prevent child asthma, study finds
The Augusta Chronicle Venus Morris never worried about the family's two dogs causing health problems for the kids.“All of my kids are pretty healthy,” she said, and don't suffer from … |
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CDC report finds sizable increase in asthma prevalence
Nurse.com An estimated 29.1 million adults — 12.7% of adults in the United States — have been diagnosed with asthma in their lifetimes, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those, 18.7 million (8.2%) still had asthma in … |
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