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Vitamin D deficiency can increase asthma and allergy risk in obese children …
News-Medical.net One reason why obese children and teenagers are more likely to have hard-to-control asthma and allergies may be vitamin D deficiency, a new study finds. Results of the study will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in … |
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Asthma Deaths to Increase in the Next 10 Years – WHO
AllAfrica.com Asthma deaths will increase by almost 20 per cent in the next 10 years if urgent action is not taken, the World Health Organisation says. At the moment, WHO says over 80 per cent of asthma deaths occur in low and lower-middle income countries. Sharlene … |
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 KELOLAND TV |
Increase In Childhood Asthma
KELOLAND TV Nearly one in ten American children has asthma. Researchers may not know why the numbers are so high, but parents do need to know their child can get help. That could even prevent an asthma-related death. Seven-year-old Emma Dierks has some real … |
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Asthma prevalence to increase by 20%
Deccan Chronicle Hyderabad: Vehicular pollution is the major reason for increasing asthma cases, say city doctors on World Asthma Day, observed on May 7. The day is being observed regularly since the year 2000, as 235 million people in the world, and over 30 million … Modern lifestyle leaves urban folk wheezing: Expert |
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 Boston Globe |
BPA may increase asthma risk in children, study finds
Boston Globe Once again, the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), found in hard plastics and the linings of cans, has been linked to an increased risk of a health problem: this time asthma in kids. Excess exposure to BPA, which interferes with the body's production of … Widely used chemical linked to childhood asthma Chemical Common in Plastic Containers Linked to Asthma BPA exposure linked to kids' asthma risk |
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BPA may increase risk of asthma in kids: It's everywhere so how do you avoid it?
Examiner.com CBS News reports that a new study published on Friday in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology found a 40 percent increased risk of asthma in inner city children with the highest BPA levels at three, five and seven years of age. An astounding … |
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Researchers: BPA May Increase Chance Of Childhood Asthma
CBS Local “Exposure to BPA in early childhood in ages 3, 5, and 7 were associated with increased odds of wheeze and asthma at school age between 5 and 12,” says Dr. Kathleen Donohue of Columbia University's Center for Children's Environmental Health. |
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 Medscape |
BPA may increase asthma risk in kids, but tough to avoid
Boston.com Once again, the infamous chemical bisphenol A (BPA) has been linked to an increased risk of a health problem: this time asthma in kids. Excess exposure to BPA, which interferes with the body's production of certain hormones, has already been linked to … BPA exposure linked to kids' asthma risk New Study Links BPA and Childhood Asthma BPA Raises Risk for Childhood Asthma, Study Finds |
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Allergens and pollution combine to increase asthma risk
healthycal.org Children living in poverty in California and elsewhere in the U.S. are much more likely to suffer from asthma than their wealthier peers. A new study suggests that a symbiotic relationship between pollution and allergens common in low-income urban … |
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Living Close to The Equator May Increase Risk of Allergies and Asthma
Medical Daily A recent report in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology has implicated latitude as a major factor in the development of allergic asthma. (Photo : (Credit: Dottie Mae/Flickr Creative Commons)) An inhaler. Previous image Enlarge Close Next image … |
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