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Don't Let Asthma and Obesity Sideline Our Kids
Huffington Post The situation may be even more frustrating for the families with asthmatic children who are overweight, because the condition can significantly worsen respiratory symptoms, complicate treatment, and put kids at higher risk for hospitalization. That's … Asthma and obesity – we must do better! |
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Why You Should Let Kids Eat Dirt
TIME Infants who are exposed to unsavory things like rodent and pet dander, roach allergens and household bacteria during their first year are actually less to suffer from allergies and asthma, Johns Hopkins researchers say. A new study published in the … |
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Keeping too clean a house may raise kids' risk of asthma, allergies
CBS News Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but a home that's too clean can leave a newborn child vulnerable to allergies and asthma later in life, a new study reports. Infants are much less likely to suffer from allergies or wheezing if they are exposed to … |
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American Lung Association's Champ Camp for Kids with Asthma offers full …
Niagara Frontier Publications The American Lung Association of the Northeast is now accepting applications for its Champ Camp for Kids with Asthma, which is being held this year at Camp Chingachgook, located on Lake George in Kattskill Bay (from Sunday, Aug. 17, through Friday … |
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Prenatal Maternal Stress Linked to Asthma, Autism-Like Traits in Kids
PsychCentral.com Prenatal Maternal Stress Linked to Asthma, Autism-Like Traits in Kids A new Canadian study following pregnant women after a 1998 ice storm in Quebec suggests a link between maternal hardships and the severity of asthma or autistic traits among their … |
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Wellapets video game helps teach kids how to manage asthma
KABC-TV "Taking your inhaler with the right technique; taking your controller inhaler at the right time; learning how to avoid triggers; and learning how to recognize your own asthma symptoms and take action for those," Wellapets co-founder and CEO Alexander … |
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Asthmatic Kids With Gene Variant May Not Benefit From Inhaler Drugs; British …
Medical Daily Such controller and emergency inhalers are often the primary treatment for asthma in children and adults around the world, with 9.3 percent of American children suffering the respiratory disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
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Asthma Brought Us Together as Kids. Facebook Reunited Us as Adults
Huffington Post When I was a child in the early 1970s, I suffered many bad bouts of asthma-related illness. A case of bronchitis became so severe I needed a tracheotomy to keep from dying. After I recovered from the operation, my doctors felt they couldn't treat me … |
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Living Well: Camp is a haven for kids with asthma
Pensacola News Journal For parents of children with asthma, sending them to summer camp can be daunting and in some cases impossible. But for 30 lucky kids with asthma around the Panhandle, their camps concerns are over. “A lot of these kids have never been to camp because … |
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Let's fight for our kids as Asthma Awareness month draws to an end: Gina …
The Plain Dealer If your kid doesn't need an inhaler, consider yourself a lucky parent. One in ten kids in the United States today suffers from asthma, and Ohio is home to more than 200,000 of them, with 28,000 of kids in Cuyahoga County alone with asthma. May is … |
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