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Costs Soar for Kids With Poorly Controlled Asthma
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9 (HealthDay News) — Children with poorly controlled asthma face significantly higher medical costs and miss many more school days than kids with asthma that is better managed, a new study indicates. But with the right attention and education,
Early mold exposure may play role in asthma developmentPediatric SuperSite
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Factors that up asthma risk in kids – Times of India


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Factors that up asthma risk in kids
Times of India
Prenatal pet exposure, a mother's delivery mode and race are key factors that influence a child's risk of developing allergies and asthma by age 2, according to a new study. In a study believed to be the first of its kind, Henry Ford researchers found
Prenatal exposure to pets may reduce allergy riskNetdoctor
Prenatal exposure to pets may lower early allergy risksScope (blog)

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Air cleaner helps asthmatic kids living with smokers – Reuters

Air cleaner helps asthmatic kids living with smokers
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The devices are no cure-all and parents of children with asthma should always strive for a smoke-free home, researchers stress. But in cases where that's not yet a reality, they say, air cleaners may lessen the ill effects of secondhand smoke.
Air cleaners can help kids who live with smokersSacramento Bee
Indoor Air Cleaners Ease Asthma Symptoms in Children Living With SmokersVAdvert Press Center (press release)
Air Cleaners Do Not Thwart Most Effects of Secondhand SmokeMedscape
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Kids in mouldy homes at risk of asthma – Times of India

Kids in mouldy homes at risk of asthma
Times of India
Kids staying in mouldy homes have three times greater odds of developing asthma by the age of seven. "Early life exposure to mould seems to play a critical role in childhood asthma development," says Tiina Reponen, professor of environmental health at
Childhood asthma linked to depression during pregnancySt. Louis American
Infants living in 'moldy' homes 3 times likelier to develop asthma by age 7Newstrack India
Infants exposed to mold have higher asthma riskConsumerReports.org (blog)
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Kids in mouldy homes more at risk of asthma – iNewsOne

Kids in mouldy homes more at risk of asthma
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Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) Kids staying in mouldy homes have three times greater odds of developing asthma by the age of seven. 'Early life exposure to mould seems to play a critical role in childhood asthma development,' says Tiina Reponen, professor of
Infants living in 'moldy' homes 3 times likelier to develop asthma by age 7Newstrack India
Infants exposed to mold have higher asthma riskConsumerReports.org (blog)
The Importance of Early Detection, Prevention of Mold ExposureAssociated Content

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Fetal Exposure to Magnetic Fields From Appliances, Power Lines May Up Kids’ Asthma Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests that the
children of mothers exposed to high levels of magnetic fields during
pregnancy are at increased risk of developing asthma, findings that are
sure to reignite the controversy over the health dangers that might be
posed by exposure to power lines and electronics.

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Mold Exposure Increases Kids Risk of Asthma – WTMA

Mold Exposure Increases Kids Risk of Asthma
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Spike Mafford/ThinkstockCINCINNATI, OH – According to study results published in the August issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, nearly nine million children in the US have asthma, and previous studies have shown that mold exposure
Mold Exposure During Infancy Increases Asthma RiskNewswise (press release)

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