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Exposure to cockroach allergens may cause asthma in kids – DailyIndia.com


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Exposure to cockroach allergens may cause asthma in kids
DailyIndia.com
Washington, May 18: Researchers have found that children suffering from asthma may be more exposed to cockroach allergens in their neighbourhoods. A study conducted by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health revealed that children living …
City Room: Cockroaches May Help Explain Asthma OutbreaksNew York Times (blog)
NY researchers: Cockroaches linked to kids' asthmaWall Street Journal
Cockroach allergens in homes associated with prevalence of childhood asthma in …EurekAlert (press release)
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NY researchers: Cockroaches linked to kids’ asthma – Wall Street Journal

NY researchers: Cockroaches linked to kids' asthma
Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK — Researchers say cockroach infestations may be linked to the high rate of children with asthma in certain New York City neighborhoods. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health published their study in The …
Cockroach allergens in homes associated with prevalence of childhood asthma in …EurekAlert (press release)
NY researchers: Cockroaches linked to kids' asthmaSeattle Post Intelligencer

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Antibiotic Use May Be Linked to Kids’ Asthma Risk – WebMD

Antibiotic Use May Be Linked to Kids' Asthma Risk
WebMD
2011 — Infants who take antibiotics during the first year of life may be at a slightly increased risk of developing asthma by age 18, a study shows. The study also suggests a similar risk of asthma for children whose mothers took antibiotics during …
Environmental exposures cause asthmaTimes of India

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This Is What It Really Looks Like When The Coal Industry Targets Kids – Fast Company


Mother Nature Network (blog)

This Is What It Really Looks Like When The Coal Industry Targets Kids
Fast Company
But the materials fail to mention any of the disadvantages of coal–like the fact, for example, that coal burning is linked to numerous health problems, including asthma and bronchitis. Take a look at the map below (larger PDF here). …
Yes Men Spoof Coal CompanyGreenMuze
Peabody Punked by Fake 'Coal Cares' Asthma SiteForbes (blog)
In King Coal's Kingdom, Truth Is Stranger Than SatireHuffington Post
It’s Getting Hot In Here –CNN International –Poynter.org
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Environmental toxins cost kids’ health, billions in health dollars – eMaxHealth


Green Prophet

Environmental toxins cost kids' health, billions in health dollars
eMaxHealth
The cost of conditions like childhood cancer, asthma, autism, lead poisoning and ADHD has been estimated to be $76.6 billion in 2008. Scientists are calling for a three part plan of action to protect the health of kids and reduce the financial burden …
Estimated costs of environmental disease in children at $76.6 billion per yearEurekAlert (press release)
$76B in Pediatric Healthcare Costs Linked to Environmental FactorsHealthLeaders Media
Environmental Pollution Poses Costs to Children and EconomySOS Children’s Villages Canada
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Environmental Illness in Kids Costs Billions – MedPage Today


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Environmental Illness in Kids Costs Billions
MedPage Today
Building on a 2002 analysis, investigators estimated how much of a role environmental factors play in causing such conditions as childhood cancers, asthma, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and then attached a dollar figure to the …
Costs To Treat Kids With Lead Poisoning Dwarfs That Of Cancer, AutismThe Consumerist
Environmental Illness in US Kids Cost $76.6 Billion in One YearEnvironment News Service
Estimated costs of environmental disease in children at $76.6 billion per yearEurekAlert (press release)
SOS Children’s Villages Canada –ShortNews.com –HealthLeaders Media
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Pills May Be Just As Good As Inhalers For Asthmatic Kids – NPR (blog)


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Pills May Be Just As Good As Inhalers For Asthmatic Kids
NPR (blog)
Asthma can be devilishly hard to manage with medication, and that's especially true for many of the millions of children who have it. Inhalers that deliver corticosteroids to the lungs have long been the drugs of choice for long-term …
Study: Pills as Effective as Inhalers for AsthmaWebMD
Pills may be as effective as inhalers for asthmaAHN | All Headline News
Astra, Merck asthma pills as good as inhaler: studyAsiaOne
U.S. News & World Report –EmpowHer –Telegraph.co.uk
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