Vitamin A deficiency during pregnancy could lead to asthma – Parent Herald


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Vitamin A deficiency during pregnancy could lead to asthma
Parent Herald
(Photo : Flickr/NIAID) Vitamin A deficiency during pregnancy can lead to an overgrowth of smooth muscle surrounding the fetus's airways, making the lungs hyperresponsive to environmental stimuli later in life and raising his or her asthma risk. Vitamin
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Common cold during pregnancy may lead to risk of childhood asthma, study says – PBS NewsHour


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Common cold during pregnancy may lead to risk of childhood asthma, study says
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A new study says common colds that mothers experience during pregnancy may lead to their child's development of asthma. Photo by Mike Fritz/PBS NewsHour. Mothers-to-be can add one more thing to their list of worries. Scientists now say that exposure to 
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Common colds during pregnancy may lead to childhood asthmaMedical Xpress
Common Colds During Pregnancy Linked To Childhood AsthmaUniversity Herald
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Obesity And Air Pollution Lead To More Asthma In Kids – Science 2.0


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Obesity And Air Pollution Lead To More Asthma In Kids
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Obese children exposed to high levels of air pollutants were nearly three times as likely to have asthma, compared with non-obese children and lower levels of pollution exposure, according to a new report. The curves match, anyway. Both childhood
Obese children more susceptible to asthma from air pollutionEurekAlert (press release)
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Less Variety in Babies’ Gut Bacteria May Lead to Asthma Risk – Philly.com

Less Variety in Babies' Gut Bacteria May Lead to Asthma Risk
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FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Infants with fewer types of intestinal bacteria are at increased risk for developing asthma, a small new study suggests. Researchers assessed the varieties of gut bacteria in 47 infants and then followed them
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