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Less Variety in Babies’ Gut Bacteria May Lead to Asthma Risk – U.S. News & World Report

Less Variety in Babies' Gut Bacteria May Lead to Asthma Risk
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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 until they …
Low Diversity of Bacteria May Increase Risk for AsthmaScience Daily (press release)
Low diversity of gut bacteria in infants linked to higher risk of asthmaMTBeurope

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How Obesity May Lead To Asthma — And Perhaps How To Break That Link – WBUR

How Obesity May Lead To Asthma — And Perhaps How To Break That Link
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This just in from Boston Children's Hospital: The immune system may play a key role in the asthma that can develop along with obesity — and that new understanding may point to possible ways to stop or treat obesity-related asthma. A finding of broad …
A treatment for obesity-associated asthmaMedical Xpress
Obesity May Cause Asthma by Altering the Immune SystemSacramento Bee

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Discovery of Origins of a Unique Form of Asthma May Lead to a Precision … – Newswise (press release)

Discovery of Origins of a Unique Form of Asthma May Lead to a Precision …
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Newswise — NEW YORK (May 23, 2013) — Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University …

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Molecule That Decreases Airway Inflammation Could Lead To New Asthma … – RedOrbit


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Molecule That Decreases Airway Inflammation Could Lead To New Asthma …
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Researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston have discovered a molecule that controls cells responsible for decreasing airway inflammation in asthma patients, and their discovery could lead to new treatments for the millions of …

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Reduced Blood Lead Levels, Increasing Cases of Asthma in Children: Survey – Counsel & Heal


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Reduced Blood Lead Levels, Increasing Cases of Asthma in Children: Survey
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According to recent figures disclosed by the government's Environment Protection Agency (EPA), there is an unprecedented reduction in the levels of lead in blood; however, there is also a marked increase in asthma cases among children. "The latest …

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Lead Levels Down in U.S. Kids, But Asthma Cases Rising: EPA – U.S. News & World Report

Lead Levels Down in U.S. Kids, But Asthma Cases Rising: EPA
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25 (HealthDay News) — Lead levels in young children in the United States have declined dramatically in recent decades, according to government figures released Friday. But the new report on the environment and children's health also found a rise in …
EPA REPORT: Children's health improvesPress-Enterprise (blog)
EPA Releases New Report on Children's Health and the ….U.S. EPA.gov (press release)

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