Mom’s Vitamin D Levels Not Linked to Kid’s Asthma – MedPage Today

Mom's Vitamin D Levels Not Linked to Kid's Asthma
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The issue has been controversial, with several studies linking low maternal dietary vitamin D to wheezing but not to asthma itself, according to Carlos
Low vitamin D levels up respiratory infectionsTimes of India
Poor Vit D levels in newborns up risk of respiratory infectionsSify

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Mother’s Stress Levels Affect Child’s Asthma Status – Doctors Lounge


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Mother's Stress Levels Affect Child's Asthma Status
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Different types of emotional stress and coping behaviors among mothers may have different impacts on children's asthma status, according to a study
Mother's Stress, Interference May Worsen Child's AsthmaBusinessWeek
Mother's Stress Exacerbates Child's AsthmaMyHealthNewsDaily
Stressed out mothers make asthma in children worseTelegraph.co.uk
Globe and Mail –Sify –TheMedGuru
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Dose Proportionality Study: Blood Levels of Fluticasone Furoate (FF) and Vilanterol (VI) Following Different Doses of FF/VI Via an Inhaler

Condition:   Asthma
Interventions:   Drug: Fluticasone furoate 50 mcg (4 inhalations);   Drug: Fluticasone furoate 100 mcg (4 inhalations);   Drug: Fluticasone furoate 200 mcg (4 inhalations);   Drug: Vilanterol 25 mcg (4 inhalations)
Sponsor:   GlaxoSmithKline
Not yet recruiting – verified October 2010

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Women’s cholesterol levels vary with phase of menstrual cycle

National Institutes of Health researchers have shown that women’s cholesterol levels correspond with monthly changes in estrogen levels. This natural variation, they suggest, might indicate a need to take into account the phases of a woman’s monthly cycle before evaluating her cholesterol measures. On average, the total cholesterol level of the women in the study varied 19 percent over the course of the menstrual cycle.

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