Smoke-Free Laws Linked With Fewer Child Asthma Attacks – Huffington Post


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Smoke-Free Laws Linked With Fewer Child Asthma Attacks
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LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Introducing laws banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to swift and dramatic falls in the number of children admitted to hospital suffering asthma attacks, according to a study in England published on Monday.
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Smoke-free law linked to 12% decrease in child asthma hospital admissions … – Medical Xpress

Smoke-free law linked to 12% decrease in child asthma hospital admissions
Medical Xpress
Asthma affects one in every 11 children in the UK. Before the law was implemented, hospital admissions for children suffering a severe asthma attack were increasing by 2.2 per cent per year, peaking at 26,969 admissions in 2006/2007. The trend reversed

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Decline in child asthma attacks linked to smoke-free laws – Denver Post


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Decline in child asthma attacks linked to smoke-free laws
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LONDON (Reuters) – Introducing laws banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to swift and dramatic falls in the number of children admitted to hospital suffering asthma attacks, according to a study in England published on Monday. Researchers
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Cleaning Jobs Linked to Asthma Risk – Science Daily (press release)

Cleaning Jobs Linked to Asthma Risk
Science Daily (press release)
Not including those who had asthma as children, nine per cent developed asthma by age 42. Risks in the workplace were responsible for one in six cases of adult onset asthma – even more than the one in nine cases attributed to smoking, according to the
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Smoke-free laws linked to drop in child asthma attacks – NBCNews.com


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Smoke-free laws linked to drop in child asthma attacks
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Smoke-free laws linked to drop in child asthma attacks – Reuters


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Smoke-free laws linked to drop in child asthma attacks
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LONDON Jan 21 (Reuters) – Introducing laws banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to swift and dramatic falls in the number of children admitted to hospital suffering asthma attacks, according to a study in England published on Monday.
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Smoke-free law linked to large fall in child asthma hospital admissions – Imperial College London


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Smoke-free law linked to large fall in child asthma hospital admissions
Imperial College London
NHS statistics analysed by researchers at Imperial College London show a 12.3 per cent fall in admissions for childhood asthma in the first year after the law on smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces came into effect in July 2007. The
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Asthma, Low Birth Weight Not Linked – Medscape

Asthma, Low Birth Weight Not Linked
Medscape
A new study shows no association between birth weight and the risk of developing asthma within the first 7 years of life. Hyeon J. Yang, MD, from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues published their findings in the January issue of the
Low birth weight not associated with increased risk for childhood asthmaHealio

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