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Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER visits for asthma
EurekAlert (press release) Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 wildfires in Australia found that exposure to wildfire smoke was linked to increased visits to hospital emergency departments for asthma. The findings reveal the adverse health impacts due to wildfire … |
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Public Release: 8-Sep-2015 Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER …
EurekAlert (press release) Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 wildfires in Australia found that exposure to wildfire smoke was linked to increased visits to hospital emergency departments for asthma. The findings reveal the adverse health impacts due to wildfire … |
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Asthma Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) Chih-Ming Cheng, MD, from the Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan, and colleagues examined the temporal association between asthma and Parkinson's disease. A cohort of 10,455 patients (age ?45 years) who were diagnosed with asthma … |
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Medical Xpress |
Mothers' diet during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma
Medical Xpress In one of two related studies lead by Professor Graham Devereux and Dr Steve Turner, maternal dietary deficiencies in vitamins D and E during pregnancy have been linked to increased asthma risk in school-aged children up to the age of 10 years. |
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Yibada (English Edition) |
Marijuana Smoking Among Teens Not Linked To Future Asthma, Depression: Study
Yibada (English Edition) Findings in a new study show that marijuana use among teenagers is not linked to future physical or mental health issues, including headaches, asthma, anxiety, and depression. The outcome was the same regardless of the amount or frequency of pot use … Teen cannabis use 'NOT linked to depression or lung cancer in later life' Study: No link between teen pot use and depression, lung cancer Marijuana use does not trigger serious conditions, research suggests |
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The Australian (blog) |
Asthma: Australian researchers find PAG1 gene may be linked | The Australian
The Australian (blog) While previous discoveries by Dr Ferreira led to a current clinical trial testing whether a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could be useful in treating asthma, he cautioned that further research was needed to determine the potential impact of … |
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Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) |
Asthma Meds Linked to Tx Failure in Older Patients
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) A study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reports that older asthma patients, particularly those treated with inhaled corticosteroids, appear to be at an increased risk for treatment failure compared to those under the … Public Release: 12-Jun-2015 Older asthma patients at increased risk for … Older asthma patients at increased risk for treatment failure Asthma Treatments Fail Older Patients More Often: Study |
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EmpowHer |
Trouble at Home: Childhood Trauma Linked to Increased Asthma Risk
EmpowHer “The biological risk factors for asthma onset and severity, such as genetics, allergens, tobacco smoke, air pollution and respiratory infections, have been well established by previous studies. But psychosocial factors, such as stress, which we know … |
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Diet linked to asthma severity in pregnancy
Medical Xpress "Asthma is a common chronic condition, affecting 8-13% of the population, but many people don't realise that asthma during pregnancy can be very dangerous for both the mother and the baby – even more so if the asthma is poorly managed," says Dr Grieger … |
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Boston Globe (subscription) |
Source of shots linked to fatal asthma attack disputed
Boston Globe (subscription) On a rainy night in January 2012, gunfire erupted on Blue Hill Avenue, and Kelvin Rowell took off running. No one was struck by the shots, but Rowell, 40, did not escape unharmed. He suffered a severe asthma attack after the shooting incident, slipped … |
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