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  • Some Asthma Medications Restrict Kids’ Growth – LiveScience.com

    LiveScience.com Some Asthma Medications Restrict Kids' GrowthLiveScience.comCertain asthma medications may slightly restrict children's growth, but the effect is small compared to the benefits of the drugs, according to new research. Researchers examined information from 25 studies involving more than 8,000 children with … View full post on asthma – Google News

  • Experimental Asthma Drug Hits a New Target – LiveScience.com

    LiveScience.com Experimental Asthma Drug Hits a New TargetLiveScience.comAn experimental drug that could help people with asthma or allergies works in a new way, by blocking the production of an inflammatory protein, according to a new study. The research is in its early stages and the drug, called quilizumab, has a long … View full post […]

  • Practicing Yoga Doesn’t Ease Asthma Symptoms, Study Finds – LiveScience.com

    Practicing Yoga Doesn't Ease Asthma Symptoms, Study FindsLiveScience.comEven though some people practice yoga to treat their asthma, the exercise does not appear to alleviate asthma symptoms in adults, according to a new study. But asthma sufferers can still practice yoga as a supplement standard treatments, like taking … View full post on asthma – Google News

  • Some Asthma Patients May Be Overmedicated, Doctors Say – LiveScience.com

    Some Asthma Patients May Be Overmedicated, Doctors SayLiveScience.comPeople with mild asthma are advised to lower their medication dose once their asthma has been brought under control, but the best way to reduce the dose is not fully known, doctors say. As a result, patients may be staying on higher doses than what's … View full post […]

  • Preterm Birth Linked with Asthma – LiveScience.com

    LiveScience.com Preterm Birth Linked with AsthmaLiveScience.comBabies who are born prematurely may be at increased risk for developing asthma or another type of wheezing disorder later in childhood, a new study finds. The study reviewed information from 30 previous studies that together included about 1.5 million …Asthma, Wheezing Disorders More Common In Premature BabiesMedical DailyPremature Birth Linked […]

  • ‘Dog Dust’ May Combat Allergies and Asthma – LiveScience.com

    LiveScience.com 'Dog Dust' May Combat Allergies and AsthmaLiveScience.comExposure to "dog dust," or the dried flakes of skin that fall from Fido, may protect against developing allergies and asthma in later life by altering intestinal bacteria, a new study in mice suggests. The dust appears to contain bacteria that, when … View full post on asthma […]

  • Secondhand Smoke: Most Kids with Asthma Exposed – LiveScience.com

    Secondhand Smoke: Most Kids with Asthma ExposedLiveScience.comMore than half of U.S. children with asthma are exposed to secondhand smoke, even though the substance is particularly harmful for kids with the condition, according to a new report. Between 2007 and 2010, 54 percent of U.S. children ages 3 to 19 were … View full post on asthma […]

  • Fat, Fiber in Diet Linked with Asthma – LiveScience.com

    Fat, Fiber in Diet Linked with AsthmaLiveScience.comPeople with asthma who eat a diet low in fat and high in fiber may be better off than those who eat less healthfully, a new study suggests. In the study, people with severe asthma consumed five grams more of fat daily, and five fewer grams of fiber … […]

  • Eating Fewer Calories May Lower Risk of Asthma, Other Diseases – LiveScience.com

    Eating Fewer Calories May Lower Risk of Asthma, Other DiseasesLiveScience.comVANCOUVER — People with asthma may one day receive an unconventional prescription for their condition: eat less. Known as caloric restriction, eating fewer calories than you need has been touted for many years as a way to increase lifespan.and more » View full post on asthma – […]

  • Alcohol and Smoke Can Worsen Asthma and Allergies (LiveScience.com)

    LiveScience.com – Drinking just one glass of wine can trigger allergic reactions in some people, and being exposed to smoke can worsen asthma and affect seasonal allergy sufferers, experts say. View full post on Yahoo! News: Health News