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Poverty, race drive asthma rates more than city living
Buffalo News For the past 50 years, scientists also believed urban living led to higher rates of asthma in children. But new research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center disputes the notion that geography alone is a major risk factor for the disease and its … |
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Daily Mail |
Expert warns dust mites and germs living in beds cause asthma, hayfever and flu
Daily Mail This can cause eczema and hay fever, and estimates suggest dust mites may be a factor in up to 80 per cent of people with asthma. Dr Ackerley, added: 'They can cause rhinitis, a cough, dry eyes. They can disturb sleep. People with other allergies can … |
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Allergic Living |
Why Does Asthma Put a Food-Allergic Child at a Higher Risk of Anaphylaxis?
Allergic Living It is assumed that people with food allergy who have asthma are more likely to experience severe food-allergic reactions because the airways are already prone to respond with narrowing. Therefore, if you have two people with the same sensitivity to a … 5 Secret Ways Spring Allergies Are Affecting Your Body Allergies kicking up? You're not alone Sorry, allergy sufferers, but you still have another month of the yellow death |
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Allergic Living |
Kids Living in Dysfunctional Homes More Likely to Have Asthma
Allergic Living Children who grow up in dysfunctional home environments, such as those where caregivers who have mental illness, violent tendencies, or substance abuse problems, have an increased risk for asthma. According to study published in the Annals of Allergy, … |
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Memphis Commercial Appeal |
Poverty, race drive asthma rates more than city living, research shows
Memphis Commercial Appeal There are, however, pockets around the country in suburban and rural areas where the prevalence of asthma is just as high, according to the study, recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The common links among 23,000 … |
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Arizona Daily Sun |
Poverty, race drive asthma rates more than city living
Arizona Daily Sun For the past 50 years, scientists also believed urban living led to higher rates of asthma in children. But new research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center disputes the notion that geography alone is a major risk factor for the disease and its … |
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Poverty, race drive asthma rates more than city living
Medical Xpress Her mother, Tyishia Walker, who suffers from asthma and has an older daughter with the disease, knew exactly what was wrong: Faith also had the chronic lung condition. "I'm sure it's from living in the city," said Tyishia Walker." We have more rats … |
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Baltimore Sun |
Poverty, race drive asthma rates more than city living
Baltimore Sun Her mother, Tyishia Walker, who suffers from asthma and has an older daughter with the disease, knew exactly what was wrong: Faith also had the chronic lung condition. "I'm sure it's from living in the city," said Tyishia Walker."We have more rats … |
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Tech Times |
Study Casts Doubt on Relationship Between City Living and Asthma
Tech Times Elizabeth Matsui, M.D., M.H.S., a pediatrics and epidemiology associate professor and pediatric asthma specialist from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and senior author for the study, however, cautions against focusing on inner cities … |
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Medical News Today |
Role of urban living overestimated as asthma risk factor
Medical News Today For many years, urban living has been widely regarded as a risk factor for asthma. More than half a century ago, experts spoke of an "inner-city asthma epidemic" which public health efforts focused on tackling. However, a new study suggests that the … |
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