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Obstetric outcomes for women with asthma evaluated
Medical Xpress The researchers found that women with asthma had significantly higher odds of preeclampsia, superimposed preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, placental abruption, and placenta previa (adjusted odds ratios [aORs], 1.14, 1.34, 1.11, 1.22, and 1.30, … |
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Living Close to The Equator May Increase Risk of Allergies and Asthma
Medical Daily A recent report in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology has implicated latitude as a major factor in the development of allergic asthma. (Photo : (Credit: Dottie Mae/Flickr Creative Commons)) An inhaler. Previous image Enlarge Close Next image … |
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Geographic factors can cause allergies, asthma
Medical Xpress "Allergies and asthma are serious diseases that can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated properly," said allergist Richard Weber, MD, ACAAI president. "Both conditions can be more than bothersome for people, no matter their geographic … Pollen increasing |
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Lead levels down in U.S. kids, but asthma cases rising
Medical Xpress (HealthDay)—Lead levels in young children in the United States have declined dramatically in recent decades, according to government figures released Friday. But the new report on the environment and children's health also found a rise in asthma among … |
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Fast food linked to asthma and eczema
Medical Xpress All the participants were involved in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), a collaborative research project which has been led by The University of Auckland for more than 20 years and now involves more than 100 … |
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Some Adult Asthma Could Be Job-Related
Medical News Today Around one in six cases of adult asthma in baby boomer Britons could be work-related, with the strongest evidence being for cleaning jobs or workplaces where workers are exposed to cleaning agents. People in hairdressing, farming and printing jobs were … Drop In Child Asthma Hospital Admissions Linked To Anti-Smoking Laws Decline in child asthma attacks linked to smoke-free laws Asthma Drops After Public Smoking Ban |
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Asthma Hospitalization Rates Dropped After Smoke-Free Laws Came Into Effect
Medical News Today As soon as the smoke-free laws came into force in England, there was a significant drop in asthma hospital admissions among children, researchers from Imperial College London reported in the journal Pediatrics. According to National Health Service (NHS … |
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'Reversing' the symptoms of asthma
Medical Xpress The development is also significant because asthma attacks are currently treated similiarly regardless of whether they are caused by viruses or allergens, but virus-induced effects are much less responsive to current therapies. The compound could also … |
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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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Researchers Find a Way to Beat Asthma
Medical Daily Asthma is a long term disease that narrows the airways, according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. The disease causes chest tightening, wheezing and coughing. In the U.S., about 25 million people suffer from asthma, of which at least 7 … An end to asthma attacks? Newcastle team makes asthma breakthrough |
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