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December 12, 2012

Asthma More Common In IVF Children – Medical News Today

Asthma More Common In IVF Children
Medical News Today
A new study from the UK finds that asthma is more common in children born after in vitro fertilization or IVF. But the researchers say parents of children born after assisted reproduction technology (ART) should not be worried about this because in …
IVF Associated With Increased Risk for Childhood AsthmaMedscape
Kids May Be at Slightly Higher Asthma Risk If Parents Had Infertility TreatmentsU.S. News & World Report
Risk of Asthma Up for Children Born After Fertility TreatmentMonthly Prescribing Reference
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December 8, 2012

Abuse during childhood linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women – Medical Xpress

Abuse during childhood linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women
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According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported suffering abuse before age 11 had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma compared to women whose childhood and …

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December 4, 2012

Counting the cost of asthma – Irish Medical Times

Irish Medical Times

Counting the cost of asthma
Irish Medical Times
As CEO of the Asthma Society of Ireland, Sharon Cosgrove has a sizeable constituency of almost half a million people. Indeed, Ireland ranks fourth in the world in respect of asthma prevalence although, as Cosgrove points out, the reasons behind this …

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November 27, 2012

Meat Loaf Touts Medical ID Bracelets – All Access Music Group

Meat Loaf Touts Medical ID Bracelets
All Access Music Group
MEAT LOAF has teamed up with Medical ID Marketplace (www.hopepaige.com) to create a customized bracelet to raise awareness for children with asthma and other severe medical conditions. The singer suffers from asthma and even had an attack on stage …

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November 21, 2012

Research supports role of BMI in incident asthma in children – Medical Xpress

Research supports role of BMI in incident asthma in children
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(HealthDay)—Overweight and obese children have a significantly increased risk of incident asthma, with evidence of a dose-response effect of elevated body mass index (BMI), according to a meta-analysis published online Nov. 12 in Obesity Reviews.

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November 20, 2012

Increasing evidence for small airway role in asthma intensity – Medical Xpress

Increasing evidence for small airway role in asthma intensity
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Maarten van den Berge, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, and colleagues reviewed the clinical relevance of small airway disease and its implications for the treatment of asthma. The researchers found that, based on …

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November 14, 2012

Kicking the habit—New research examines the barriers to quitting smoking for … – Medical Xpress

Kicking the habit—New research examines the barriers to quitting smoking for …
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McLeish's study of 125 smokers with asthma found that anxiety sensitivity was a significant factor in impeding the smokers' efforts to quit smoking, even though the participants with higher anxiety sensitivity were more likely to report that they …

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November 12, 2012

Why are asthma rates higher among children now than in the past? – Medical Xpress

Why are asthma rates higher among children now than in the past?
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It is true that asthma prevalence has been rising in the United States and many other parts of the world. The reasons for this are not yet clear, although there are some hypotheses that are supported by at least some evidence. Understanding the …

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October 30, 2012

Today’s Top Medical Stories for October 30, 2012 – OzarksFirst.com

Today's Top Medical Stories for October 30, 2012
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Mothers who smoke not only increase their child's chance of getting asthma but also their grandchildren. UCLA researchers studied rats and found nicotine affected the lungs and DNA of their unborn babies. Many later developed asthma. They were also …

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October 30, 2012

New procedure helps patients with severe asthma breathe easier – Medical Xpress

New procedure helps patients with severe asthma breathe easier
Medical Xpress
Nearly 24 million people in this country suffer from asthma. For most of them, avoiding allergens and taking medications help keep their asthma under control. But for a small group with severe persistent asthma, frequent hospital visits tend to be the …

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