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Study: Newark children more likely to have asthma
News 12 New Jersey A new study shows high asthma numbers for children in Newark, and as a result families are questioning the air quality. The study shows that Newark children are three times more likely to have asthma, especially near the city's Ironbound neighborhood, … |
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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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Medical Daily |
Teen Girls In Rural Areas Are More Likely To Have Asthma And Depression
Medical Daily The study was based off data that had been gathered during a three-year trial of an asthma program targeting teenagers. The results showed that while the prevalence of both diagnosed and undiagnosed asthma was the same in both rural and city areas, … Teen girls from rural areas have undiagnosed asthma, face higher risk of … Undiagnosed asthma higher among rural girls Undiagnosed asthma higher among rural girls Study |
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EurekAlert (press release) |
Teen girls from rural areas more likely to have undiagnosed asthma, be depressed
Medical Xpress Teen girls who live in rural areas are more likely than their male counterparts to have undiagnosed asthma, and they often are at a higher risk of depression, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University. Public Release: 24-Feb-2015 Teen girls from rural areas more likely to have … |
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EurekAlert (press release) |
Public Release: 24-Feb-2015 Teen girls from rural areas more likely to have …
EurekAlert (press release) According to data collected during a three-year trial of an asthma program tailored to teens, the prevalence of asthma – both diagnosed and undiagnosed – was about the same in rural areas as it is in urban settings. But more girls had undiagnosed … |
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13abc Action News |
Moldy homes may mean more asthma in young kids
13abc Action News 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Children appear more likely to develop asthma if their living rooms, kitchens or bedrooms have mold or moisture damage, according to a new study. Children were most susceptible to developing asthma with mold exposure … |
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Moldy Homes May Mean More Asthma in Young Kids
U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, Feb. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Children appear more likely to develop asthma if their living rooms, kitchens or bedrooms have mold or moisture damage, according to a new study. Children were most susceptible to developing asthma with … |
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Moldy homes may mean more asthma in young kids
Medical Xpress Children were nearly five times more likely to develop asthma at some point by age 6 if moisture damage with mold existed in their bedrooms. The risk for kids with mold in their living room was 7.5 times higher, compared to no moisture damage. In … |
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