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Moldy Homes May Mean More Asthma in Young Kids
HealthDay 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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Preemies More Likely to Have Asthma, Study Finds
U.S. News & World Report FRIDAY, Feb. 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Premature babies have an increased risk of developing asthma, but are likely to grow out of the disease, new research says. "The study confirms that those born prematurely [less than 37 weeks of pregnancy] are … |
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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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Express.co.uk |
More than 1m asthma sufferers may have been misdiagnosed
Express.co.uk "Accurate diagnosis of asthma has been a significant problem which means that people may be wrongly diagnosed or cases might be missed in others. Our aim with this guideline is to give clarity and set out the most clinical and cost effective ways to … |
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Study shows race, ethnicity and poverty impact childhood asthma more than …
West Hawaii Today For more than 50 years, researchers have described childhood asthma as a plague of the inner city — urban areas where 20 percent or more of the population lives below the poverty line. But a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins University … |
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Study shows asthma is not more prevalent in the inner city
Kankakee Daily Journal For more than 50 years, researchers have described childhood asthma as a plague of the inner city — urban areas where 20 percent or more of the population lives below the poverty line. But a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins University … |
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Asthma patients at risk for more reactions during food OIT
Healio “Baseline asthma severity does not seem to affect the risk of severe reactions at random exposure and during the course of [milk oral immunotherapy (MOIT)], but patients with intermittent asthma have a more favorable outcome,” Arnon Elizur, MD, of Tel … |
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Study shows asthma is not more prevalent in inner city dwellers
Bend Bulletin For more than 50 years, researchers have described childhood asthma as a plague of the inner city — urban areas where 20 percent or more of the population lives below the poverty line. But a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins University … |
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Study shows asthma is not more prevalent in the inner city
STLtoday.com For more than 50 years, researchers have described childhood asthma as a plague of the inner city — urban areas where 20 percent or more of the population lives below the poverty line. But a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins University … |
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NPR (blog) |
Researchers debunk the idea that asthma is more common in inner cities
Los Angeles Times For more than 50 years, the conventional wisdom about asthma has been that it thrives in poor, densely populated urban areas. Researchers have even gone so far as to declare an “inner-city asthma epidemic.” But they've never actually checked whether … The City Might Not Be To Blame For High Asthma Rates Kids' asthma risk isn't all about location Role of urban living overestimated as asthma risk factor |
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