Longer allergy season means more misery – KCTV Kansas City

Longer allergy season means more misery
KCTV Kansas City
Allergy season used to run from mid-August through September, but in many parts of the country, symptoms such as itchy eyes and stuffiness are starting earlier and extending through October, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma
Obese kids have more asthma flare-upsReuters
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Study: Obese kids need more drugs to curb asthma – ABC7Chicago.com


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Study: Obese kids need more drugs to curb asthma
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September 5, 2011 (WLS) — According to new research, heavier children may be more prone to asthma flare-ups. The study is the first to show that even after taking race and social factors into account, obese kids tend to use more drugs to control their
Obese kids have more asthma flare-upsReuters
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Asthma may impact on young children’s learning to read even more than … – New Zealand Doctor Online

Asthma may impact on young children's learning to read even more than
New Zealand Doctor Online
Asthma may have even more negative impact on young children's learning to read than research linking the two to date has previously suggested delegates at the New Zealand Respiratory Conference were told in Wellington today.

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Obese kids have more asthma flare-ups – Reuters


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Obese kids have more asthma flare-ups
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The work is the first to show that even after taking race and social factors into account, heavier kids use more drugs to control their asthma and curb flare-ups than their slimmer peers. "Improving nutritional status, preventing obesity, and stressing
Obese Children With Asthma Need More Medication Than Kids Of Normal WeightMedical News Today
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Climate Change May Trigger More Asthma Emergencies – U.S. News & World Report

Climate Change May Trigger More Asthma Emergencies
U.S. News & World Report
2 (HealthDay News) — Climate change may increase children's asthma-related visits to hospital emergency departments in the next decade. The prediction was made by Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers using regional and atmospheric models.
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Obese Children With Asthma Need More Medication Than Kids Of Normal Weight – Medical News Today

Obese Children With Asthma Need More Medication Than Kids Of Normal Weight
Medical News Today
Obese kids with asthma take more medications, find it harder to control their symptoms, have more flare ups, and make more ED visits than children with asthma who are not obese or overweight, researchers from the University of California, San Diego,
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Kids of Unhealthy, Disadvantaged Moms More Likely to Be Sickly – U.S. News & World Report

Kids of Unhealthy, Disadvantaged Moms More Likely to Be Sickly
U.S. News & World Report
They are also more likely to score lower on surveys of well-being, have a significantly greater risk of developing asthma and/or a learning disability and are more likely to make emergency department visits. Genetics are not the only cause of these
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Asthma More Likely Among Children of Overweight Mothers – New York Times (blog)


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Asthma More Likely Among Children of Overweight Mothers
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By ANAHAD O'CONNOR Women who are overweight or obese when they become pregnant may be more likely to have children who develop asthma as teenagers, new research shows. The findings could point to yet another consequence of the rising rates of obesity
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More Kids Hospitalized for Flu, Skin Infections – U.S. News & World Report

More Kids Hospitalized for Flu, Skin Infections
U.S. News & World Report
In 2009, pneumonia, asthma, acute bronchitis and mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorder) were the leading conditions that led to hospital stays for those aged 17 and younger. Children accounted for one out of every six hospital stays in 2009
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