Child more likely to get asthma if father smoked in teens, researchers say – Radio Australia

Child more likely to get asthma if father smoked in teens, researchers say
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New research has found babies are more likely to develop asthma if their father smoked as a teenager. Medical experts said the information should be used to educate young men about the dangers smoking could have on their unborn children. The Thoracic …

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American Lung Association wants to help St. Louis clinics improve asthma … – St. Louis Public Radio


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American Lung Association wants to help St. Louis clinics improve asthma
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St. Louis area pediatricians will soon have help managing asthma care for their patients. The American Lung Association is implementing a program here to improve the system that primary care clinics use to identify and treat the disease. The Enhancing …

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NIH Seeks African Americans To Evaluate Asthma Medications – St. Louis Public Radio


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NIH Seeks African Americans To Evaluate Asthma Medications
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"They like the fact that we're always available to help answer questions, all of the asthma medications are provided free of charge, we will help folks with travel, with parking ? with any of the logistics of helping them attend study visits, to

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African Americans Needed For Study Of Asthma Medications – St. Louis Public Radio


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African Americans Needed For Study Of Asthma Medications
St. Louis Public Radio
"They like the fact that we're always available to help answer questions, all of the asthma medications are provided free of charge, we will help folks with travel, with parking ? with any of the logistics of helping them attend study visits, to

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With Latino Kids’ Asthma Rates High, Researchers Turn To Peer Mentors – Rhode Island Public Radio

With Latino Kids' Asthma Rates High, Researchers Turn To Peer Mentors
Rhode Island Public Radio
Childhood asthma rates are on the rise across the country. In Rhode Island, it's about 12 percent, according to the state health department – one of the highest rates in New England. Hiding in that statistic: in some inner city schools, almost half the

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