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Prenatal Exposure to Chemicals in Plastics Linked to Asthma Risk in Kids
U.S. News & World Report WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Exposure in the womb to household chemicals known as phthalates might increase a child's future risk of developing asthma, Columbia University researchers reported in a new study. Children had nearly … |
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Science World Report |
Socioeconomic Status Ultimately Influences The Long-Term Effects of Childhood …
Science World Report "As with all chronic illnesses, there is a biological mechanism behind asthma, but asthmatic children's prognoses depend heavily on parental management, and successful management often relies on social circumstances," said Jen-Hao Chen, an assistant … |
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Few Students With Asthma, Allergies Have School Emergency Plan
U.S. News & World Report FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Too few students with asthma and food allergies have emergency plans in place at school, which can leave the schools inadequately prepared in a health crisis, a new survey finds. Just half of students with … |
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Science World Report |
Father's Smoking Habit Prior to Conception Linked to Increased Risk of Asthma …
Science World Report The researchers noticed that children whose fathers smoked prior to conception, they suffered from non-allergic asthma without hay fever. The risk of asthma further increased if the father smoked before the age of 15 years and it further rose depending … Smoking Before Fatherhood May Increase Asthma Risk in Offspring Father's smoking prior to conception may increase asthma risk for baby Men who smoke could give their unborn baby asthma |
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CBS Local |
10 states report outbreak of respiratory illness in kids
USA TODAY "Because these kids that have asthma (or allergies) and get this enterovirus can get very ill." This particular type of enterovirus — EV-D68 — is uncommon, but not new. It was first identified in the 1960s. An analysis by the CDC showed at least 19 … Rare, potentially deadly 'Enterovirus' hits thousands of kids across 10 states Symptom of Respiratory Illness Infecting Midwest Children is Asthma Attacks Denver hospitals see virus spike in kids |
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Science World Report |
What's New in Asthma Management?
U.S. News & World Report It was a muggy 2011 Fourth of July in Illinois, and Kenny Beyer, 33, a severe asthmatic, opted for some exercise indoors. So he and his wife walked around the air-conditioned mall – until they were ambushed by the spraying ladies from the perfume shop … Exercise-induced asthma surprises many athletes, but it can be managed Study Reveals Childhood Obesity Leads to Asthma Researchers examine which condition tends to come first, childhood obesity or … |
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Science World Report |
Study Reveals Childhood Obesity Leads to Asthma
Science World Report For several decades, health experts have believed that childhood obesity and asthma are linked; however, they could not determine which of the two conditions comes first and whether one condition leads to the other. Childhood obesity is listed as a … Overweight Children Are More Likely to Develop Asthma For kids with both asthma and obesity, which came first? |
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Newsweek |
Man Died of Asthma as LAPD Ignored His Pleas: Report
Newsweek Police failed to heed the pleas of a man dying of an asthma attack, two police reports obtained by Los Angeles Times showed. Written by the LAPD Chief of Police and the Inspector General of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC), the … Pleading suspect dies in police custody: 'You can breathe just fine' Los Angeles Police Ignored Man's Asthma, Allowed Him to Die in Custody LAPD officers ignored pleas from dying asthmatic arrestee |
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Pomerado Newspaper Group |
Alumni Report: Poway High graduate a heptathlon champion despite asthma
Pomerado Newspaper Group “I have asthma so I was hoping not to run,” said the 2011 Poway High graduate about her freshman year at Cal Poly. “But one day I was talking to one of the coaches and was asked how tall I was. I said (5-feet, 9-inches). The coach said 'perfect. You … |
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Stress During Pregnancy Increases Offspring's Risk of Asthma
Science World Report The negative outcomes include several developmental and behavioral problems. The new study, led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, states that stress among pregnant mice led to elevated risk of allergy-induced asthma in their … Stress in pregnancy linked to offspring's asthma risk Keep Calm Moms: Maternal Stress During Pregnancy Linked to Asthma Risk in … |
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