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Report: Valley air thick with smog
The Desert Sun “Code Orange” levels are considered dangerous to children and others sensitive to pollution, such as asthma sufferers. Ground-level ozone, the primary component of the unhealthy haze more generally known as “smog,” happens when oxygen and sunlight … City looks to buses for reducing air pollution |
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Poorly Controlled Asthma Can Boost Chances of Pregnancy Complications
U.S. News & World Report 11 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women with poorly controlled asthma are at increased risk for pregnancy complications and for having a low-birth weight or premature baby, a new study warns. Researchers reviewed data from 1975 to 2009 on more than 1 … Uncontrolled asthma can affect children's schooling, family income |
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Factors Before Birth Can Determine Child's Risk of Allergies: Study
U.S. News & World Report IgE is associated with the development of allergies and asthma; higher levels indicate increased risk. The study found that IgE levels during infancy were 28 percent lower in children whose mothers were exposed to indoor pets during pregnancy (indoor … Factors that up asthma risk in kids Prenatal exposure to pets may reduce allergy risk Prenatal exposure to pets may lower early allergy risks |
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'Report Predicts Asthma and COPD Drug Revenues Will Reach $43.8BN in 2015 …
PR Newswire UK (press release) A new report by visiongain, a London-based business information company, predicts that world asthma and COPD drug revenues will reach $43.8bnin 2015. That market generated $32.1bn in 2010, according to Asthma and COPD Therapies: World Market 2011-2021, … |
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'Report Predicts Asthma And COPD Drug Revenues Will Reach $43.8BN In 2015 …
Science 2.0 (press release) A new report by visiongain, a London-based business information company, predicts that world asthma and COPD drug revenues will reach $43.8bnin 2015. That market generated $32.1bn in 2010, according to Asthma and COPD Therapies: World Market 2011-2021, … |
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Experimental Drug Promising Against Tough-to-Treat Asthma
U.S. News & World Report 3 (HealthDay News) — A new experimental drug for adults with asthma seems to improve lung function in patients who haven't been helped with standard steroids. The drug, lebrikizumab, targets a specific receptor involved in asthma, and appears to be … Lebrikizumab Ups Lung Function in Adults With Asthma Lebrikizumab Improves Lung Function in Asthma Roche asthma drug shows promise in mid-stage trial |
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Household Mold During Infancy May Trigger Asthma
U.S. News & World Report 5 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to household mold in infancy greatly increases a child's risk of developing asthma, a new study says. Researchers analyzed seven years of data collected from 176 children who were followed from infancy as part of the … Mold Increases Asthma Risk in Babies Mould in homes ups child asthma risk Raised asthma risk 'in children exposed to mould' |
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Special Needs Kids Bullied More, Fare Poorly at School
U.S. News & World Report Tracking the progress of more than 1450 students in fourth through sixth grades from 34 rural schools, US researchers found that one-third coped with special health care needs such as asthma, chronic pain, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder … |
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Asthma Attack Gets Man a Free Day in Morgue Refrigerator
The Morton Report A South African man suffered an asthma attack Friday and woke up Sunday tagged and cold in a morgue refrigerator. Sizwe Kupelo's family called an undertaker after he suffered an asthma attack that rendered him unconscious, … A Man Was Mistaken For Dead And Woke Up In A Morgue 21 Hours Later |
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Poor Health Linked to Very Preemie Birth Stabilizes by Adolescence
U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) — Children who are born at extremely low birth weights (below 2.2 pounds) are susceptible to a number of chronic health conditions, such as asthma. But, new research suggests that between 8 and 14 … |
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