Eco friendly cars will cut down on asthma attacks, respiratory problems, and … – Greener Ideal


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Eco friendly cars will cut down on asthma attacks, respiratory problems, and
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A new study by the American Lung Association has given us a reason to love eco friendly cars beyond their being good for the environment: they also cut down on asthma attacks, respiratory problems, heart attacks, and billions of dollars in healthcare
STUDY: Tough Vehicle Standards Result in Fewer Asthma Attacks, Heart Attacks PR Newswire (press release)
Cleaner-emission cars could reduce health care costsVallejo Times-Herald
Emissions: State urged to tighten tailpipe rulesSan Francisco Chronicle
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Questionnaire can help pediatricians track respiratory, asthma control – Pediatric SuperSite

Questionnaire can help pediatricians track respiratory, asthma control
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The Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids, or TRACK, can help pediatricians, as well as asthma specialists, monitor asthma symptoms in patients, according to researchers. Bradley Chipps, MD,of Capital Allergy and Respiratory Disease Center,

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AAAAI: Combined OCPs Not Tied to Respiratory Issues – Doctors Lounge


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The investigators found that the use of progestin-estrogen OCPs was not associated with lower respiratory tract infections, wheezing, or asthma among offspring. However, progestin-only pill use in the year prior to pregnancy had a slight positive
Moms' Use of 'the Pill' Won't Raise Kids' Asthma Risk: StudyU.S. News & World Report

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Pregnancy Anemia Ups Respiratory Problems in Kids – CalorieLab Calorie Counter News

Pregnancy Anemia Ups Respiratory Problems in Kids
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Data from Five hundred and ninety-seven families who participated in the Asthma in Pregnancy study was analyzed by researchers looking at the link between iron deficiency in pregnancy and the development of respiratory problems in childhood.
Pregnancy anaemia may up asthma riskIrish Health
Anemic Pregnancy Might Cause Asthma in ChildrenJustmeans
Iron deficiency during pregnancy may directly impact infant breathing healthBiomed Middle East

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Environmental risk factors for respiratory symptoms and childhood asthma.

Environmental risk factors for respiratory symptoms and childhood asthma.

Ann Agric Environ Med. 2010 Dec;17(2):221-9

Authors: Kasznia-Kocot J, Kowalska M, Gorny R, Niesler A, Wypych-Slusarska A

The presented cross-sectional study, comprised a group of 1,130 children from 13-15 years of age living in Upper Silesia, Poland, was undertaken to ascertain the role of environmental factors in the development of adverse respiratory health outcomes. To estimate the prevalence of these effects, the ISAAC questionnaire supplemented by questions related to risk factors was used. Bronchial asthma was identified in 4.5 percent of the children, asthma diagnosed by physicians in 8.7 percent, and prevalence of wheezing in the previous 12 months in 12.6 percent. The highest probability of wheezing was found in children with maternal genetic propensity (such as asthma, allergy), exposed to maternal smoking, or was connected with household risk factors such as the presence of dampness/mould or living in 50-year-old building. Female gender and attendance at nursery school were shown to be protective factors against wheezing. The probability of asthma was nearly twice as high in children residing in damp/mouldy dwellings, heated by coal-fired furnaces and living in the immediate vicinity of a road with heavy traffic. This study revealed that exposure to indoor (tobacco smoke, coal stove emission, mould or dampness in dwelling) and outdoor (traffic pollution) air contaminants are major environmental factors responsible for adverse respiratory health effects in children.

PMID: 21186763 [PubMed – in process]

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Cord-Blood 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Respiratory Infection, Wheezing, and Asthma.

Cord-Blood 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Respiratory Infection, Wheezing, and Asthma.

Pediatrics. 2010 Dec 27;

Authors: Camargo CA, Ingham T, Wickens K, Thadhani R, Silvers KM, Epton MJ, Town GI, Pattemore PK, Espinola JA, Crane J,

Objective: Higher maternal intake of vitamin D during pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of wheezing in offspring. The relationship between cord-blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) and childhood wheezing is unknown. We hypothesized that cord-blood levels would be inversely associated with risk of respiratory infection, wheezing, and asthma. Patients and Methods: Cord blood from 922 newborns was tested for 25(OH)D. Parents were asked if their child had a history of respiratory infection at 3 months of age or a history of wheezing at 15 months of age and then annually thereafter. Incident asthma was defined as doctor-diagnosed asthma by the time the child was 5 years old and reported inhaler use or wheezing since the age of 4 years. Results: The median cord-blood level of 25(OH)D was 44 nmol/L (interquartile range: 29-78). Follow-up was 89% at the age of 5 years. Adjusting for the season of birth, 25(OH)D had an inverse association with risk of respiratory infection by 3 months of age (odds ratio: 1.00 [reference] for ?75 nmol/L, 1.39 for 25-74 nmol/L, and 2.16 [95% confidence interval: 1.35-3.46] for <25 nmol/L). Likewise, cord-blood 25(OH)D levels were inversely associated with risk of wheezing by 15 months, 3 years, and 5 years of age (all P < .05). Additional adjustment for more than 12 potential confounders did not materially change these results. In contrast, we found no association between 25(OH)D levels and incident asthma by the age of 5 years. Conclusions: Cord-blood levels of 25(OH)D had inverse associations with risk of respiratory infection and childhood wheezing but no association with incident asthma.

PMID: 21187313 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]

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Cord-Blood 25(OH)D Levels Inversely Related to Risk for Respiratory Infection – Medscape

Cord-Blood 25(OH)D Levels Inversely Related to Risk for Respiratory Infection
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We hypothesized that cord-blood levels would be inversely associated with risk of respiratory infection, wheezing, and asthma.
Health Highlights: Dec. 29, 2010BusinessWeek
Vitamin D deficient newborns have high risk of infection, study findsNatural News.com

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Maternal Vitamin D Levels Tied to Infant Respiratory Health – Doctors Lounge


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Maternal Vitamin D Levels Tied to Infant Respiratory Health
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There was no association, however, between 25(OH)D levels and incidence of asthma by 5 years of age. "Our observational data support the initiation of
Mom's Vitamin D Levels Not Linked to Kid's AsthmaMedPage Today
Infants' vitamin D lack ups infection riskUPI.com
Low vitamin D could put infants at risk for respiratory infection, wheezingeMaxHealth
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