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Lower asthma risk in chubby tots who slim down: study
Reuters India (Reuters) – Overweight preschoolers who keep their extra weight as they grow have a greater asthma risk at the age of seven, but the baby fat doesn't seem to matter for children who later slim down, according to a study. … |
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Lower asthma risk in chubby tots who slim down
Reuters By Amy Norton | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Overweight preschoolers who keep the extra pounds have a heightened asthma risk at age seven, but the baby fat doesn't seem to matter for kids who slim down, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of … Overweight Children May Be at Risk for Asthma |
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Even low pollen levels can trigger kids' asthma
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kids with asthma and pollen allergies were more likely to wheeze, cough and have shortness of breath and other asthma symptoms — even when pollen levels were considered "low" — in a new study that … |
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Study sees no folic acid, asthma link
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Taking folic acid during pregnancy may not boost the risk of your child developing asthma or allergies later in life, according to a study adding to the mixed bag of research on the question. … |
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Antibiotics overprescribed for children: study
Reuters (Reuters) – Pediatricians in the United States write more than 10 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions every year for conditions such as the flu and asthma, contributing to potentially dangerous drug resistance, a study said. … Study: Millions of Kids' Antibiotic Prescriptions Unneeded Health Buzz: Doctors Overprescribe Antibiotics for Children Antibiotics are overprescribed – study |
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Millions of kids' antibiotic Rx's unneeded: study
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pediatricians write more than 10 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions — for conditions like the flu and asthma — every year, suggests a new study. Those ailments, and others not caused by … Kids Still Getting Too Many Antibiotics Antibiotics overprescribed for children: US study |
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Asthma drugs may increase attacks in kids: report
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – One class of drugs used to prevent wheezing and shortness of breath in people with asthma may increase kids' risk of being hospitalized for an asthma attack, according to a new analysis from the US Food … Some Asthma Drugs Raise Risk of Complications, Especially in Kids: Study Kids at Increased Risk with Long-Acting Beta-Agonists LABA Use Ups Risk of Serious Asthma Events in Children |
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Hospital safety practices unrelated to outcomes
Reuters Earlier this month, for instance, another study found that hospitals scoring high for their treatment of children with asthma aren't better at preventing those kids from ending up in the emergency room with asthma attacks (see Reuters Health story of … |
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Obese mothers put children at higher risk of asthma
Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) – Pregnant women who are obese put their children at higher risk of developing asthma compared to mothers of normal weight, a large study in Sweden has found. The study, which covered over 129000 mothers in Stockholm … News You Can Use | Putting the unborn at risk of asthma |
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Workplace pollutants tied to kids' asthma risk
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A mother's exposure to airborne pollutants may increase the likelihood that her unborn child will later develop asthma, a new study suggests. In a Danish review of registry data on 45658 seven-year-old … |
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