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Asthma action plan vital for school-age children
Dayton Daily News More than 7 million children have asthma in America and more than 10 million missed school days are attributed to the disease, the CDC said. However, a child's asthma that is well controlled can have a drastic impact on those figures. A group of health … |
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Smoking during pregnancy increases asthma risk in school-age children
Healio “We do now show that the adverse effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy on wheezing patterns and asthma extends into school age, independent of paternal smoking, smoke exposure in childhood and birth characteristics,” Herman T. den Dekker, … |
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Evanston Health Dept. program to address school-age asthma
Evanston Review Evanston Health and Human Services officials are initiating a pilot program in the coming year to address asthma in school-aged children, responding to initial survey data and hospital visits information indicating incidence of the disease may be … |
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Environmental triggers of hospital admissions for school-age children with asthma in two British cities.
Emerg Med J. 2012 Oct;29(10):844-5
Authors: Julious SA, Jain R, Mason S
Abstract
Research has reported seasonal peaks in asthma in school age asthmatic children. The study aimed to assess if hospital admissions could be predicted from the possible environmental triggers using data from two British cities: Aberdeen and Doncaster. However, there were no consistent patterns across the two cities with no clear evidence that hospital admissions could be predicted from environmental data.
PMID: 23038718 [PubMed – in process]
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High BMI Up to Age 4 Does Not Impact School-Age Asthma Risk
Doctors Lounge Having a high body mass index (BMI) in the first four years of life does not impact asthma risk at age 8, for those whose BMI normalizes by age 7 years, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in Pediatrics. MONDAY, Dec. … BMI at Age 7 Appears Key to Asthma Risk in Kids |
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