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Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy, risk of asthma, wheezing in offspring – Science Codex


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Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy, risk of asthma, wheezing in offspring
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Asthma often begins in early childhood and is the most common chronic childhood disorder. The incidence has increased during the last half-century in westernized societies. Vitamin D deficiency has also become a common health problem in westernized …
Effect of Prenatal Supplementation With Vitamin D on Asthma or Recurrent Wheezing in Offspring by Age 3 Years: The …JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

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Home remediation in low-income housing shows significant effect on childhood … – Science Codex

Home remediation in low-income housing shows significant effect on childhood …
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Children with asthma living in low-income, urban public housing had significantly fewer visits to the emergency department (ED), less use of rescue medication, and less disrupted sleep with a program that combines home repairs to reduce asthma triggers …

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Early Exposure to Pets Reduces Risk of Developing Asthma – Science Times


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Early Exposure to Pets Reduces Risk of Developing Asthma
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Researchers determined if there is a causal relationship between respiratory disease, particularly asthma, and early exposure to animals. The group found that there is a 52 percent reduced risk for children growing with registered farm-animal workers.
Owning a dog may protect your kids from an exhausting chronic diseaseTech Insider (blog)
Dogs in the home may lower kids' odds for asthmaKFVS
Having Ponies May Lower Children's Risk of Asthma, Study SaysHorseChannel.com

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Kids With Asthma: Avoid The ER By Avoiding The ER – Science 2.0


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Kids With Asthma: Avoid The ER By Avoiding The ER
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A new study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting has determined that the probability of future acute care visits increased from 30 percent with one historical acute care visit to 87 …
Kids with asthma can avoid the ER by avoiding the EREurekAlert (press release)
New therapy attacks the source of asthma, treats the disease at cellular levelNews-Medical.net
Biologics for asthma: Attacking the source of the disease, not the symptomsScience Codex
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Biologics for asthma: Attacking the source of the disease, not the symptoms – Science Codex

Biologics for asthma: Attacking the source of the disease, not the symptoms
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SAN ANTONIO, TX (November 5, 2015) – Imagine you suffer from severe asthma, and you've tried every treatment available, but nothing has worked. You still can't breathe. Then a new therapy comes along that attacks the source of the asthma, as opposed to …
Kids with asthma can avoid the ER by avoiding the EREurekAlert (press release)
Breast is Best, but Might Not Protect from AllergiesNewswise (press release)

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How a Family Dog May Lower a Child’s Asthma Risk – Live Science


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How a Family Dog May Lower a Child's Asthma Risk
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Children who are raised in households with dogs or farm animals during their first year of life may have a lower risk of asthma a few years later, a new study suggests. In the study, the researchers looked at early exposure to dogs and farm animals and …
How growing up with a pet dog affects kids' asthma riskCBS News
Dogs in the Home May Lower Kids' Odds for Ast…WebMD
More Evidence that Dogs Prevent AsthmaDiscovery News
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Asthma drug reverses aging in the brain of mice – ZME Science


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Asthma drug reverses aging in the brain of mice
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Working with mice, the researchers gave some of the elderly rodents a common drug called Montelukast that's used to treat asthma in children. To everyone surprise, the old rats started growing new brain cells and performed almost as well as the young …
Asthma drug could rejuvenate ageing brains, study suggestsThe Guardian
Asthma drug found to rejuvenate older rat brainsMedical Xpress
Old rat brains rejuvenated and new neurons grown by asthma drugNew Scientist
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Taking less asthma medicine can be done safely with guidance Mayo Clinic study … – Science Codex


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Taking less asthma medicine can be done safely with guidance Mayo Clinic study …
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PHOENIX — Stepping down asthma medicines can be done safely and at less cost for patients says a new Mayo Clinic study published this week in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. It is common for patients and doctors to test out if taking …
Mayo Clinic study suggests taking less asthma medication is possibleBel Marra Health

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