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September 30, 2014

Study Links Childhood Asthma to Lack of Ventilation for Gas Stoves – Science World Report

Study Links Childhood Asthma to Lack of Ventilation for Gas Stoves
Science World Report
"In homes where a gas stove was used without venting, the prevalence of asthma and wheezing is higher than in homes where a gas stove was used with ventilation," said Ellen Smit, an associate professor in the College of Public Health and Human …
New OSU study shows association between gas kitchen stove ventilation and …News-Medical.net
Childhood asthma linked to poor ventilation of gas stovesConsumerAffairs
Cooking gas stoves at home associated with childhood asthmaZee News

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September 24, 2014

Insecurity In the Workplace May Increase The Risk Of Asthma – Science World Report

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Insecurity In the Workplace May Increase The Risk Of Asthma
Science World Report
Researchers examined various sociodemographic factors, including depression and lifestyle to determine why asthma risk may increase with job insecurity. They found that an individual's risk of developing first-time asthma actually rose by 24 percent …

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September 23, 2014

Job loss fears may boost first-time asthma risk – Science Codex

Job loss fears may boost first-time asthma risk
Science Codex
After taking into account various sociodemographic factors, depression, and lifestyle, the analysis indicated that asthma risk seemed to rise with increasing job insecurity. For every 25% increase in the perceived threat of job loss, the risk of asthma …

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September 15, 2014

Socioeconomic Status Ultimately Influences The Long-Term Effects of Childhood … – Science World Report

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Socioeconomic Status Ultimately Influences The Long-Term Effects of Childhood …
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"As with all chronic illnesses, there is a biological mechanism behind asthma, but asthmatic children's prognoses depend heavily on parental management, and successful management often relies on social circumstances," said Jen-Hao Chen, an assistant …

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September 10, 2014

Father’s Smoking Habit Prior to Conception Linked to Increased Risk of Asthma … – Science World Report

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Father's Smoking Habit Prior to Conception Linked to Increased Risk of Asthma …
Science World Report
The researchers noticed that children whose fathers smoked prior to conception, they suffered from non-allergic asthma without hay fever. The risk of asthma further increased if the father smoked before the age of 15 years and it further rose depending …
Smoking Before Fatherhood May Increase Asthma Risk in OffspringUniversity Herald
Father's smoking prior to conception may increase asthma risk for babyFox News
Men who smoke could give their unborn baby asthmaDaily Mail
U.S. News & World Report
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September 8, 2014

Babies Who Sleep On Animal Fur Less Likely To Develop Asthma – Science 2.0

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Babies Who Sleep On Animal Fur Less Likely To Develop Asthma
Science 2.0
Previous studies have suggested that exposure to a wider range of environments from young age could be protective against asthma and allergies – urban settings have not found that to to be so. But in a new study, researchers investigated children from …

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September 7, 2014

Electronic nose can detect sub-groups of asthma in children – Science Codex

Electronic nose can detect sub-groups of asthma in children
Science Codex
The new research, presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Munich today (7 September 2014), is part of the U-BIOPRED* project to learn more about different types of asthma to ensure better diagnosis and treatment …

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September 4, 2014

Study Reveals Childhood Obesity Leads to Asthma – Science World Report

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Study Reveals Childhood Obesity Leads to Asthma
Science World Report
For several decades, health experts have believed that childhood obesity and asthma are linked; however, they could not determine which of the two conditions comes first and whether one condition leads to the other. Childhood obesity is listed as a …
Overweight Children Are More Likely to Develop AsthmaUniversity Herald
For kids with both asthma and obesity, which came first?EurekAlert (press release)

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August 6, 2014

Rituals can help older people remember to take their asthma meds – Science Codex

Rituals can help older people remember to take their asthma meds
Science Codex
Storing it in the bathroom and making it part of a daily routine may be helpful advice that doctors can give their older asthmatic patients who struggle to remember to take their daily prescribed medication. This advice comes from Alex Federman …

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August 2, 2014