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Second-hand smoke is associated with asthma in kids
Examiner.com Researchers have found children with asthma were more likely to be exposed to second-hand smoke than those kids without the disease. Between 1999 to 2010, the overall rate of exposure to second hand smoke among children without asthma declined … |
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Secondhand Smoke, Asthma Link Remains
MedPage Today From 1999 to 2010, the overall rate of exposure to secondhand smoke among children without asthma declined from 57.3% to 44.2%, but the exposure rate remained nearly constant over the same time period for children with asthma, only declining from … |
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Secondhand Smoke: Most Kids with Asthma Exposed
LiveScience.com More than half of U.S. children with asthma are exposed to secondhand smoke, even though the substance is particularly harmful for kids with the condition, according to a new report. Between 2007 and 2010, 54 percent of U.S. children ages 3 to 19 were … |
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Second-Hand Smoke, Asthma Link Remains
MedPage Today From 1999 to 2010, the overall rate of exposure to second hand smoke among children without asthma declined from 57.3% to 44.2%, but the exposure rate remained nearly constant over the same time period for children with asthma, only declining from … |
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Many Kids With Asthma Live With Secondhand Smoke: CDC
U.S. News & World Report From 1999 to 2010, the percentage of children without asthma exposed to environmental tobacco smoke decreased from about 57 percent to 44 percent, according to the research team lead by Dr. Kenneth Quinto at the CDC's National Center for Health … |
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Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Higher in Children With Asthma
Monthly Prescribing Reference (HealthDay News) – From 1999–2010, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure decreased for children without asthma, but did not change among children with asthma, according to a report published online Aug. 8 by the U.S. Centers for Disease … |
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Kids' exposure to secondhand smoke drops — except among those with asthma
NBCNews.com At a time when many Americans have managed to kick the habit, a surprising new government report finds that asthmatic kids are just as likely to be exposed to secondhand smoke as they were a decade ago, especially if they come from poor families. Secondhand Smoke: Most Kids with Asthma Exposed Kids, Asthma and Secondhand Smoke |
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Secondhand smoke in bars, restaurants increases asthma, cancer risk
Medical Xpress The results were published in the journal Tobacco Control in a paper titled, "Assessment of risk for asthma initiation and cancer and heart disease deaths among patrons and servers due to secondhand smoke exposure in restaurants and bars.". |
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Hooper girl's life revolves around asthma, wildfire smoke
StandardNet But this year, they are only penciling in their plans, especially those toward the end of the summer. With a high danger of wildfires this year, they are afraid their 13-year-old, Lauren, who has asthma, won't be able to breathe if they get too far … |
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Meta-analysis of the Association Between Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Physician-Diagnosed Childhood Asthma.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Mar 28;
Authors: Tinuoye O, Pell JP, Mackay DF
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Studies suggest an association between secondhand smoke exposure and the development of childhood asthma. Several countries are considering legislation to protect children from exposure. METHODS: A systematic review was conducted using MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Knowledge databases and a random effects meta-analysis was undertaken. Heterogeneity was assessed using the I(2) test. Publication and small study biases were examined visually using a funnel plot and tested formally using Egger test. Univariate and multivariate meta-regression analyses were undertaken, including a subgroup analysis of cohort studies to examine the effect of duration of follow-up. RESULTS: Twenty relevant studies were identified (14 cross-sectional, 4 cohort, and 2 case-control) and provided 31 estimates of effect size. The pooled odds ratio was 1.32 (95% CI: 1.23, 1.42, p < .001). There was moderate heterogeneity (I(2) = 74.2%, p < .001). On multivariate meta-regression analysis, effect size estimates were significantly higher for case-control studies (p = .042) and those using self-reported exposure to secondhand smoke (p = .050). There was no evidence of significant publication or small study bias (Egger test, p = .121). CONCLUSIONS: There is now consistent evidence of a modest association between secondhand smoke and physician-diagnosed childhood asthma. These results lend support to continued efforts to reduce childhood exposure to secondhand smoke.
PMID: 23539174 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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