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Prenatal smoking tied to worse asthma in kids
Chicago Tribune NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have a tougher time controlling their asthma than other kids do, a new study suggests. The findings, from a study of nearly 2500 US kids, add to evidence that prenatal … |
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Prenatal smoking tied to worse asthma in kids
Reuters By Amy Norton | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have a tougher time controlling their asthma than other kids do, a new study suggests. The findings, from a study of nearly 2500 US kids, add to evidence … |
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Science Confirms Science: Smoking is Bad
dailyRx Exposure to second-hand smoke has been shown to increase the risk of asthma and wheezing in children. In a new study, researchers examined 79 studies involving second-hand smoke and its effects on children from the prenatal stages of life to infancy. |
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Telemedicine Provider MD247 Launches Blog Series Warning of the Dangers of Smoking
Seattle Post Intelligencer The first topic discussed in the pulmonary article series by MD247 is asthma, which is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. The disease causes recurring periods of wheezing, tightness in the chest and periods of coughing. |
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Ban smoking in own backyard, father says
New York Daily News Baker wants the city to consider the health risk to his children, who have asthma. He has asked his neighbors to refrain from smoking outdoors while his kids are playing on his property. Some neighbors have complied; others have not. Rocklin Considers Smoking Ban California Town's Attempted Backyard Smoking Ban is Ridiculous California Smoking Ban Proposal Should Fire Up Even Nonsmokers |
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Many keep smoking after cancer diagnosis
msnbc.com By Diane Mapes It took asthma, COPD, emphysema and finally, lung cancer to get Toni Manes, a retired cosmetologist, to try to quit smoking. Unfortunately, the 58-year-old was so hooked, she couldn't kick the habit even after part of her left lung was … |
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Inverseon Focuses on Mucous and Smoking Cessation
MarketWatch (press release) 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Inverseon, Inc., a pharmaceutical company developing drug therapies for the treatment of pulmonary disorders, announced that while it anticipates that its asthma program will advance with non-dilutive grants, … |
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Asthma cases to rise due to obesity and smoking
gulfnews.com By Samihah Zaman, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi: The prevalence of asthma, a respiratory disease indicated by repeated episodes of coughing and wheezing, is expected to rise across the UAE, a senior medical expert said in Abu Dhabi yesterday. … |
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Quit smoking to help COPD, asthma group
New Zealand Doctor Online "Quitting is such a worthwhile thing to do and there's now so much quitting support available," Petera Wahanui, a winner at the Asthma Foundation's 2009 Asthma and Respiratory Achievers Awards says in the media release. The Asthma Foundation is … World COPD Day: Media statement from the Asthma Foundations Get a lung disease checkup Free testing today for COPD |
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The implications of smoking on asthma
Examiner.com While we would all agree that smoking could exacerbate asthma, surprisingly enough, the smoking habits of asthmatics and non-asthmatics are similar. A study performed in a few European countries in 2007 took upon the duty to establish a relationship … |
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