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Passive smoking impairs children's responses to asthma treatment
Eureka! Science News Children exposed to cigarette smoke at home have lower levels of an enzyme that helps them respond to asthma treatment, a study has found. Passive smoking is known to worsen asthma symptoms in children and impair their response to inhaled steroid … |
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Passive smoking impairs children's responses to asthma treatment
Medical Xpress Passive smoking is known to worsen asthma symptoms in children and impair their response to inhaled steroid treatment, but how this effect occurs was not known. Researchers at Imperial College London found that children with severe asthma with a parent … Children exposed to passive smoke respond less to asthma treatment |
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Smoking dangers around kids with asthma
Fox 29 Lake Charles Richert says, "You can be so sensitive that you can be around a smoker who isn't currently smoking, but you can smell it on their clothes and that's enough to set off some people's asthma attacks." A study reveals that children with asthma that are … |
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Prevalence trends in respiratory symptoms and asthma in relation to smoking …
7thSpace Interactive (press release) The aim of this study was to estimate prevalence trends of respiratory symptoms and asthma among Swedish adults, in relation to smoking habits. A further aim was to estimate the proportion of respiratory symptom and asthma prevalence attributable to … |
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Transmitting future asthma by smoking today
YottaFire Asthma is a serious public health problem. An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from this sometimes deadly lung disease, a number expected to increase to 400 million by 2025. One well-established risk factor for asthma is having a mother … |
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Smoking + asthma + pregnant = a dangerous combination
YottaFire New research from the University of Adelaide has shown for the first time that pregnant women who smoke as well as having asthma are greatly increasing the risk of complications for themselves and their unborn children. In the first study of its kind … |
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Transmitting Future Asthma by Smoking Today
HealthCanal.com Bethesda, Md.—Asthma is a serious public health problem. An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from this sometimes deadly lung disease, a number expected to increase to 400 million by 2025. One well-established risk factor for asthma is … |
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Smoking During Pregnancy Increases Asthma Chances Among Great …
Parent Herald Researchers at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor – UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) Medical Center (LA BioMed) conducted a study on mice to find out the side effects of smoking on great-grandchildren. The pregnant rats … Smoking during pregnancy can lead to asthma in grand kids |
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Transmitting future asthma by smoking today
Science Daily (press release) Sep. 20, 2013 — Asthma is a serious public health problem. An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from this sometimes deadly lung disease, a number expected to increase to 400 million by 2025. One well-established risk factor for asthma is … Study Reports Pregnant Women who Smoke Increase Asthma Risk in Great … |
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