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Living With Smokers Doubles Risk Of Hospitalization For Children With Asthma
Tech Times Researchers were able to discover that children with asthma living with smokers are twice as likely to get hospitalized compared to those who have no exposure. According to the authors, this study may help serve as a reminder to parents to stop … |
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Sea Otter Diagnosed With Asthma Learns How To Use Inhaler
Tech Times Horses, cats and dogs have been known to get asthma but there is little research, if any at all exist, about the condition in non-domesticated animals. Even in humans, the exact cause of asthma is still unclear but it is thought to be the result of a … Baby otter diagnosed with asthma due to wildfire smoke Otter develops asthma, learns how to use inhaler Seattle sea otter diagnosed with asthma |
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Wearable Tech May Warn of Asthma Triggers, Attacks
Laboratory Equipment The goal is to help people avoid exposure to the environmental conditions that exacerbate asthma and other health concerns. The team is also developing devices that don't use batteries and instead harvest power from the human body, relying on heat and … |
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Breastfeeding Babies Influences Their Immune System And Susceptibility To …
Tech Times Mothers who breastfeed babies in the first month are helping influence the nature of bacteria in the infant's digestive system, which in turn boosts the immune system to provide protection against conditions like allergies or asthma, researchers say … Breastfeeding Puts Children At Lower Risk For Allergies And Asthma, Says New … Breastfeeding Benefits Babies' Immune Systems Within First Month; Provides … Research links infants' microbiome to development of immune system, allergic … |
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Study Casts Doubt on Relationship Between City Living and Asthma
Tech Times Elizabeth Matsui, M.D., M.H.S., a pediatrics and epidemiology associate professor and pediatric asthma specialist from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and senior author for the study, however, cautions against focusing on inner cities … |
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Asthma attacks triggered by colds due to a tiny molecule, new findings suggest
Tech Times The molecule IL-25 is of interest to researchers studying asthma because of its role in the onset of type-2 immune responses. Rhinovirus infections are typically mild but they end up worsening in asthmatic individuals because IL-25 promotes the … Scientists find potential way to treat cold-triggered asthma Solving the mystery of why colds cause asthma attacks New Clues to How Colds Can Spur Asthma Attacks |
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Job woes getting you down? Your asthma risk could be rising as a result
Tech Times Doctors have added one more human malady to the list of diseases made worse by job-related stress, saying worries about losing a job can raise the risk of asthma. The researchers studied 7,000 working adults in Germany during the economic recession … |
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Childhood obesity triggering asthma epidemic: Study
Tech Times "In the past we haven't been sure whether a high BMI causes asthma, or if asthma causes high BMI, or another variable entirely is responsible for both," said David Evans, co-author of the study "We tested genes that we knew were related to BMI. If … Rise in BMI Ups the Risk of Developing Asthma During Mid-Childhood Higher BMI Increases Asthma Risk in Mid-Childhood: Study Body Mass Index Linked To An Increased Chance Of Asthma, Genetic Evidence … |
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Bacteria exposure may help protect babies from allergy and asthma
Tech Times "Early-life allergies and wheezing illnesses are the two main risk factors for childhood asthma," James Gern of the Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and co-author of the study, said. Lynch and her team analyzed the concentration of … |
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New synthetic molecule can help prevent asthma attacks triggered by allergens
Tech Times (Photo : Wikimedia Commons). Millions of Americans suffer from asthma, a chronic lung condition characterized by tightness on the chest, breathlessness, wheezing and coughing whenever the sufferer is exposed to certain allergens. A study conducted by a … Researchers discover molecule that could treat allergen-induced asthma Synthetic molecule thwarts asthma symptoms Researchers Discover Novel Molecule to Treat Asthma |
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