Childhood asthma tied to combination of genes and wheezing illness – EurekAlert (press release)

Childhood asthma tied to combination of genes and wheezing illness
EurekAlert (press release)
About 90 percent of children with two copies of a common genetic variation and who wheezed when they caught a cold early in life went on to develop asthma by age 6, according to a study to be published March 28 by the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Genes, Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk – WebMD

Genes, Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk
WebMD
Researchers examined data from nearly 500 children and found that about 90 percent of those who had two copies of a common genetic variation and who also experienced wheezing when they had a cold early in life developed asthma by age 6.
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Plastics Chemical BPA Tied to Asthma in Inner-City Youth – Monthly Prescribing Reference

Plastics Chemical BPA Tied to Asthma in Inner-City Youth
Monthly Prescribing Reference
(HealthDay News) – Urinary concentrations of bisphenol A (BPA) are significantly associated with asthma in inner-city children, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Kathleen M. Donohue, MD
BPA Levels Linked to AsthmaNatural Standard Blog (blog)

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Plastics Chemical BPA Tied to Asthma in Inner-City Youth – Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

Plastics Chemical BPA Tied to Asthma in Inner-City Youth
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
(HealthDay News) – Urinary concentrations of bisphenol A (BPA) are significantly associated with asthma in inner-city children, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Kathleen M. Donohue, MD
BPA Levels Linked to AsthmaNatural Standard Blog (blog)

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