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Transmitting future asthma by smoking today
Medical Xpress 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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Puppets strike a chord, educate about childhood asthma
USA TODAY The campaign aims to reach parents and caregivers of children with asthma from infancy to age 16. It provides simple tips on how to eliminate asthma triggers to prevent asthma attacks. The tips include not smoking in the house, vacuuming the floor and … |
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Asthma Patients Untreated for Depression
MedPage Today Of 57 severe asthma patients taking steroids who had depressive symptoms, just seven patients were on antidepressant medication, reported Rahul Bhat, MBBS, specialist registrar at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital in England. And only nine of 83 patients … |
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Middle-aged women with asthma at higher risk of hospitalization
Medical News Today Women with asthma in their 40s and 50s are twice as likely to be hospitalized from the respiratory disorder, compared with men in the same age group. This is according to a study published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Menopausal Women Face Double The Risk For Asthma Hospitalization, Could … The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Publishes Bronchial … Menopausal Women Twice more Likely to be Hospitalised for Asthma |
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Tips for students with asthma as they return to school
Shore News Today As summer winds down, families across New Jersey are beginning to prepare for the new school year. A new school environment can sometimes be difficult for children with asthma. This back-to-school season, the American Lung Association in New Jersey … |
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ADHD more likely in children with asthma or allergies
Medical News Today Children with a history of asthma and various allergies may be at higher risk of developing ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), according to a study published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Researchers from Boston … Food allergy bullying |
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Xolair May Work for Nonallergic Asthma, Too
MedPage Today In severe, refractory nonatopic asthma, the drug effectively turned down immunoglobulin E receptor levels in inflammatory immune cells, Marc Humbert, MD, PhD, of Hôpital de Bicêtre, France, and colleagues found. The drug also reduced the degree of … |
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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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Xolair May Work for Non-Allergic Asthma, Too
MedPage Today In severe, refractory nonatopic asthma, the drug effectively turned down immunoglobulin E receptor levels in inflammatory immune cells, Marc Humbert, MD, PhD, of Hôpital de Bicêtre, France, and colleagues found. The drug also reduced the degree of … |
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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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