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September 3, 2015

Dirty farm air may ward off asthma in children – Science /AAAS

Dirty farm air may ward off asthma in children
Science /AAAS
For researchers trying to untangle the roots of the current epidemic of asthma, one observation is especially intriguing: Children who grow up on dairy farms are much less likely than the average child to develop the respiratory disease. Now, a …
Public Release: 3-Sep-2015 Growing up on a farm provides protection against …EurekAlert (press release)
Key enzyme helps country kids ward off allergies and asthmaNew Scientist
Scientists explain why farm children less likely to have asthmaGlobalPost
Washington Post –Science News
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September 11, 2014

Animal fur in a baby’s crib could ward off allergies and asthma: study – New York Daily News

New York Daily News

Animal fur in a baby's crib could ward off allergies and asthma: study
New York Daily News
Sleeping on animal fur shortly after birth could protect against allergies and asthma, according to German researchers who presented a large-scale, 16-year cohort study at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Munich Monday.
Asthma risk reduced in babies sleeping on animal furMedical News Today
Putting Baby to Sleep on Animal Fur May Lower Asthma Risk: StudyHealthDay
Animal Fur May Lower Your Baby's Risk of Asthma During ChildhoodScience World Report
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January 11, 2014

Study: High-fiber diet may ward off asthma – Santa Fe New Mexican.com

Study: High-fiber diet may ward off asthma
Santa Fe New Mexican.com
Now it appears that a diet rich in fiber may also fend off asthma, an inflammatory condition that constricts the airways of the lung, by changing the way some immune cells are produced in the bone marrow. When we eat plentiful fruits and vegetables …

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January 9, 2014

A high fibre diet may help ward off asthma Special – DigitalJournal.com

DigitalJournal.com

A high fibre diet may help ward off asthma Special
DigitalJournal.com
We do know that asthma rates in the Western world have increased since the 1960s, while fibre consumption has gone down. Also, asthma is uncommon in areas of the world, such as parts of Africa, where a larger part of the diet is composed of fruits and …

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January 6, 2014

Diet high in fibre may ward off asthma – News-Medical.net

Diet high in fibre may ward off asthma
News-Medical.net
The Western diet probably has more to do with the asthma epidemic than has been assumed so far because developing asthma is related to the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed. Gut bacteria ferment the dietary fibres contained in them and fatty …

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January 6, 2014

Ward off asthma with an allergy-rich diet – India.Com Health

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Ward off asthma with an allergy-rich diet
India.Com Health
asthma symptoms A new study has revealed that eating a diet rich in fibre can protect against allergic asthma by triggering changes in the immune system. Benjamin Marsland from the University Hospital of Lausanne in Switzerland and colleagues found …

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January 5, 2014

High-Fiber Diet May Ward Off Asthma – Science Now

High-Fiber Diet May Ward Off Asthma
Science Now
Now it appears that a diet rich in fiber may also fend off asthma, an inflammatory condition that constricts the airways of the lung, by changing the way some immune cells are produced in the bone marrow. When we eat plentiful fruits and vegetables …
High-fibre diet may protect against allergic asthmaNew Scientist

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March 6, 2013

Bitter-tasting food may help ward off asthma attacks – Indian Express

Bitter-tasting food may help ward off asthma attacks
Indian Express
Substances that give some foods their bitter flavor also act to reverse the contraction of airway cells, paving way for treatment of airway obstructive diseases such as asthma, scientists say. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical …

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February 8, 2012

How a stomach bug may ward off asthma – Science News

How a stomach bug may ward off asthma
Science News
By Tina Hesman Saey A bacterium that causes ulcers and stomach cancers may protect against asthma by teaching the immune system tolerance, a new study in mice shows. Stomach cancer cases have dropped in North America and Europe as the number of people …

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