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Antibiotic Use May Be Linked to Kids' Asthma Risk
WebMD 2011 — Infants who take antibiotics during the first year of life may be at a slightly increased risk of developing asthma by age 18, a study shows. The study also suggests a similar risk of asthma for children whose mothers took antibiotics during … Environmental exposures cause asthma |
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Study: Pills as Effective as Inhalers for Asthma
WebMD May 4, 2011 — The drugs Singulair and Accolate proved to be just as effective as steroid inhalers for the prevention of asthma symptoms with better patient compliance in two new studies published in this week's New England Journal of … Astra, Merck asthma pills as good as inhaler: study Asthma Pills Work as Well as Inhaled Steroids: Study Pills better for treating asthma than inhalers |
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Asthma Rates on the Rise in US
WebMD May 3, 2011 — The number of people with asthma has been rising in recent years, but CDC researchers say in a new report that they aren't sure why. The CDC says that the number of people diagnosed with asthma grew by 4.3 million … Asthma Rates Climb for Children, Adults CDC: Asthma Rates on the Rise Cases of asthma continue to rise |
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Acetaminophen in Pregnancy: Link to Baby's Asthma?
WebMD March 30, 2011 — Pregnant women who take the popular painkiller acetaminophen (Acephen, Actamin, Feverall, Tylenol, and Uniserts) may be boosting their baby's risk of asthma, according to a new report. But the findings should not be … Paracetamol in pregnancy linked to asthma Acetaminophen in Pregnancy May Up Kids' Asthma Risk |
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Asthma May Raise Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease
WebMD Ninety-eight percent of the new study participants were white, but asthma rates are higher among African-Americans, he says. Asthma is an inflammatory condition as well. “We treat asthma with steroids because of inflammation and people get better,” he … Study Ties Asthma to Higher Odds for Diabetes, Heart Disease Milk allergy treated with a new desensitization strategy AAAAI: Asthma Patients More Likely to Have Diabetes |
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Xolair Relieves Kids' Seasonal Asthma Attacks: Study
WebMD March 16, 2011 — The asthma drug Xolair (omalizumab) improves asthma control, nearly eliminates seasonal flare-ups, and allows reductions in the doses of other asthma control medications in children as young as 6, according to a new … Novartis, Roche's Xolair Helps Stop Asthma Attacks in Children |
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New Technique May Help Diagnose Asthma, COPD
WebMD March 11, 2011 — Researchers in Australia have identified four molecular characteristics, or biomarkers, of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which they say could lead to better ways to diagnose the respiratory … Researchers link novel biomarkers to asthma and COPD |
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Bacteria on Farms May Protect Against Asthma
WebMD 23, 2011 — New research lends support to the idea that exposure to a wide range of microbes explains why farm kids have lower asthma rates than city kids. School-aged children in the studies who lived on farms were about 30% to 50% less likely to have … Kids living on farms less prone to asthma Farm-raised kids are less prone to asthma. Who gets the credit? Germs … Greater Germ Exposure Cuts Asthma Risk |
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Alternative Way to Treat Childhood Asthma?
WebMD 15, 2011 — Using inhaled steroids as a rescue medicine along with albuterol may help some children with mild persistent asthma avoid daily inhaled steroid … Asthma may be over-treated in kids: Study Health Highlights: Feb. 15, 2011 Corticosteroid Effective Asthma Rescue Addition |
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Family Meals Linked to Improved Asthma in Kids
WebMD 4, 2011 — Eating together at family meals may be an especially healthy habit for children with asthma. A new study suggests children with asthma who spend … Quality of Family Mealtimes May Affect Kids' Asthma Family mealtimes help asthmatic kids Recipe for family mealtimes calls for 3 ingredients in the right amounts |
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