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Asthma and Acetaminophen: Is There a Connection?
WebMD (blog) By Roy Benaroch, MD Asthma affects about 1 in 11 American kids, causing recurrent wheezing and coughing. Kids with asthma develop bad, lingering coughs after infections with ordinary cold viruses, and often also with exercise, allergy exposures, … |
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Questionable Chemicals Found in Household Products
WebMD By Kathleen Doheny March 8, 2012 — Many cleaning and personal care products contain chemicals linked with asthma flare-ups or hormone disruption, according to new research. On the list: sunscreens, vinyl shower curtains, and fragranced products. Study Highlights Hidden Dangers in Everyday Products Silent Spring Seeks to Stoke Consumer Fears Without Regard For the Facts 'Safer' products often contain harmful chemicals, tests show |
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Farm Life Linked to Fewer Allergies, Less Asthma
WebMD "And kids who live in either farming environment have much lower rates of allergies and asthma than children who don't grow up on farms," says Mark Holbreich, MD, of Allergy and Asthma Consultants in Indianapolis. The research adds support to the … |
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Can Herbs Fight Asthma?
WebMD A traditional Chinese herbal remedy known as kampo helped to relieve daily asthma symptoms in nearly all of more than 200 people studied, Japanese researchers report. North American allergy experts tell WebMD that although they find the preliminary … |
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Spring Allergies Strike Early This Year
WebMD “It's very unusual because it's so early,” says Stanley M. Fineman, MD, who is president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. His office, the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic, has been logging local pollen counts for nearly 20 … Allergist Available to Discuss Deaths Due to Asthma Attacks Warm Winter Means Allergy Season is Here Allergy Season Expected Sooner This Year |
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Breastfeeding OK for Moms With Asthma
WebMD 3, 2012 — New moms with asthma can safely breastfeed without worrying that the practice will increase their child's asthma risk, a new study shows. Researchers followed children in the United Kingdom from birth until around age 12 to assess the impact … Breastfeeding tied to stronger lungs, less asthma Breastfed Kids Have Healthier Lungs, Even Ones With Asthmatic Moms Breastfeeding Linked to Better Lung Function |
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Asthma Drugs in Pregnancy Linked to Slight Risk of Rare Birth Defects
WebMD By Denise Mann Treating your asthma during pregnancy most likely does not increase your baby's risk for most major birth defects, a new study shows. There was, however, a small increased risk for certain rare birth defects seen among women who took … |
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Why Don't Some People With Asthma Respond to Medication?
WebMD 6, 2012 — All asthma is not the same. As a result, a new study shows many people with asthma are not helped by corticosteroid medication prescribed to control their breathing problems. The government-funded study is one of the largest to delve into … Half of Asthma Patients Do Not Respond to Standard Therapy Study Offers Clues to Why Some Don't Benefit From Asthma Drugs A large subgroup of mild-to-moderate asthma is persistently non-eosinophilic |
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Get First Cat as Adult, Double Allergy Risk
WebMD Olivieri and colleagues collected data on cat ownership during a multicenter study of asthma. They collected cat ownership data and blood tests for various allergies in people ages 20 to 44 years who were not allergic to cats. … Pet cats double adults' risk for allergies, study says Allergies? Give the cat back, study says |
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Study: Cholesterol Drugs May Worsen Asthma
WebMD 5, 2011 — People with asthma may find that their breathing gets worse after they start a statin drug to lower cholesterol, a small new study shows. Asthma experts say the finding is a surprise because some previous studies have shown that statin drugs … Asthma Text Messages Remind Children To Take Medication Home life affects asthmatic kids: study Text Message Reminders Prompt Kids to Take Asthma Medicine |
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