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Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If Obese – U.S. News & World Report

Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If Obese
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TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who have asthma are at increased risk for poorly controlled asthma if they are obese, a new study says. Researchers looked at 104 patients and found that those aged 65 and older who were obese were five …
Pollution Exposure, Obesity Linked to Poor Asthma ControlDoctors Lounge
Obesity, exposure to pollutants affect asthma controlMedical Xpress
Stress in Pregnant Women can Provoke Allergic Reactions Such as Asthma or …MarketWatch (press release)

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Teens Whose Moms Smoked While Pregnant May Have Worse Asthma – U.S. News & World Report

Teens Whose Moms Smoked While Pregnant May Have Worse Asthma
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MONDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are at increased risk for uncontrolled asthma, a new study finds. University of California, San Francisco, researchers analyzed data from nearly 2500 …

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Treatment for severe asthma now given in Tulsa; first patient finishes procedure – Tulsa World

Treatment for severe asthma now given in Tulsa; first patient finishes procedure
Tulsa World
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer A procedure to treat severe asthma in adults is now being performed in Tulsa and the first patient in the area finished treatment Thursday. The procedure, called bronchial thermoplasty, heats and reduces extra …

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Work-Related Asthma a Significant Problem: CDC – U.S. News & World Report

Work-Related Asthma a Significant Problem: CDC
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THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) — About nine percent of all asthma cases in the United States are caused or made worse by work-related exposures, a new federal study says. That means work-related asthma affects about 1.4 million adults annually, …
9% of Adults with Asthma Say It's Work RelatedMyHealthNewsDaily

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Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat – U.S. News & World Report

Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat
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TUESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that young asthma patients who use drugs known as inhaled anticholinergics — such as ipratropium [Atrovent] — could be more likely than others to suffer from potentially dangerous irregular …
Asthma medication linked with arrhythmias in children, young adultsScience Codex
Asthma Meds Linked to Heart Arrhythmias in Young PeopleEveryday Health

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Breathing Smog While Pregnant May Worsen Asthma in Offspring – U.S. News & World Report

Breathing Smog While Pregnant May Worsen Asthma in Offspring
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SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to air pollution while in the womb might harm the lung-function development of children with asthma, a new study finds. Researchers conducted repeated evaluations of 162 asthmatic children between the ages of …
Prenatal exposure to pollution especially dangerous for children with asthmaMedical Xpress

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