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Fending Off Unexpected Asthma Triggers Key to Successful College Initiation
Cyrus Moassessi The rented mini-van packed full of my son’s belongings, carefully selected to help keep him happy, healthy and safe at college, wound down the road towards the university dormitory...
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Vitamin D Supplements Could Cut Risk of Severe Asthma Attacks
Professor Adrian Martineau. Vitamin D pills appear to significantly reduce the risk of severe attacks in asthmatic children and adults, improve symptoms and lead to fewer hospital visits, according to...
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Teens with Asthma More Likely to Smoke, Survey Shows
In an odd twist of logic, it appears some teens with asthma actually think smoking helps them. Researchers in Mexico surveyed more than 3,300 teens between the ages of 13 and 19. They found teens with...
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Heartburn Pills In Pregnancy May Up a Child’s Chances of Getting Asthma
Photo: Getty Taking heartburn medication during pregnancy appears to increase a child’s risk of developing asthma, new research suggests. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and the...
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Third of Adults Told They Have Asthma, Don’t Have It, Study Finds
Photo: Getty Millions of North Americans are diagnosed with asthma, but new research finds that as many as one-third of adult patients may not actually have the respiratory disease. The study,...
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Far Higher Death Rate Among Black Children with Asthma in U.S.
Thinkstock African-American children are six times more likely to die from asthma than white or Hispanic kids, say researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The data was presented at the...
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Few Severe Reactions to Allergy Shots and SLIT, Though Asthma a Risk Factor
Photo: Getty Having asthma puts you at a greater risk of having a systemic allergic reaction during allergy shots, according to research presented at the AAAAI conference in Atlanta in March. The data...
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Study Finds Link Between Child’s Asthma and Mother’s Vitamin E Levels
Researchers have discovered a new link between a mother’s vitamin E levels and the chance of her baby developing asthma in childhood. Doctors from Vanderbilt University and Northwestern University...
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Swimming Offers 3 Key Benefits for Children with Asthma
Getty Parents of children often worry about how to keep them active and healthy. It can be a challenge given that exercise can trigger asthma symptoms such as coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath....
View ArticleYeast Found in Babies’ Guts Linked to Childhood Asthma
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a yeast in the guts of children in Ecuador that they say contributed to the likelihood of the children having asthma. Dr. Brett Finlay,...
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