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Nut
products increase risk of childhood asthma: study - July 15, 2008
Dutch researchers who followed more than 4,000 expectant mothers found babies
born to those who ate nut products daily were 50 per cent more likely to
develop wheezing, shortness of breath or doctor-diagnosed asthma before their
eighth birthday compared to babies whose mothers rarely - fewer than three
times a month or never - consumed nut products while pregnant.
Worldwide
Allergy, Asthma rates rising, report says - June 18, 2008
Allergy cases have risen dramatically around the world over the last 40 years
and health-care organizations need to direct more resources to curb this
growing health problem, an international allergy organization said Wednesday.
Early Life
Exposure to Cats May Reduce Risk of Childhood Allergies and Asthma Symptoms -
May 22, 2008
The Center's prior research findings have shown that exposure to multiple
environmental pollutants are associated with an increase in risk for asthma
symptoms among children. For this study, the investigators controlled for other
exposures that might have contributed to developmental problems such as
socioeconomic factors and exposure to tobacco smoke and other environmental
contaminants.
Asthma-proofing home
- November 30, 2007
All three kids have asthma. Their parents are following doctors' advice to
reduce environmental triggers that could set off rounds of coughing or
wheezing.
ALA survey finds misinformation,miscommunication about asthma
care at school - August 14, 2007
Students with asthma returning to classrooms may face dangerous situations when
needing access to life-saving inhalers, according to a recent American Lung
Association survey.
Writers
on the Range: Asthma and allergies take root in the New West -
July 24, 2007
"Mom, would you really have shipped me off to Denver?" I asked my mother
recently. "Absolutely," she said."But imagine," I said, "what it would have
been like for a 5-year-old living in an institution, surrounded by doctors and
a bunch of asthmatic kids?" "You were very, very sick," she explained. "Nothing
helped."
Fruit, Fish Help Teens Fight Asthma - July 7, 2007
The vitamin C in fruit and the omega-3 fatty acids in fish could help tame
teens' asthma symptoms, a new study finds.
Identify asthma triggers "for life without limits" -
May 11, 2007
May is designated National Asthma Month, a time that seeks to shed insight and
understanding on a disease that affects millions of Americans. But, through
prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, it need not debilitate a person's
life.
Surge in arthritis on the way - May 13, 2007
Federal public-health officials are predicting a surge in the prevalence of
arthritis and other rheumatic conditions by the year 2030, and popular
retirement states such as Florida,Arizona and California are likely to bear the
brunt of the burden.
Occupational
asthma - May 29, 2007
Do you wheeze, cough or feel short of breath at work, but not during weekends or
on vacations? If so, you may have occupational asthma, a lung condition caused
by inhaling workplace fumes, gases or dust. In developed countries, it's the
most common work-related lung disease. Occupational asthma can develop if you
never had asthma before or had childhood asthma that later cleared. It can also
worsen any pre-existing asthma.
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