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Entries for August 2011
Possible asthma cure found in most unlikely of places: shellfish
Robin posted on August 29, 2011
JAMES Cook University researchers have discovered a link between those suffering from seafood allergies and those with asthma. Could this increase quality of life for asthma sufferers?
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Dust mite linked to asthma risk
Robin posted on August 25, 2011
Wheezy toddlers who have a sensitivity to house dust mites are more at risk of developing asthma by the age of 12, a University of Melbourne led study has shown.
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Trinity’s young inventors
These students are just learning to drive, yet they’re already showing maturity and comprehension well beyond their years.
The Trinity College Year 11 students have been named ABC serie...
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Daniel's life with anaphylaxis
Robin posted on August 24, 2011
Daniel shares how he has coped with anaphylaxis for all of his seven. Albury mother Debra De Silva has been helping her son Daniel manage his life with anaphylaxis for all of his seven years.
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Disadvantaged, unhealthy mothers more likely to have sickly children
Robin posted on August 23, 2011
Disadvantaged, unhealthy mothers are much more likely to have sickly children than are disadvantaged moms who are relatively healthy—and this is not only due to genetics, suggests new research t...
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Smoking during pregnancy linked to asthma
Robin posted on August 23, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — Children with severe asthma are 3.6 times more likely to have been exposed to tobacco smoking before birth — even without later exposure — than children with a mild form of the d...
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Study suggests link between pre-pregnancy obesity and asthma symptoms in teen children
Mums who are overweight or obese when they become pregnant may be programming their children to have asthma-like respiratory symptoms during adolescence, suggests research published online in the Jour...
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Indoor Mold, Asthma and Your Children
Infants exposed to mold in their home have more than double the risk of developing asthma, suggests new research in the Annals of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology. The risk is even greater if a parent...
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Study Finds Key Influential Factors Linked with Risk of Allergies in Babies
Prenatal pet exposure, a mother's delivery mode and race are influential factors in a child's risk of developing allergies by age 2, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
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Indoor Mold Poses Key Asthma Risk for Babies
(CNN) -- When infants are exposed to mold in the home, their risk for developing asthma more than doubles, according to a study published Tuesday in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The...
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