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Asthma Articles
The Asthma Foundation Informative Articles
Schools Near High Traffic Areas Increase Kids' Asthma Risks
Pollution from high-traffic roads increases the risk of asthma in children who attend nearby schools, new research suggests.
In a study that looked at statistics on children's health in South...
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Kids Need a Good Night's Sleep
Sleep problems in kids don't just drive parents batty, they also affect children's health and development. What can be done?
Get any group of parents together and before too long the conversation tur...
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Schools Near High-Traffic Areas Increase Kids' Asthma Risks
FRIDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution from high-traffic roads increases the risk of asthma in children who attend nearby schools, new research suggests.
In a study that looked at statisti...
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Hay Fever Season Hits Pet Allergy Sufferers Hard
Allergy specialists are warning that hay fever season is about to begin and it could be hardest on people with pet allergies.
The season usually starts in mid-August. Research in the American Co...
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Air Quality in "Code Red"
With temperatures sweltering, the state Department of Environmental Quality on Wednesday issued its strongest air quality alert for Hampton Roads in at least two years.
The agency put the region unde...
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Study: As Waist Grows, So Does Health Risk
CHICAGO -- If your pants are feeling a bit tight around the waistline, take note: Belly bulge can be deadly for older adults, even those who aren't overweight or obese by other measures.
One of...
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Asthmatic Kids Breathe Easier With Smoke-Free Air
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For children with asthma, reducing exposure to environmental tobacco smoke greatly decreases their chances of an asthma flare-up, hospital admission or emergency room visit...
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Prenatal Smoke Tied To Poorer Asthma-Drug Response
Studies have shown that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have an increased risk of developing asthma. Now new research suggests they may also get less benefit from the inhale...
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Parents Warned to Avoid 'Alternative' Allergy Tests for Children
Children are routinely being misdiagnosed with food allergies because of tests that do not work, experts have warned.
Many have been left malnourished after being put on harmful restrictive diets b...
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Hidden Horrors: Extreme Close-ups of the Creepy Crawlies that Infest Our Homes
THEY look like aliens from some futuristic Hollywood blockbuster.
But these ugly bugs have already invaded your home.
A daddy-long-legs spider. Picture: STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY&...
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