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Oily Fish Prevents Asthma in Offspring
May 25, 2004 (Orlando, Fla.) -- The waters surrounding the debate about how much fish is healthy during pregnancy just got a little murkier. A new study shows that eating oily fish such as salmon or trout as little as once a week during pregnancy may help protect your children against developing ast
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Ear Infections Linked to Asthma
May 10, 2004 -- For young children, frequent ear infections may mean an increased risk of developing asthma, a new report shows. The skyrocketing prevalence of asthma has been attributed to many factors: genetics, childhood infections, home environment, and psychological problems. Several recent stu
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High Carbon Dioxide Levels May Up Asthma Rate
April 29, 2004 -- Rising greenhouse gas levels may be contributing to expanding rates of asthma in U.S. cities and worsening allergies in millions of urban and suburban people, a new Harvard Medical School report shows. Researchers say that carbon dioxide emissions from cars, trucks, and industry ar
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State of America's Air? Potentially Dangerous
April 29, 2004 -- More than half of Americans -- 55% -- live in areas with either unhealthy smog or particle air pollution, according to a new report. The American Lung Association State of the Air: 2004 report shows nearly half of Americans (136 million) live in counties with unhealthy levels of oz
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FDA Approves Advair for Children Under 12
April 22, 2004 -- The FDA has approved the first dual-action asthma drug for use in young children. The agency approved Advair for the treatment of asthma in children 4 to 11 years old with asthma that isn't adequately controlled by inhaled corticosteroid therapy alone. Advair contains two differe
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Children With Asthma Less Active Than Peers
April 7, 2004 -- Children with asthma are less active than their peers despite the fact that most guidelines recommend exercise physical activity as a part of asthma therapy, according to a new study. The study also showed that inner city children with asthma were more likely to be inactive, which c
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Asthma, ADHD Rates High Among American Kids
April 1, 2004 -- Nine million American children under age 18 have asthma and nearly half of them may not have their disease under control and have suffered an asthma attack in the last year. That's just one of the findings of a new report on children's health from the CDC. The report is based on 200
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Popular Pain Reliever Linked to Asthma
March 26, 2004 -- Intriguing new research suggests a link between the increasing use of the pain reliever acetaminophen and a dramatic rise in asthma cases. The findings are far from conclusive, but researchers say the potential association deserves further study. Women taking part in a large, ongoi
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America's Top Asthma Capitals
March 16, 2004 -- Controlling your asthma may be a lot harder in Knoxville, Tenn., than in San Francisco or Florida, according to a new ranking of the America's top "asthma capitals." The first annual list from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America reveals the worst cities for people with ast
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HRT Raises Asthma Risks Among Older Women
Feb. 23, 2004 -- Taking menopausal hormone therapy may increase the risk of asthma among postmenopausal women, according to new study. Researchers found postmenopausal women on estrogen alone or estrogen plus progestin were more than twice as likely to develop asthma than women who never used hormon
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