Increased smoking may be linked to asthma epidemic
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NEW YORK  - More adults, especially women, are smoking these days and their secondhand smoke may be contributing to the asthma epidemic among children in the United States, results of a study suggest.
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Giving children antibiotics or paracetamol early in life may increase their risk of asthma, Massey health researchers say. They carried out a study involving more than 4000 children and found
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LONDON - Exposure to fumes emitted by cleaning products in the home could cause asthma in children, a study published Thursday shows.
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A new survey of Sept. 11-related illnesses has found an alarming increase in asthma &#151; 12 times higher than normal &#151; among those who toiled on the toxic debris piles of ground zero.
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THURSDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers are launching a major population-based study to examine the genetic and environmental factors that may cause many diseases, including asthma, Alzheimer's, cancer, depression, diabetes, heart disease and reproductive problems, among others.
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HOUSEHOLD chemicals, including bleach, disinfectant and cleaning fluid, have been blamed for the huge surge in childhood asthma in Britain.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Children with asthma who are exposed to traffic pollution are at increased risk for respiratory problems and reduced lung volumes, says a study that looked at children in  the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez, a crossing point into the United States.
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NEW YORK  - Results of a new study provide   more evidence that exposure to second-hand smoke has long-term   adverse effects on respiratory health, and reaffirms the   benefits of banning smoking in public places, researchers say.
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Air pollution increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study says.
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The fumes emitted from home cleaning products and solvents may increase the risk of childhood asthma, according to a new Australian study.
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People who snore are more likely to develop chronic bronchitis, the hacking cough most often associated with cigarette smoking or breathing polluted air, Korean researchers reported on Monday.
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Scientists have identified a gene that is strongly associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma.
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Children exposed to passive smoking have a higher risk of developing lung cancer later in life than other youngsters, according to new research.
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Asthma rates among UK children have quadrupled since the 1970s and more than doubled in the past decade, according to a study published on Wednesday.
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There is a connection between exposure of domestic cleaning products and wheezing in toddlers, which is an early sign of asthma, according to new research.
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Women who smoke are more likely to develop a form of acne than those who do not, research suggests.
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A University of Iowa study released Thursday said children living on hog farms are more likely to have asthma. The prevalence of asthma is even more dramatic among children living on hog farms where antibiotics are added to feed, said the study's author Dr. James A. Merchant, dean of the College of Public Health and an environmental health professor.