Asthma Takes a Toll on Teens' Emotional Health
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NEW YORK  - Dealing with asthma can be hard  on teenagers' emotional well-being, with problems such as worry  and anger being related to poorer asthma control, new research  suggests.
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Scientists have identified a genetic change that raises a child's risk of developing asthma, a discovery that may lead to better treatments for one of the most common chronic childhood ailments.
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New research shows that teenagers who grow up in areas with heavy air pollution, including Long Beach, have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults.
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NEW YORK  - A screening process in a  preschool education program can help identify children who  probably have asthma, according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Frequent mental distress is  relatively common among adults with asthma and is associated  with unhealthy behaviors that raise the risk of disease  flare-ups, a new study has found. This suggests that doctors  who treat asthma patients should not overlook their mental  health status.
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NEW YORK  - Asthma appears to almost double   the risk of symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in young   mothers, Ohio-based researchers report.
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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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Too many teenagers are getting too little "good" sleep which is harmful to their health, warn researchers.
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Watching a child struggle to breathe during an asthma attack is frightening for any parent. So it is only natural that most moms and dads will try just about anythingâincluding spending a lot of moneyâto keep an attack at bay.
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NEW YORK  - Adolescents who are victims of bullying are likely to take more medications than their peers, a Danish study shows.
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Parents of children with asthma try hard to protect their youngsters but often overlook the most important measures, including banning smoking in the house and shutting windows to keep pollen out, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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In a new report, Harvard researchers sound the alarm about the poor health of American kids. How asthma, obesity and other problems could plague them for the rest of their lives.
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Teenage asthmatics would like to participate more fully in sports and other school activities, but feel hampered by their disease, according to an a University of Missouri allergist.
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A survey of teenage lifestyles shows fears over safety and appearance - and a "wheezy" lack of fitness.
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Many teens do not get enough exercise and spend too much time in front of a television or computer screen. Yet, the few who are physically active do not
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NEW YORK  - Physician participation in an  interactive asthma seminar leads to enhanced asthma care and  improved outcomes for children with asthma from low-income  families, a group at high-risk for poor asthma-related  outcomes, according to a study in the journal Chest.
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Adolescents who are victims of  bullying are likely to take more medications than their peers,  a Danish study shows.