Breathing Smog While Pregnant May Worsen Asthma in Offspring

SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to air pollution while in the womb might harm the lung-function development of children with asthma, a new study finds...

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Risk factors for an exacerbation-prone asthma phenotype

The results will be presented at the ATS 2012 International Conference in San Francisco.
"Acute exacerbations are a major source of morbidity and mortality in asthma," said lead author Maciek Kupczyk, MD, PhD, a researcher at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm "In children, the costs of asthma care are three times higher in exacerbators as compared to those patients who did not experience any attacks. Exacerbations are a prominent feature of poorly controlled and severe asthma, and even in patients with mild disease, the rates of severe exacerbations are high."...

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Asthma Attacks Can Be Reduced When Exposure to Triggers is Controlled

Home Air Check™ can help improve indoor air environments by identifying chemical pollutants that can trigger asthma attacks

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