Obesity, Exposure to Pollutants Affect Asthma Control

CINCINNATI—Older adults who are obese or exposed to traffic pollutants are more likely to have poorly controlled asthma, according to University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers...

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Pregnant Smokers May Put Kids At Risk For Severe Asthma

(CNN) -- One of the first questions a mom-to-be is asked by her doctor is "Do you smoke?" And while pregnant woman don't smoke in nearly the numbers they did decades ago, some still do. Almost 14 percent of American women smoke while pregnant, according to the Centers for Disease Control, causing all kinds of problems including low birth weight, premature birth and SIDS. Now add something else to the list: asthma...

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Managing asthma: the importance of spacers

Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions in the nation with an incidence rate of one in 9 children and one in 12 adults in N.Y. state. The highest rate of asthma occurs in NYC, Nassau and Suffolk counties...

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