Asthma cases up

ASTHMA cases reported at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital since January last year have increased...

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Asthma Results in Missed Sleep, School Days for Children

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 11, 2012) – Straight A’s might be hard to come by for children with asthma this upcoming school year. Asthma accounts for 10.5 million missed school days annually. And according to a new study published in the July issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), asthma is also a leading contributor to missed sleep and illness in urban children...

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Vitamin D Deficiency And Lung Function In Asthmatic Children

A new study from researchers in Boston has found that poorer lung function in asthmatic children, treated with inhaled corticosteroids, is linked with vitamin D deficiency...

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