Saturday, September 8, 2012

Language Barrier Hurts Elderly Asthma Patients

FRIDAY, Sept.6 (HealthDay News) -- Older people with asthma in the United States have a tougher time controlling the condition if they have poor English skills, a new study finds.....

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Children Taking Steroids for Asthma Are Slightly Shorter Than Peers

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Newswise — Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don’t use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study show....

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Study links phthalates to asthma

NEW YORK (Sept. 7, 2:20 p.m. ET) -- A new research study says that children between the ages of 5 and 9 who are exposed to two types of phthalates found in personal-care products have an elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation.....

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