Mice at risk of asthma, allergies can fight off skin cancer

A molecule involved in asthma and allergies now has been shown to make mice resistant to skin cancer, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis......

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Why is childhood asthma on the rise?

With one in five Irish children affected by the disease, should we be getting worried, asks FIONA REDDAN
IRELAND HAS the fourth highest prevalence of asthma in children in the world and one in five Irish children will now develop the illness. But what’s behind the rise?.....

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Secondhand Smoke Ups Babies' Risk of Asthma, Study Says

MONDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Babies exposed to cigarette smoke are at increased risk for developing childhood respiratory diseases such as asthma, according to a new study.....

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