Infertility treatment may raise childhood asthma risk

Children born after infertility treatment are at increased risk for asthma, results of a large cohort study indicate.
The findings add to the growing body of evidence linking subfertility, assisted reproduction techniques (ART), and asthma in children, say the authors, who call for further work to establish causality and elucidate the underlying mechanism.....

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High Risk of Pulmonary Embolism Seen in Severe Asthma

(HealthDay News) – Patients with asthma are at higher risk of pulmonary embolism, particularly if the asthma is severe or they take oral corticosteroids, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in the European Respiratory Journal.....

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Asthma problems a threat for Kvitova

Queenslanders aren't alone wishing for an end to their hotter and more humid summer. Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is also desperate for a cool change......

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