Asthma takes toll on play, sex and work

Asthma hampers dating, sexual pleasure and careers of people afflicted with the disease, a new study has claimed.
According to Asthma Australia report on the study, about 33 percent of dads suffering from uncontrolled asthma avoid running around with their kids.....

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Fat mass not linked to lung function in children with asthma

medwireNews: A study suggests that the relationship between body mass and lung function in children with asthma is more nuanced than previously thought.
Findings published in Pediatric Research show that a positive relationship between lung function and body mass index (BMI) in boys was driven primarily by increases in lean mass, while fat mass had no relationship with lung function in either gender.....

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Obesity May Cause Asthma by Altering the Immune System

BOSTON, Dec. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research conducted at Boston Children's Hospital indicates that obesity might cause asthma via factors in the immune system and suggests a new way of treating asthma in obese people—who often respond poorly to standard asthma medications. The study, conducted in a mouse model of asthma and in human lung fluid, was published online Dec. 15 by Nature Medicine.....

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