Asthma as a risk factor for autism?

The results reported by Po-Hsin Tsai and colleagues* detailing the presence of asthma as a potential risk factor for a subsequent diagnosis of autism provide some food for thought. Based on the examination of a large health insurance database based in Taiwan, researchers identified over 2000 preschool children diagnosed with asthma – a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the airways – and compared them with a non-asthmatic control group, looking for any subsequent evidence of a psychiatrist diagnosed autism spectrum disorder label (based on ICD-9 criteria) up to 8 years later.....

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Plant Compounds Ease Asthma, Allergies

SAN DIEGO -- Anti-inflammatory plant estrogen compounds found in soy and flaxseed were associated with less asthma and allergic disease, a national observational study showed.....

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Asthma

The good news is that a trouble-free winter can be achieved through good management. Making sure you are on top of your condition, or your child’s, is vitally important. Statistics show that at least one person dies a week from asthma in New Zealand and thousands are hospitalised every year.....

Read more here: familyhealthdiary.co.nz