Asthma 2015 News & Symptoms: Asthma in Suburbs on the Rise; Risk High Among Puerto Ricans

The prevalence of asthma in children living in the suburbs is becoming more common, challenging the theory that asthma is a problem exclusive to inner city children.
A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study also found that low family income and being African American or Puerto Rican had a stronger influence on asthma risk than overall neighborhood poverty.....

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Study Links Asthma to Sleep Apnea Risk

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) brings along serious health risks, and having asthma could increase your chances of developing sleep disorder.
Published in the January 13th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Mihaela Teodorescu and her team found that the longer their participants had asthma, the stronger the risk was for OSA. The Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study wasmade up of randomly selected state employees of different agencies who were between the ages of 30 and 60 in 1988. All of the participants did not have OSA at the beginning of the study, but underwent in-lab overnight polysomnography testing and answered questions regarding their health every 4 years.....

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Vital Information About Asthma If You Suffer From It

You should take your asthma very seriously. Just sitting around and letting your symptoms worsen is the worst thing to do for yourself. This article contains many simple, easy tips that can help you relieve symptoms and improve the quality of your life. All that you need to do is take an active approach to solving your asthma-related problems.....

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