Mom's, Kid's Fructose Intake Linked to Asthma
Sugar-sweetened drinks in pregnancy, juice at age 2 may be drivers.

HOUSTON -- A child's risk of asthma increased significantly with maternal fructose intake during pregnancy, data from a longitudinal cohort study showed.
The odds ratio for asthma in mid-childhood increased 22% for children whose mothers consumed large quantities of fructose during the second trimester of pregnancy. A similar asthma association existed for the child's fructose consumption at 2 years of age.....

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Hasbro Offers Summer Camp For Kids With Asthma

Hasbro Children’s Hospital is accepting applications for its summer camp for kids with asthma. Hiking, swimming, or canoeing at summer camp may be challenging for kids with asthma. But Hasbro’s camp makes it easier. That’s because doctors and nurses are on on-site to treat any respiratory issues that may arise.....

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St. Mary's sets asthma camp for kids on spring break

St. Mary’s Health will sponsor Camp Nota-Gona-Wheeze, an asthma camp for children in kindergarten through the fifth grade. The free camp will host 50 students and will run Monday, March 23, through Friday, March 27, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Delaware School in Evansville......

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