Childhood asthma linked to fructose intake

Consuming large amounts of fructose during the second trimester of pregnancy and at 2 years of age is associated with a significantly increased risk of asthma in childhood, a new study has found.
The preliminary findings, presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology last month, examined 1111 mother-child pairs from a longitudinal prebirth cohort, Project Viva. Researchers used food-frequency questionnaires to estimate the mothers’ fructose intake from food and beverages during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy and their children’s intake at 2 years.....

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Easter chicks raffled to help asthma patients in memory of grandmother

A MONEY-spinning event to help asthma patients cared for by the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is taking place in memory of a grandmother.
Rehana Nazir was 68 when she died in November 2013 while on her way home from a holiday in Pakistan.....

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Dumb Asthma Whistle and Smartphone Measure Asthmatics’ Peak Expiratory Flow

Peak flow meters are meant to be used by asthmatic people to monitor lung function, specifically how efficiently air is exhaled. Patients with frequent asthma attacks tend to be more vigilant in keeping an eye on their peak expiratory flow, but children and those with rare attacks tend to ignore their meters. A new device from digiDoc Technologies, a Norwegian firm, will soon be released to help improve the compliance rates of people using peak flow meters.....

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