Pregnant women with asthma encouraged not to ask for antibiotics

Researchers have advised caution when prescribing antibiotics to women with asthma during pregnancy, as it may increase the risk of their child going on to develop the condition as well.
Where possible, women whose children are at risk for developing asthma should avoid antibiotics, claim the authors of a new study.....

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Facts That Make You Aware About Asthma

A new study led by the Yale School of Medicine, analyzed the asthmatic symptoms and formulated three major genetic subtypes called ‘TEA’ cluster which stands for transcriptomic endotypes of asthma. The study was published on March 18.....

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Indoor Allergies Could Increase Risk of Childhood Asthma

Parents know that the safety and health of their children will have an impact on their children’s development and health as an adult. Research has shown us that childhood obesity, for example, could be linked to an increased risk of diabetes; heart attacks; cancers; and in the immediate term, it could negatively affect academic performance. A new study revealed another children’s health risk parents should keep in mind, and it involves the relationship between childhood allergies in toddlers and preschoolers and the development of asthma later in childhood.....

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