Losing Weight Key in Improving Asthma in Obese Patients

For obese asthmatics, an article in CHEST reported that weight loss could mitigate their symptoms, which investigators believed highlighted a need for doctors to simultaneously treat obesity and asthma.....

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New Strategies to Fight Pediatric Asthma

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Low flu vaccination rates, medication compliance and limited access to primary care providers have contributed to the high pediatric asthma rates in California, say UC Davis pediatricians Ulfat Shaikh and Robert Byrd, who have published an extensive study describing the challenges faced by children with asthma in California.....

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Diet may stem asthma

INITIAL studies by Hunter researchers suggest that a high-fibre diet can lead to fewer asthma-like symptoms in pregnant women and their babies.
The study involved data from pregnant women who completed a 24-hour food questionnaire, which highlighted a correlation between dietary fibre intake and acetate levels in their blood.....

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