If you don't have asthma, maybe it's because Mom experienced a sunny second trimester, health economist finds

The best way to reduce a child's chances of developing asthma might be making sure Mom had enough vitamin D during the second trimester, a new study from the University of Kansas shows.
The most cost-effective way to get Mom more vitamin D could be as simple as health recommendations that consider the benefits of soaking up a little more sun, a practical and cost-effective way to get a dose of D.....

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People with asthma in Detroit are choking to death

Jacqueline Cason didn’t expect to be crawling down the stairs of her own damn house at 38 years old. When Cason lived in Mississippi, her asthma was annoying but manageable—a puff from an inhaler now and again. Then, just over a year ago, she moved into a little modular home on a quiet street in River Rouge, Michigan, a tiny city of 7,000 that kisses the southern edge of Detroit.....

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$3.6M Grant Awarded to Pediatric Asthma Intervention Researcher

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) recently reported that Jill Halterman, M.D., was awarded a $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to carry out research on preventive asthma intervention that will allow better management of the disease and reduce emergency hospital visits.....

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