If you treat a parent's depression, will their child's asthma improve?

Studies have shown that children with asthma are at higher risk for depression. Research also has shown an association between a parent or caregiver's depression and worsening symptoms in an asthmatic child.....

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Air Pollution, Asthma and Pregnancy
Pregnant women may have increased risk of preterm birth if exposed to traffic-related pollutants.

The combination of asthma, pregnancy and air quality might lead to deadly consequences.
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that air pollution exposure increased the risk of a preterm birth, a birth that occurs before the 37 week mark. The important time frames were prior to pregnancy, early in pregnancy and the last six weeks of pregnancy.....

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Mum thought she was destined to always be overweight - but shed the pounds AND her asthma

Charlene McCrory's asthma symptoms were worse than they’d ever been and the thought of running around after two children terrified her
There was a point when mum-of two Charlene McCrory thought she was destined to always be overweight.
“I’d told myself I was just a big girl and that was that,” the 27-year-old explained.....

Read more here: mirror.co.uk