Childhood asthma increases risk for COPD in early adulthood

Recent research in the New England Journal of Medicine found that persistent childhood asthma was associated with an increased risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in early adulthood.
“This work tells us that persistent childhood asthma can develop into COPD, something that up until now has not been well-described,” Scott T. Weiss, MD, co-director of the systems genetics and genomics section of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Channing Division of Network Medicine, said in a press release.....

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Blacks Die From Asthma at Steep Rates, But Are Absent From Many Studies

Zunika Crenshaw cringes as a tire swing whips her children around in circles just a little too fast. It’s a sunny afternoon in the park, in the East Bay town of Pleasanton. As her children play, she keeps a close watch on their breathing.
She says asthma is in her genes.....

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Rosamund Kissi-Debrah To Sue Over London Air Pollution Levels After Daughter Died Of Asthma Attack

A grieving mother has described the “horrendous” asthma attack - she suspects caused by air pollution - that killed her daughter.
Rosamund Kissi-Debrah spoke on Monday of her plans to sue the Mayor of London for illegal pollution levels, following her child Ella’s death aged nine in February 2013.....

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