Eczema and hay fever in childhood could develop into allergic asthma in adulthood: Study

Eczema and hay fever in childhood could develop into allergic asthma in adulthood. The risk of asthma in adulthood was found to be nine times higher among those who suffered from eczema and hay fever as children.
The study looked at nearly 1,400 adult participants of the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (TAHS). Participants were assessed for their childhood allergies at age seven and were followed from 1968 to 2004.....

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Diabetes, epilepsy, and asthma may increase risk of suicide and self-harm: Study

Diabetes, epilepsy, and asthma may increase the risk of suicide and self-harm. For the study, the researchers compared different psychiatric and physical disorders in England. Along with diabetes, epilepsy, and asthma, other physical illnesses associated with a higher risk of suicide and self-harm included migraine, psoriasis, eczema, and inflammatory polyarthropathies.
Authors Dr. Arvind Singhal and Dr. Jack Ross said, “It is important for physicians, general practitioners, and mental health workers to be aware of the physical disorders that are associated with an increased risk of self-harm so that at-risk individuals may be better identified and can be monitored for any psychiatric symptoms and mental distress”.....

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Teen Dies From Asthma After Witnessing Chicago Shooting
The trauma of witnessing a fatal gunfight was too much for Jessica Williams, who died while attempting to escape the chaos.

CHICAGO, IL - Gunfire in Chicago is the cause of several hundred deaths every year, but the most recent victim wasn’t even shot.
16-year-old Jessica Williams was celebrating the life of a fallen cousin late Wednesday night into Thursday morning in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood when she witnessed a shooting that took the lives of two others. While she was running from the frightening scene, Williams collapsed and died from an asthma attack.....

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