Teens with asthma almost twice as likely to smoke as their healthy counterparts

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 11, 2016) – Curiosity is a driving factor in why most kids start smoking, and the same is true for kids with asthma. A study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting found adolescents with asthma were twice as likely to smoke as kids without asthma. And they continue to smoke well into their teen years, even though they know smoking is particularly bad for their lungs.....

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Inadequate levels of vitamin D may raise your asthma risk

Researchers say they have found more evidence that low levels of vitamin D appear to increase your risk of asthma.
In a study of the health records of nearly 35,000 adults and children collected between 2001 and 2010, investigators found children who had low levels of vitamin D were 1.35 times more likely to have asthma than children with sufficient vitamin D in their systems.
Adults with inadequate vitamin D were more likely than other adults to say they had experienced wheezing in the past year.....

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AstraZeneca trial shows benefit of child asthma treatment
The improvement demonstrated the drug's appropriateness as a step-up therapy in young children

A phase III study of its Symbicourt asthma inhalers showed a significant breathing improvement in children aged between 6-12, AstraZeneca reported (LON:AZN).
The improvement demonstrated the drug's appropriateness as a step-up therapy in young children, Astra said.
AstraZeneca conducted the study (CHASE 3) after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested additional data on the effect of the two components budesonide and formoterol in young asthma patients.....

Read more here: proactiveinvestors.co.uk