Do YOU dry your laundry inside? You may be putting yourself at risk of a deadly asthma attack, expert warns

Drying laundry indoors may trigger a deadly asthma attack, an expert warns.
Moist environments create the ideal breeding grounds for mould, which then releases spores, she said.
Spores, which are invisible, can trigger allergic reactions or even asthma attacks, she adds.
Young children, the elderly and those with suppressed immune systems, such as chemotherapy patients, may be particularly at risk.
The expert advises we dry our laundry outside if possible, use tumble dryers and keep our homes ventilated to prevent mould from building up.....

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Testosterone May Protect Against Asthma

Asthma, a disease of the lungs that causes inflammation, swelling, wheezing and shortness of breath, affects both sexes, but with one notable difference: Boys tend to grow out of asthma after puberty, and men are far less likely to develop it in adulthood than women are. Australian researchers explored the idea that testosterone may have a protective effect against asthma—and they believe it does, pinpointing some of the mechanisms by which it occurs. Their study results are published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.....

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Keeping kids with asthma safe during the summer

Summertime and the living is easy, that's what they say right?
However, for people suffering from asthma, the breathing isn't.
Summer brings higher temperatures, humidity, and pressure changes.
Changes in pressure can bring about thunderstorms one day, then dry us out the next.
Jeana Bush from the Allergy, Asthma, and Sinus Center in Macon says, this see-saw like pattern can be a trigger to those with asthma.....

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