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Mom's nut consumption tied to less allergies in kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study based on 62,000 Danish mothers, the children of those who ate peanuts and tree nuts while pregnant were less likely to develop asthma or allergies than the kids whose mothers shunned nuts. The results support the...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Peanuts, Nose, Science and Technology, Family
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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hip Replacement, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Pacific Alliance Corporation, Health
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Genetic marker indicates if child is likely to develop asthma after a cold
University of Chicago researchers said they have identified a genetic marker that will help identify children most likely to develop asthma after they catch a cold. The researchers found that 90 percent of children under age 3 who wheezed after catching...
Tags: Medical Research, University of Chicago, Education, Genetics, Science and Technology
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Asthma test helps doctor tailor treatment
Inhaled corticosteroids are often used to treat asthma, but trying to figure out if the therapy is necessary — and at what dose — can be tricky. Now, a new, noninvasive breath test called fractional exhaled nitric oxide, or FeNO, has taken...
Tags: Inflammation, General Practitioners, Physical Conditions, Symptoms, Asthma
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Achoo: Spring allergy season is on the way
PETOSKEY — The snow may not be gone yet, but you better grab a tissue — spring allergy season is on the way. Each year, about 50 million Americans are impacted by nasal allergies, which is the sixth leading cause of chronic disease in the...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Physical Conditions, Zyrtec (drug), Claritin (drug)
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High winds cause damage, effects expected to linger for days
Staff WritersLourdes Bustamante said she has never experienced winds as strong as those that tore through Imperial County on Monday. Bustamante, who has worked as a gas station attendant for 16 years at the USA gas station near the intersection of Imperial and...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Tangerine, Chemical Industry, National Weather Service, Environmental Issues
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Prebiotics in baby formula and eczema: mixed picture
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's some evidence to suggest that putting prebiotics in baby formula protects children against the skin condition eczema, according to a fresh look at past research. The theory is that babies who can't breastfeed can drink...Tags: Sydney (Australia), Physical Conditions, Dietary Supplements, Eczema, Asthma
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New Allergy Causes Trouble Swallowing
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterWhen you think of allergies you probably think of sneezing and wheezing, but there's another type of allergy that's relatively new. It can make it painful to swallow. This allergy can affect your esophagus which is the tube that transports food to the...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Mayo Clinic, Asthma, Allergies
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10 myths about children's health
Dr. Allan Greissman of Pediatric Critical Care of South Florida dispels some common misconceptions parents may have about their children’s health. 1. Kids in day care get sick more often While it may seem that kids in daycare get sick more often,...
Tags: Pediatrics, Diabetes, Weight, Asthma, Ear Infection
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Reducing utility costs, hospital visits
The first winter after Danielle Smith bought her house in North Baltimore, the 35-year-old schoolteacher wondered if it even had a furnace, it was so cold and drafty. Now, with almost all new windows and several other energy-efficiency retrofits, Smith...
Tags: National Government, Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents, Family, Physical Conditions
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Study suggests timing may be key in fish-asthma link
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among thousands of Dutch children included in a new study, those who first ate fish between the ages of six months and one year had a lower risk of developing asthma-like symptoms later on than babies introduced to fish...Tags: Immune System, Foods and Beverages, Seafood, Family, Health
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Carpool diva scores no points with this mom
Dear Amy: My teenage daughter is on a competitive sports team that practices three times per week. She is in a carpool with three other players to save time and money. The other three girls are very good friends. The team's star player is their social...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Asthma, Allergies
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Nov 13, 2012
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