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Workplace pollutants tied to kids' asthma risk

2011-10-06T15:30:23Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A mother's exposure to airborne pollutants may increase the likelihood that her unborn child will later develop asthma, a new study suggests.

In a Danish review of registry data on 45,658 seven-year-old children and their mothers, 18.6 percent of children of mothers who were exposed to low-molecular-weight particles and irritants at work during pregnancy contracte...

Multiple Factors Determine Childhood Asthma Prescriptions

2010-10-23T19:02:35Z

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Eating too many nuts in pregnancy could put babies at risk of asthma

2010-04-16T14:44:26Z

Women who eat a lot of nuts during pregnancy may be putting their children at greater risk of asthma, scientists warned yesterday. The finding follows a study of the diets of more than 4,000 expectant mothers and the health of their babies over their first eight years of life.

Children diagnosed with asthma or asthma-like symptoms, such as shortness of breath and wheezing, were significantly more likely to be born to mothers who ate nut products, such as peanut butter, each day of ...

Eating Nuts During Pregnancy Increases Childs Asthma Risk

2010-10-26T10:17:21Z

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APTOPIX Netherlands Weather

2010-12-17T11:00:44Z

A line of stranded trams is seen as bicyclists try and cross road in heavy snow in Amsterdam, Friday Dec. 17, 2010. The Dutch association of motorists, ANWB, the equivalent of AAA, called the traffic situation in the Netherlands "chaotic". (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherlands Weather

2010-12-17T10:32:43Z

A line of stranded trams is seen as bicyclist rides in heavy snow in Amsterdam Friday Dec. 17, 2010. The Dutch association of motoristst, ANWB, the equivalent of AAA, called the traffic situation in the Netherlands "chaotic". (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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Netherlands Pedophile

2010-12-13T02:00:27Z

Exterior view of daycare center het Hofnarretje in Amsterdam, Sunday Dec. 12, 2010, where a man suspected of abusing preschool children was employed. Parents of dozens of preschool children in Amsterdam have been warned their children may have been abused by a baby sitter in one of the worst sexual abuse cases to come to light in the Netherlands. Authorities say a 27-year-old suspect was arres...

Switzerland Soccer WCup Bid

2010-12-02T08:02:00Z

David Beckham, left, and Prince William arrive for the announcement on which countries will host the 2018 and 2022 soccer World Cups at the Zurich Exhibition Center, Zurich, Switzerland...

Netherlands Soccer Champions League Ajax Real Madrid

2010-11-30T11:02:09Z

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho gestures during the group G Champions League soccer match against Ajax at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010. Madrid won the match with a 4-0 score.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)