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'Desert dust' days may worsen kids' asthma

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dust blown from faraway deserts may accumulate in the air to levels great enough to contribute to children's asthma attacks, a new study suggests. It's well established that poor air quality can worsen symptoms in people with ...

Mediterranean diet may not protect against asthma

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Countries on the Mediterranean might enjoy low asthma rates, but their typical diet shouldn't take the credit, suggests a new study. "At the moment, we cannot give definitive advice about any protective effect of diet on asthma," ...

Insufficient vitamin D tied to severe asthma attacks

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Asthmatic children with relatively low vitamin D levels in their blood may have a greater risk of suffering severe asthma attacks than those with higher levels of the vitamin, a new study suggests. The study, which followed ...

Exercise might aid asthma control: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults whose asthma is not fully controlled by medication might gain some benefits from adding an exercise routine to their lives, a small study suggests. While exercise can trigger asthma symptoms in some people, there is also ...

Dogs plus pollutants may raise asthma risk in kids

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who grow up with a dog in the house may be at higher risk of developing asthma if they're also exposed to secondhand smoke or nitrogen dioxide, new research shows. Children exposed to the toxic gas ...

Work stress linked to higher asthma risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who regularly feel stressed out by their jobs may have a higher risk of developing asthma than those with a more-relaxed work atmosphere, a new study suggests. High on-the-job stress has been linked to a number ...

Art therapy reduces anxiety in kids with asthma

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Draw your own conclusions: Researchers suggest in a small new study that art therapy makes kids less anxious about their condition. The results provide "encouraging initial data" that art therapy can help improve the emotional health of ...

Dust, fumes harm many asthmatic workers' breathing

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to certain substances on the job is a major contributor to asthma attacks, a new analysis of European data shows. Overall, the researchers estimate that work-related exposures to gases, dust, fumes and other substances account for ...

Peanut allergy linked to worse asthma in kids

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 160 5- to 18-year-olds with asthma seen at their center, ...

Infant swimming tied to lung infection, asthma

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who start swimming before the age of 2 may be at increased risk of a common infant lung infection, and possibly asthma and respiratory allergies later in life, a new study suggests. The findings, reported in ...
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