Obesity can worsen the impact of asthma and may also mask its severity in standard tests, according to researchers in New Zealand, who studied lung function in asthmatic women with a range of body mass indexes (BMIs).
Children who live in streets lined with trees are less likely to suffer from asthma, say researchers. Asthma rates fell by more than a quarter in residential areas containing more trees and the number of children with asthma also decreased in proportion to the concentration of trees
Children who live in tree-lined streets have lower rates of asthma, a New York-based study suggests.
Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Young children who live in neighborhoods with lots of trees have lower rates of asthma than children who reside in areas with fewer trees, a new study finds.
Children who live in tree lined streets have lower rates of asthma, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Children who live in streets lined with trees are less likely to develop asthma, researchers have found.
WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Young children who live in neighborhoods with lots of trees have lower rates of asthma than children who reside in areas with fewer trees, a new study finds.
Scientists have outlined a new path for potential therapies to combat inflammation associated with sinusitis and asthma based on a new understanding of the body's earliest immune response in the nose and sinus cavities.
In conjunction with Asthma Awareness Month in May, the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center encourages parents to work with their child’s doctor to create an Asthma Action Plan for children with asthma. Such a plan can provide details on asthma triggers, medications and emergency information that can be essential to child care providers, teachers, coaches or medical ...
There's a theory out there that the reason asthma cases have skyrocketed in the past few years is that our children are not being exposed to as many allergens as they used to be.
