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Archive | Asthma
Majority of adults think children should be protected from tobacco marketing – The Independent
Posted on 14 May 2012.
Posted in Addictions, Asthma, Child Protection, Childhood illnesses, Family, Health, Parents0 Comments
Scientists seek twins to see how pollution makes us ill – Evening Standard
Posted on 11 May 2012.
London twins are wanted to take part in a major study into the impact of pollution on health. The research could provide evidence of a link to chronic conditions such as heart disease and asthma. Every year, more than 4,000 people in the capital die prematurely from pollution. Researchers at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and [...]
Posted in Asthma, Family, Health, Twins and multiples0 Comments
Amish children are nearly immune to asthma and allergies | Mail Online
Posted on 08 May 2012.
Amish children raised on rural farms in northern Indiana suffer from asthma and allergies less often even than Swiss farm kids, a group known to be relatively free from allergies, according to a new study. ‘The rates are very, very low,’ said Dr. Mark Holbreich, the study’s lead author. ‘So there’s something that we feel [...]
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Girl, 12, died in father’s arms after allergic reaction to dinner
Posted on 27 April 2012.
A schoolgirl died in her father’s arms from an allergic reaction after eating curry and chips for tea, an inquest heard. Holly Stuckey, 12, collapsed while fighting for her breath from a sudden anaphylactic shock feared to have been triggered by her food. The hearing was told the ‘fit and well’ youngster had the meal just an [...]
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Prenatal exposure to air pollution linked to childhood obesity | Mail Online
Posted on 17 April 2012.
Prenatal exposure to inner-city air pollution is linked to childhood obesity, claims study A study of pregnant women and their children in New York City has provided clinical evidence that links environmental pollution with childhood obesity. The most up-to-date statistics show that 17 per cent of children in the U.S. are obese, and that figure [...]
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How keeping children too clean can wreck their immune systems | Mail Online
Posted on 23 March 2012.
Today’s children may be too clean for their own good, research suggests. Evidence is growing that dirt and germs can protect against disease – and that our indoor-based, ultra-clean lifestyles are bad for our health. According to the hygiene hypothesis, asthma, eczema, hay fever and childhood diabetes are all being fuelled by childhoods in which [...]
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Op to heat up your lungs relieves asthma attacks | Mail Online
Posted on 06 March 2012.
Ever since my brother, Joseph, who was seven years older than me, died from an asthma attack when I was 18, I’ve been on a mission to help doctors find a cure. I was diagnosed with a severe form of asthma when I was five and since then I needed 12 puffs of my Ventolin [...]
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‘Asthma link’ to gestation length | News
Posted on 02 March 2012.
Babies born just a few weeks early have a higher risk of poor health, including asthma, than those born later, research suggests. The earlier a baby is born, the worse the impact on their health, but risks are also evident for babies who are 37 to 38 weeks’ gestation – commonly seen as full term. [...]
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Want an asthma-free child? Get a pet while you are pregnant | Mail Online
Posted on 20 February 2012.
Mothers who spend time with pets during their pregnancy are less likely to have children with allergies and asthma, a study has revealed. But the race of the child – and how they were delivered – also plays a part. Researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that babies who have indoor prenatal [...]
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Tragedy of boy, 9, who died of asthma attack after ambulance was delayed because sat nav didn’t work | Mail Online
Posted on 20 February 2012.
A mother has called for an inquiry following the death of her nine-year-old son because she claims the ambulance was delayed when its satnav broke. Melanie Carver says her son Corey suffered heart failure brought on by a severe asthma attack while he was getting ready for school. Though the nearest ambulance station was just [...]
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Asthma connected to fizzy drinks | The Guardian
Posted on 08 February 2012.
Consuming too many fizzy drinks increases your risk of developing asthma or the severe breathing condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD), new research suggests. Researchers in Australia examined the health and soft drink consumption of 16,907 people aged 16 and over in South Australia during 2008-2010. One in 10 drank at least half a litre [...]
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BBC News – ‘Early baby growth’ linked to asthma
Posted on 20 January 2012.
Babies who grow rapidly in the first three months of life may be more likely to develop asthma as children, say Dutch researchers. They found “accelerated weight gain” was linked to a higher chance of symptoms such as wheezing. The study of 5,125 children by the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam suggested no connection with [...]
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Girl found her teenage sister dead on floor after acute asthma attack | News
Posted on 13 January 2012.
Lakisha Myers was found dead by her younger sister Savanna at their family home in Tooting on the morning of August 8 last year. At an inquest yesterday, family GP Bernard Ogoe said there were concerns she had not been using her inhalers properly since she was diagnosed with asthma in February 2003. Savanna, 11, [...]
Asthmatic children at risk as schools banned from keeping spare inhaler due to ‘needless red tape’ | Mail Online
Posted on 12 January 2012.
Children with asthma are being prevented from getting access to inhalers in schools due to ‘needless red tape’, a leading charity has warned. Asthma UK said schools are prevented from keeping a spare blue reliever inhaler on their premises because they are prescription-only medicines. But this puts children’s lives at risk when they have forgotten [...]
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Could your child’s chesty cough be deadly asthma? | Mail Online
Posted on 03 January 2012.
Recently I have been taken to labelling myself as a terrible mother — because for years I ignored my nine-year-old son’s breathing problems. Lucas would have frequent slight breathlessness, occasional difficulties breathing plus numerous, persistent heavy coughs. Even after a nasty bout of pneumonia when he was four years old, which saw him in hospital [...]
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Boy, 3, set to miss out on traditional festive treats… because he’s allergic to CHRISTMAS
Posted on 20 December 2011.
A three-year-old boy misses out on all the traditional trappings of the festive season – because he’s effectively allergic to Christmas.
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Neglect at Milton Keynes Hospital led to death of boy, five
Posted on 17 December 2011.
“Gross failures” by a hospital contributed to the death of a five-year-old boy, a coroner has ruled.
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Store is first to tap into ‘raw milk’ market
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Londoners will be able to buy un-pasteurised milk from a department store from today after Selfridges became the first retailer in Britain to stock it.
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Asthmatic boy, five, died ‘after failings at hospital’
Posted on 07 December 2011.
Harry Mould was so breathless on admission he had to be given oxygen and treated with nebulisers
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Why fish makes the best baby food – it halves wheezing in young children
Posted on 24 November 2011.
Babies fed salmon and white fish before nine months half as likely to report wheezing
Scientists believe fish-rich diet could prevent asthma
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Should all children get the flu jab?
Posted on 22 November 2011.
Many parents want the vaccine to be more widely available.
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Flu jab for all children is ruled out because it won’t be ‘cost effective’
Posted on 19 November 2011.
Calls for all children to be given the flu jab have been rejected by Government scientists.
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Flu vaccinations for all children move a step closer
Posted on 18 November 2011.
All children could be vaccinated against flu in the future, the Department of Health has indicated.
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‘If mum hadn’t paid for my surgery at 14, I would now be housebound,’ says Britain’s youngest gastric band patient
Posted on 06 November 2011.
Four years after the op, and nine dress sizes smaller, Britain’s youngest weight-loss surgery patient says it saved her life. Here, with remarkable candour, Katie Hill explains what drove her to take that dramatic step
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‘If mum hadn’t paid for my surgery at 14, I would now be housebound,’ says Britain’s youngest gastric band patient
Posted on 05 November 2011.
Four years after the op, and nine dress sizes smaller, Britain’s youngest weight-loss surgery patient says it saved her life. Here, with remarkable candour, Katie Hill explains what drove her to take that dramatic step
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Babies to inhale mites in effort to beat dust allergy
Posted on 28 October 2011.
Doctors are to expose babies to dust mites in an attempt to halt the rising allergy epidemic in Britain.
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Paramedic struck off for failing to perform full life support on girl, 7
Posted on 12 October 2011.
A paramedic has been struck off after failing to perform advanced life-saving techniques on a seven-year-old girl who then died.
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Too few qualified nurses in children’s intensive care units
Posted on 10 October 2011.
Hospital wards that care for some of the sickest children in the country have an inadequate number of staff, a report has warned.
Brave schoolgirl, 12, has tumour the size of a RUGBY BALL removed from her chest
Posted on 01 October 2011.
A petite schoolgirl has made a ‘miracle’ recovery after surgeons removed a tumour from her chest – the size of a rugby ball.
Posted in Asthma, At School, Family Health, Health, Just MumsComments Off
Mother’s job can increase danger of asthma for unborn baby, say health experts
Posted on 28 September 2011.
A pregnant woman’s job can give asthma to her unborn baby, researchers say.
Posted in Asthma, At School, Family Health, Health, Just Mums1 Comment
Babies who are already obese inside the womb shows link with overweight mothers
Posted on 26 September 2011.
Childhood obesity starts in the womb, with overweight mothers giving birth to fat babies.
Posted in Asthma, Just Mums, Obesity, Pregnancy and Childbirth1 Comment
Low-fat yoghurt ‘child asthma risk’ during pregnancy
Posted on 19 September 2011.
Pregnant women who eat low-fat yoghurt can increase the risk of their child developing asthma and hay fever, a study says.
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Mothers who have low-fat yoghurt during pregnancy ‘more likely to have asthmatic children’
Posted on 17 September 2011.
Study also links low-fat yoghurt to hay fever
Posted in Asthma, At School, Family Health, Health, Just Mums, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Women’s lives should not be sacrificed to save their babies
Posted on 16 August 2011.
The advice from the GP to his pregnant patient was clear.
Posted in Asthma, Babies, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Children of obese mothers face higher risk of asthma and wheezing
Posted on 16 August 2011.
Women who are obese or overweight before they get pregnant are more likely to have children who suffer wheezing or asthma.
Posted in Asthma, Babies, Family Health, Health, Just Mums, Obesity, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Are ‘too clean’ lives causing rise in child diet allergies?
Posted on 13 August 2011.
Healthy lifestyles ‘causing’ reaction to foods like milk and bread
Posted in Asthma, Food and Diet, HealthComments Off
Rise in UK childbirth deaths from underlying illnesses
Posted on 10 August 2011.
Doctors are failing to identify underlying health issues such as asthma and diabetes, say specialists
Posted in Asthma, Babies, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Warning over rise of deaths in pregnancy
Posted on 10 August 2011.
Women are dying needlessly from conditions that develop or worsen during pregnancy because of a shortage of specialist doctors.
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Pylons linked to babies’ asthma
Posted on 02 August 2011.
Hairdryers, vacuum cleaners and microwave also a risk, say scientists
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‘Mum, I can’t breathe’
Posted on 28 July 2011.
Tragic last words of 13-year-old girl who suffered heart attack as she played XBox
Posted in Asthma, At School, Family Health, HealthComments Off
Breastfeeding reduces chance of asthma
Posted on 22 July 2011.
Breastfeeding brings yet another benefit to children, a new report has found, it can reduce the chances of them developing asthma.
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Asthmatic mothers-to-be and their babies at greater risk of health complications
Posted on 14 July 2011.
Maternal asthma ‘significantly increases’ the risk of pre-eclampsia, while infants born to mothers with the condition are much more likely to have a low birth weight, a study has found
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Asthma link to premature births
Posted on 13 July 2011.
Women with poorly-managed asthma have a higher chance of giving birth early or having a small baby, a review of evidence suggests.
Posted in Asthma, Family Health, Health, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Secondhand smoke ‘could increase risk of ADHD in children by 50%’
Posted on 13 July 2011.
Passive smoking may be to blame for 274,100 cases of ADHD and learning disabilities
Posted in Adhd, Asthma, Autism, Family Health, HealthComments Off
Drug gives hope to women who suffer recurring miscarriages
Posted on 07 July 2011.
British scientists believe they have found a cheap, commonly used drug which can improve the chances of giving birth to a healthy baby among women who have recurrent miscarriages.
Posted in Asthma, Family Health, Health, Miscarriage and stillbirthComments Off
Flu jab for all under fives could save ‘thousands of people’
Posted on 25 June 2011.
Thousands of lives could be saved a year if all young children were vaccinated annually against flu, say Oxford University academics.
Posted in Asthma, Family Health, Health, University and Gap yearComments Off
NHS patient to receive revolutionary asthma treatment
Posted on 21 June 2011.
A pioneering treatment for asthma is to be tried out on the NHS.
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Does your month of birth hold key to future health?
Posted on 11 June 2011.
When you’re planning a family, there are many issues to consider – and now it seems the list is even longer.
Posted in Asthma, Autism, Babies, Family Health, HealthComments Off
Posted on 08 June 2011.
Doctors in Manchester and Glasgow have begun treating NHS asthma patients with a pioneering treatment described as “melting away” muscle in the airways.
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UK doctors begin pioneering asthma treatment
Posted on 08 June 2011.
Doctors in Manchester and Glasgow have begun treating NHS asthma patients with a pioneering treatment described as “melting away” muscle in the airways.
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