Sentences with phrase «on asthma risk»

And while the absolute numbers of iNKT cells had no bearing on asthma risk, the iNKT cell antigenic content in house dust from subjects» houses did.

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Children who are exposed to second - hand smoke on a regular basis are at greater risk for developing respiratory illnesses, asthma and cancer.

On the other side of the debate, the American Academy of Pediatrics states that the benefits for the infant in terms of reduced risk of infection, adult obesity, allergies, and asthma are so great that breastfeeding must be viewed as an «investment in your child's future» rather than a «lifestyle choice.»

Let your doctor know if there is a family history (on either the maternal or paternal side) of food allergies to cow's milk, soy, eggs, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, or fish; or a family history of hay fever, asthma, or eczema.1 A family history of any of these conditions can increase your baby's risk of cow's milk allergy.

Feeding a baby on only breast milk and for up to 6 months after birth can reduce their risk of developing asthma - related symptoms in early childhood, according to new research.

Studies have long demonstrated links between increased asthma risk and heart disease and fine particulate matter inhaled along with air, but there has been less data on the relationship between coarse matter and lung disease.

«The goals of asthma treatment are to reduce the patient's symptoms, help ensure that they can maintain their normal activities, perform well on pulmonary function tests and minimize asthma associated risks such as future asthma attacks and medication side effects,» said Jennifer McCracken, UTMB assistant professor in the department of internal medicine, division of allergy and immunology.

The researchers decided to focus on genes that have been linked to asthma risk.

«It's well - documented that smoking cigarettes while pregnant leads to a range of negative health effects on fetuses, including increased risk of low birth weight and preterm delivery, and greater rates of asthma and learning disabilities,» she says.

Although hospitals can make risk predictions about when individual asthma patients might return, based on medical histories, the model created by Ram and her collaborators makes predictions at the population level.

The results showed that sleeping on animal skin was associated with a reduced risk of a number of factors connected to asthma.

On the contrary, men who were underweight in childhood had a higher risk of asthma admission in early adulthood compared to men with normal BMI, with the strongest link seen with the BMI measurements taken at the age of 12.

«Sleeping on animal fur in infancy found to reduce risk of asthma.»

The discovery has one immediate application: identifying children with a high risk of asthma in their first 100 days of life, says pediatrician Stuart Turvey of UBC Vancouver, a co-author on the paper.

The combined effect of AD and allergic sensitization was found to be greater than the sum of their individual effects, both on the risk of asthma and on reported food allergy.

Based on over a decade of asthma hospitalization data (115,923 cases from 2000 - 2012), researchers observed higher risk of asthma hospitalization after extreme heat or extreme precipitation events.

The current study was designed to investigate whether bariatric surgery — regarded as the most effective option for morbidly obese patients — might have a greater effect on asthma - associated risks.

A comparison with patients who had other types of abdominal surgery showed that non-bariatric procedures had no impact on asthma exacerbation risk.

Combining some of these data with several reliable public health data sources on asthma and using a survey designed to collect information on relevant risk factors, they were able to investigate the presence of any links between BCG vaccination and asthma with a high degree of accuracy.

In particular, lower respiratory tract infections in early life seem to have the greatest adverse effect on lung function and the risk of asthma.

A new study led by Åsa Johansson (Uppsala University / SciLifeLab) show that breastfeeding might in fact increase the risk of developing hay fever and eczema, while not having any clear effect on the risk of asthma.

«Based on this, we think that 8 - iso is a marker related to one of the underlying biological mechanisms by which outdoor air pollution increases the risk of experiencing asthma symptoms, asthma attacks or the need for use of asthma medications.»

«Earlier studies have shown that growing up on a farm reduces a child's risk of asthma by about half.

In their latest study, researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (LJI) identified a subset of T cells, whose frequency serves as early childhood immune signature that predicts the risk of developing asthma later on.

The results of the Immune Tolerance Network's (ITN) «Learning Early About Peanut» (LEAP), discussed on February 23, 2015 at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrate that consumption of a peanut - containing snack by infants who are at high - risk for developing peanut allergy prevents the subsequent development of allergy.

«We now have a really good handle on at least five genes that anyone would be comfortable saying are asthma risk loci,» said Carole Ober, PhD, co-chair of the EVE Consortium, senior author of the study, and Blum - Riese Professor of human genetics and obstetrics / gynecology at the University of Chicago.

The results of the Immune Tolerance Network's (ITN) «Persistence of Oral Tolerance to Peanut» (LEAP - ON), discussed on March 4, 2016 at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrate that peanut allergy prevention achieved from early peanut consumption in at - risk infants persists after a one - year period of avoiding peanuON), discussed on March 4, 2016 at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrate that peanut allergy prevention achieved from early peanut consumption in at - risk infants persists after a one - year period of avoiding peanuon March 4, 2016 at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrate that peanut allergy prevention achieved from early peanut consumption in at - risk infants persists after a one - year period of avoiding peanut.

Crunching on apples regularly may also enhance lung health and lower your asthma risk, notes Pratt.

Schuchat said she believes that the decline in asthma attacks is due at least in part to better - educated kids and parents, and to community efforts that focus on high - risk children.

But if your childs asthma is so bad that he or she is at risk for hospitalization, doctors may have no choice but to put him or her on the much stronger oral corticosteroids — at least temporarily — to get the asthma under control.

asthma is so bad that he or she is at risk for hospitalization, doctors may have no choice but to put him or her on the much stronger oral

Specifically, research done on almost 100,000 subjects show that the intake of fish oil by the mother can lower the risk of asthma in her children by up to 29 % (61).

An intolerance to gluten or other foods can be passed on to the infant, as can immune imbalances, which can raise the risk of such disorders as asthma, eczema, and allergies.

Pay attention to your breath: Cold weather can actually spur on short breathing, especially if you're already at risk for asthma.

Stephanie Lynch, a medical student who co-authored the study as a summer project, says «although thumb - suckers and nail - biters had fewer allergies on skin testing, we found no difference in their risk for developing allergic diseases such as asthma or hay fever».

Money spent on providing access to fresh drinking water, improving air quality and lighting, and reducing noise levels in schools would benefit students by helping prevent asthma and other health risks, as well as provide healthier learning environments where children can concentrate and focus more easily.

You can have a pre-existing condition that is low - risk or has a small impact on your general health (such as asthma).

Or that in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology researcher James E. Gern, MD, a pediatrician at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, noted that a growing number of studies suggest that kids growing up in a home with «furred animals» — whether it's a pet cat or dog, or on a farm and exposed to large animals — will have less risk of allergies and asthma?

Smoke exposure increases respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and medication dispensations for asthma, bronchitis, chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (commonly known by its acronym, COPD), respiratory infections, and medical visits for lung illnesses.38, 43,160 It has been associated with hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, in an assessment of the global health risks from landscape fire smoke.38, 43,44,141,45 Future climate change is projected to increase wildfire risks and associated emissions, with harmful impacts on health.18, 161,162,10,163,164,36

According to Rolling Stone, the report's central claim is that «residents living near an active [fracking] site breathe air laced with carcinogens,» which leads to an «increased risk of asthma, a decrease in infant health and worrisome effects on the development of a fetus.»

Based on American Lung Association findings, the League added, «[d] irty air, exacerbated by the climate change caused by carbon pollution, is responsible for premature deaths, respiratory disease and a higher risk of asthma attacks.

You can have a pre-existing condition that is low - risk or has a small impact on your general health (such as asthma).

As a rule of thumb when running instant quotes: Preferred Plus: No Health Issues or Medications Preferred: Controlled minor health issues (Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, Asthma etc) Standard Plus: Minor health issues Standard: Controlled health issues As far as lifestyle goes (like private pilots, scuba divers, skydivers etc), it all depends on your experience and different risks associated with your lifestyle.

Maternal ability to maintain positive caregiving processes in this context may buffer the effects of violence on child asthma risk.

The Case of Pediatric Asthma,» Population Research and Policy Review 28, no. 3 (2009): 347 — 65; Kristen Harknett, «Children's Elevated Risk of Asthma in Unmarried Families: Underlying Structural and Behavioral Mechanisms,» Working Paper 05 -01-FF (Princeton: Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, July 2005).

While parental divorce during childhood has been statistically linked to an increased risk for various physical ailments, from asthma to cancer, these studies have tended to rely on self - reports.

Children of mothers who are depressed or who have depressive symptoms are at increased risk for developmental delay, 1 behavioral problems, 2 depression, 3 asthma morbidity, 4 and injuries.5 Depressed mothers are less likely to engage in preventive parenting practices6 and are more likely to use child health care services.7 Though research initially focused on postpartum depression, it is clear that maternal depressive symptoms often persist after the postpartum period, 8 and this persistence further increases the effect on children's health.9 As a result, the pediatric role in identifying and addressing maternal depressive symptoms has received increasing attention.10 - 13