Sentences with phrase «risk for asthma attacks»

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It is recognised that living in a cold, damp home affects physical health and worsens respiratory conditions such as asthma and bronchitis; increases the incidence of colds; raises blood pressure which in turn may increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks for some, and in extreme cases hypothermia / mild hypothermia may be an issue for very vulnerable households.

Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)-- The risk for women of developing asthma is not affected by menopause, but, in women with preexisting asthma, menopause tends to increase the number of their attacks.

«Casinos are often exempted from legislation mandating smoke - free environments, putting employees and patrons at risk for heart attacks, strokes, asthma attacks and other adverse events triggered by secondhand smoke,» Glantz said.

Long - term exposure to high levels of road traffic and ozone significantly increases the risk of asthma symptoms, asthma attacks or the need for use of asthma medications, according to a new study published in the European Respiratory Journal [1].

«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.»

For people with asthma who have a certain gene variant, living in a home with mold may increase the risk of a severe attack, according to a 2010 Harvard Medical School Study.

Inhaling formaldehyde can cause nose, throat and eye irritation and trigger asthma attacks — probably the biggest risk for most people, says David Krause, PhD, a toxicologist in Tallahassee, Fla..

Magnesium, another nutrient for which brown rice is a good source, has been shown in studies to be helpful for reducing the severity of asthma, lowering high blood pressure, reducing the frequency of migraine headaches, and reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke.

If you have ever been hospitalized for an allergic episode or an asthma attack, you are likely risking your life in trying to get a dog or a cat, and in this case I recommend that you simply not get one.

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.

Although many women stop smoking during pregnancy, 40 percent begin again within six months after delivery, 6 increasing children's exposure to secondhand smoke and their risk for ear infections and asthma attacks.