Recent Posts Tagged With 'asthma'

• Pollution and Asthma Risk in Children Starts in the Womb

  Posted on Saturday February 14th, 2009 at 15:29 in asthma, paracetamol and asthma, childhood asthma risk, asthma risk starts in the womb

  New research finds that childhood asthma, before age five, begins in the womb during fetal development. Cincinnati researchers have discovered that maternal exposure to pollution can alter gene expression during fetal development, increasing the risk...

• Childhood Asthma Linked to Early Antibiotic Use

  Posted on Saturday June 14th, 2008 at 09:59 in asthma, childhood asthma, asthma in children, childhood asthma linked to early antibiotic use

  A new study shows that children given antibiotics during their first year of life are more likely to develop asthma by age seven. The authors have taken into account other well known risks for asthma, basing their conclusions on an analysis of 13, ...