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News items on 'Childhood Asthma'
Fresh help for doctors to chart childhood asthma
(The Scotsman 15/09/2009)
A NEW chart to help doctors decide if a child is at risk of asthma which draws on data from more than 10,000 children across 11 countries, will help doctors assess whether a child has normal lung function or falls below the average for their age. It will primarily be used in hospitals on youngsters aged 3 to 7 who have a family history of asthma or allergies that put them at risk from the condition. More than five million people in the UK have asthma, including more than a million children.
Stressed parents up asthma risk
(BBC 21/07/2009)
Stressed parents may play a role in childhood asthma, researchers believe. They found the children of tense parents who lived in polluted areas were far more likely to have asthma than friends in the same neighbourhood. The University of California team believe parental anxieties combine with other known risk factors to increase a child's asthma risk. They told Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences there might be an underlying biological explanation.
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Eat your greens if you want to avoid asthma
(The Independent 16/04/2009)
Researchers who examined the influence of diet on asthma found that people who did not get enough vitamin A or C from their food had a higher risk of becoming asthmatic. Vitamin A is found in dark green and yellow vegetables such as broccoli, spinach and turnip greens, carrots, squash and sweet potatoes. It is also found in liver, milk, butter, cheese and eggs. Vitamin C is found in many of the same vegetables and in fruits including oranges, lemons, pineapple and strawberries.
Study finds stress link to asthma
(BBC 08/04/2009)
Pregnant women who suffer from stress are more likely to have a child with asthma, according to research from Children of the 90s study. Researchers working with about 6,000 families in Bristol found anxious mums-to-be were 60% more likely to have a baby who would develop the illness. The findings show 16% of asthmatic children had mothers who reported high anxiety while pregnant. Mothers-to-be who were less stressed had a lower incidence rate.
It's in the bag as Conor's piping hobby cuts asthma attack agony
(The Scotsman 24/12/2008)
A SCHOOLBOY who took up the bagpipes to fight his chronic breathing condition has told how he hopes one day never to use an inhaler again.
Autumn babies more likely to develop asthma, say researchers
(Daily Mail 21/11/2008)
A US study looked at the records of more than 95,000 children. It found that the risk for childhood asthma was higher for babies who had respiratory tract infections early in life. Those born in the early autumn months seemed particularly at risk for contracting respiratory viral infections. It is suggested such babies have a nearly 30% greater risk of developing asthma [more research required].
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How to breathe more easily about asthma
(Daily Mail 11/10/2008)
Children who take paracetamol more than once a month may have a greater risk of developing asthma, according to a recent study. But where does that leave parents with sick children? And does it have any bearing on adults? Here our expert answers the questions that are most commonly asked by her patients.
Children born to anxious mothers are 'at higher risk of developing asthma'
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
More than 5,800 families were monitored for eight years by Bristol University scientists. Anxiety levels were assessed using questionnaires completed by mothers at 18 and 32 weeks of pregnancy. The children were assessed for asthma at age 7. Overall, the risk of developing asthma was 65% higher among children born to mothers who were most anxious compared with those who had the lowest levels.
(BBC 06/10/2008)
Jack Stevenson has severe asthma. The family has enrolled on a trial being run at St. Mary's Hospital, London. For the next year Jack, aged 14, from Southend, will have an air purification machine fitted above his bed to clean the air while he sleeps. Although, as part of the trial, Jack is not sure whether he has the real £2,000 Airsonett machine or a dummy version.
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