obesity

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018

Tackling Asthma’s Genetic Causes May Yield New Therapies and ID Higher-risk Patients, Yale Study Says

Asthma, News

More insight into the genetic causes of asthma may open new therapeutic avenues and help identify people at higher risk of developing the disease, say researchers at the Yale School of Public ... Read more

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017

Obesity in Preschoolers Linked to Worse Asthma Symptoms but Good Response to Treatment

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Preschool children who are overweight or obese are likely to have more asthma attacks and disease symptoms than their normal-weight peers, but these children still respond well to treatment with ... Read more

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017

British Researchers Study Why Asthmatic Kids are More Likely to be Overweight

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Children with asthma are more likely to be overweight, and obesity, in turn, often makes asthma more severe. To find out why, researchers at two British institutions have launched a project ... Read more

January 27, 2017January 27, 2017

Kids with Asthma May Be at Higher Risk of Obesity, Researchers Say

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Children with asthma might be more prone to obesity later in childhood or in adolescence, a new study suggests. Researchers found that kindergarten-age children with asthma in southern California are 51 ... Read more

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015

Asthma, Hay Fever Double the Risk of Heart Disease in Children

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Children with allergic diseases such as asthma and hay fever have a higher rate of blood pressure and cholesterol, about twice that of other children, putting them at risk of heart disease ... Read more

February 18, 2015November 6, 2015

Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss May Improve Asthma

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According to a recent study, bariatric surgery reduces the risk of an emergency department visit or hospitalization for asthma exacerbation in obese patients, suggesting effectiveness of weight loss on asthma ... Read more

February 10, 2015November 9, 2015

Obese Individuals Have Increased Respiratory Mortality During Flu Season

COPD, News

According to a recent study entitled, “Adiposity and influenza associated respiratory mortality: a cohort study,“ from The University of Hong Kong, obesity worsens the effect of seasonal influenza on respiratory mortality. ... Read more

November 3, 2014November 6, 2015

Overweight Children Misinterpret Asthma Symptoms, Might Overuse Medication

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A recent study published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI), the official scientific journal of the American Association of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, shows that obese children ... Read more

September 11, 2014November 11, 2015

Childhood Obesity May Precipitate Asthma

Asthma, COPD, News

The prevalence of obesity and asthma in children has been growing at an alarming rate. While these two conditions are pressing enough on their own, years of scientific observation and ... Read more