Archive for May 4th, 2008

 If you have asthma, odds are that you’ll develop at least one other chronic health condition, such as heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis, arthritis or cancer. New research from Australia suggests that, compared with non-asthmatics, people with asthma have a nearly twofold risk for developing any of these chronic conditions. The risk is even higher for...
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Simply moving to another room to smoke in the family home won’t do much to protect asthmatic children, a new study finds. In fact, asthmatic kids who live with smokers are 10 times less likely to be protected by any smoking ban in the home and car than children who live in homes with nonsmokers,...
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