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More information is required before determining tragic death of teen two days after vaping. Cause and effect are unclear.
Health Headlines Commentary for January 30, 2018 Source: Teen baseball player’s stepmom calls for stronger vaping regulations after his death
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Flu virus can spread by just breathing according to study
Health Headlines Commentary for January 29, 2018 Source: Flu breath: sick people can spread the flu virus just by breathing Reference: Infectious virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic seasonal influenza cases from a college community
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Testosterone studied for its possible role in asthma development
Health Headlines Commentary for November 29, 2017 Source: Testosterone could explain why asthma is more common in women than men Reference: Testosterone Attenuates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell-Mediated Airway Inflammation
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Self-reported asthma diagnoses confounds study’s ability to link it to risk of heart failure
Health Headlines Commentary for June 28, 2017 Source: Asthma history linked to risk factor for heart failure Reference: A History of Asthma From Childhood and Left Ventricular Mass in Asymptomatic Young Adults : The Bogalusa Heart Study
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Study finds that asthma misdiagnosed in almost 1/3 of cases
Health Headlines Commentary for January 18, 2017 Source: A third of adults treated for asthma don’t actually have airway disorder: study Reference: Reevaluation of Diagnosis in Adults With Physician-Diagnosed Asthma
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Eat-ham/sausage-cause-worsening-asthma study good for the grinder
Health Headlines Commentary for December 22, 2016 Source: Why eating ham or sausages four times a week could worsen asthma Commentary and analysis: Diet rich in processed meat ‘may worsen asthma symptoms’ Reference: Cured meat intake is associated with worsening asthma symptoms.
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Vitamin D may help reduce severe asthma exacerbation rates
Health Headlines Commentary for September 21, 2016 Source: Vitamin D can halve risk of severe asthma attacks, researchers say Reference: Vitamin D for the management of asthma
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It’s week 38! Get out your inhalers kids. The peak week for childhood asthma exacerbations.
Health Headlines Commentary for September 5, 2016 Source: Ontario law passes to let asthmatic kids carry inhalers in school Asthma attacks peak when kids go back to school