News tagged with chronic childhood disease
Startling new childhood asthma data
Researchers from The George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services (GW) said today that asthma, a largely manageable and chronic disease, is on the rise in America and released new data on the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 23, 2010 |
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Early life stress may predict cardiovascular disease
Early life stress could be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adulthood, researchers report.
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Delinquent boys at increased risk of premature death and disability by middle age
Men who have a history of delinquency in childhood are more likely to die or become disabled by the time they are 48, and not just from the obvious consequences of antisocial behaviour, new research indicates.
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Novel genetic region identified for childhood asthma in Mexicans
Genetic variants in a region on chromosome 9q may influence asthma development in Mexican children, according to research published in the August 28 issue of the open-access journal PLoS Genetics.
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Early exposure to tobacco smoke may lead to early emphysema later
Chronic exposure to tobacco smoke in childhood may contribute to early emphysema later in life, according to new research. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is known to be associated with a variety of serious health problems, ...
May 19, 2009 |
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Researcher: New toxicant safety standards are needed to protect the young
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an invited, peer-reviewed journal article on how prenatal exposure to toxic substances are linked to a host of diseases in later life -- from atherosclerosis to cancer -- a Cornell toxicologist ...
Jan 20, 2009 |
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