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Asthma: Causes & Risks

New view of asthma may offer a better treatment target
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04/01/06, Children's Hospital Boston
A newly recognized type of cell may play an important role in asthma, perhaps explaining why current therapies sometimes fail, report Dale Umetsu, MD, PhD, and Omid Akbari, PhD, in Children's Hospital Boston's Division of Immunology.
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Asthma Triggers
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08/18/06, Children's Hospital Boston
Many things can cause asthma symptoms to start; these are called triggers. Every child's asthma triggers are different. Sometimes it can be difficult to figure out exactly what your child's asthma triggers are. Work with your child's doctor or nurse to identify your child's specific triggers. It is important to try to control your child's exposure to the triggers that make his or her asthma worse.
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Asthma During Pregnancy
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03/15/07, Healthwise
Asthma is a fairly common health problem for pregnant women, including some women who have never had it before. During pregnancy, asthma not only affects you, but it can also cut back on the oxygen your fetus gets from you. But this do
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