Archive for the ‘Asthma’ Category

Another Risk Factor for Asthma? Girls who don’t Drink Enough Milk and are Obese are at Greater Risk.

Monday, November 19th, 2007

    It has been well known that obesity in children is associated with a greater risk for developing asthma.  However, a recent study published by researchers in Canada shows that inadequate milk consumption is also a risk factor.  Girls who tend to drink more milk are more often less overweight so it ...

Race and Asthma. What is the link?

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

A recent study was conducted to help try to explain why asthma causes more morbidity in Blacks than in other races. Is it due to lack of access to care, severity of the disease itself, or to socioeconomic factors? This was a prospective trial ( one where the ...