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21. Vitamin D Supplements May Not Help Ease Asthma
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter SUNDAY, May 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D supplements do little to help control asthma, a new study found, although they might help cut the level of medication some patients need. "Previous studies suggested that if you have asthma and low levels of vitam
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22. Link Between Early Antibiotic Use and Asthma
    
    By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Children treated with antibiotics in their first year of life may face more than twice the risk of developing asthma later in life. However, the drugs themselves may not be at fault, researchers note. Instead, scientists
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23. Asthma Linked to Bone Loss in Study
    
    By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- People with asthma could be at higher risk of bone loss, new research suggests. But it's not clear how the two conditions might be related. "We know prolonged use of corticosteroids in the treatment of asthma is a risk fa
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24. Common Asthma Meds May Raise Sleep Apnea Risk, Study Says
    
    By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Medicines commonly used to control asthma may increase the risk of a potentially serious sleep problem in some people, a small, early study suggests. "Inhaled corticosteroids may predispose to sleep apnea in some asthma
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25. Premature Birth Linked to Asthma, Wheezing in Childhood
    
    By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis of existing research suggests that premature babies face a higher risk of developing asthma and wheezing disorders when they're older. Researchers from Harvard Medical School, the Maastricht University Medi
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26. Too Few Americans With Asthma Getting Flu Shots
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- People with asthma face special risks from influenza, and a new report suggests far too few American asthma patients receive the seasonal flu shot. "Asthmatics are at increased risk for complications from the flu," said o
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27. Women With Asthma May Take Longer to Get Pregnant
    
    By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Women with asthma seem to experience delays in getting pregnant, Danish researchers report. Whether this trend is because asthma has a direct biological effect on fertility or because having asthma reduces the frequency of i
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28. Insurance Loss Hampers Young People With Asthma
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- The loss of health insurance is the main reason asthma care for young people deteriorates after age 18, according to a new study. Certain social factors -- such as leaving school and no longer having adult supervision -- also c
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29. Got Asthma? Odds Are You Have an Allergy, Too
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Most American adults with asthma also have an allergy, according to a new study. Researchers examined data on nearly 2,600 people from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and found that 75 percent of adult
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30. Genes, Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- Certain genetic factors and wheezing early in life are associated with a greatly increased risk of asthma in children, a new study says. Researchers examined data from nearly 500 children and found that about 90 percent of t
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