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Y! Health Asthma News
Y! Health Asthma News, updated continuously.

• Cesarean delivery may increase kids' asthma risk (Reuters)

  Posted on 3 Jul 2008 at 3:18 pm
  Reuters - Babies born by Cesarean section may have a moderately increased risk of developing asthma compared with those born naturally, Norwegian researchers report after investigating this link in a population-wide study.
  

• Caregivers often expose asthmatic kids to smoke (Reuters)

  Posted on 2 Jul 2008 at 10:26 am
  Reuters - Secondhand exposure to cigarette smoke is an asthma trigger in children and a new study shows that smoking by the primary caregiver and daycare provider are important sources of smoke exposure in children with asthma.
  

• Most Asthmatics Aren't Getting Flu Shot (HealthDay)

  Posted on 20 Jun 2008 at 11:47 pm
  HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Only 36.2 percent of Americans with asthma received a flu shot during the 2005-06 flu season, even though people with asthma are at higher risk for complications from the flu, a federal government study finds.
  

• Most people with asthma in U.S. don't get a flu shot (Reuters)

  Posted on 19 Jun 2008 at 1:46 pm
  Reuters - Despite being at increased risk for influenza-related complications, almost two-thirds of people with asthma in the US are not vaccinated against influenza each year, according to an analysis of data from the 2005-2006 flu season.
  

• Asthmatic athletes face twin pressures (Reuters)

  Posted on 17 Jun 2008 at 8:20 pm
  Reuters - Bad air could cause major problems for Olympic athletes who will have to deal with Beijing's pollution and strict anti-doping regulations surrounding asthma medication in August.
  

• Inhaled steroids, used early, improve asthma (Reuters)

  Posted on 5 Jun 2008 at 2:33 pm
  Reuters - People with milder asthma symptoms tend to fare better in the long-term if they start using inhaled steroids early on, a new study suggests.