Dec 28, 2017
Obesity Can Add Five Weeks of Asthma Symptoms Per Year in Preschoolers
Asthma affects almost 1 in 10 children in the U.S. and is a leading cause of emergency room visits and hospitalizations in preschoolers. According to new research from Duke Health and collaborators, symptoms may be worse for children ages 2 to 5 who are overweight.
In a study publishing Dec. 19 in theJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, preschoolers with a body mass index (BMI) beyond the…
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