Asthma

Erasmus University, Department of Pediatrics describes research in asthma in children

Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, June 27th, 2007

Scientists discuss in "Respiratory symptoms in the first 7 years of life and birth weight at term: the PIAMA Birth Cohort" new findings in asthma. According to a study from Netherlands, "The relation between birth weight and respiratory symptoms and asthma in children remains unclear. Previous studies focused on a relation at separate ages."

"A longitudinal analysis may lead to a better understanding. To estimate the effect of birth weight on the development and course of respiratory symptoms and asthma in the first 7 years of life. In a prospective birth cohort study, 3,628 children with a gestational age 37 weeks or more were monitored for 7 years. Parental...

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Source: Fitness and Wellness Business Week (2007-06-27)

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