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Obesity makes asthma worse

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04-Sep-2008
        
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with asthma, those who are obese are nearly five times more likely than their non-obese peers to be hospitalized for asthma, new research indicates. The findings come from a study of 1113 members of a healthcare organization who were at least 35 years of age and had active asthma. In examining the impact of obesity on asthma outcomes, Dr. David M. Mosen from Kaiser... [read full story]                    

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