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closehaving = presence
Posted by nkcable on 15 Nov 2012 at 14:49 GMT
Having asthma
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It may be damage is already done to start with. Authors could look into timing and very early cognitive abilities/development.
RE: having = presence
griffiths1 replied to nkcable on 18 Nov 2012 at 13:05 GMT
Interesting suggestion, thanks.
Lots of evidence that lung biology and function are affected very early in asthma, so there may be early effects on abilities too.
Children with asthma in our study overall did SLIGHTLY BETTER in school exams than their peers. We are not the first to find this.
We dont have a good explanation for this.
Could the stimulant effect of beta agonists do this?
Do parents pay more attention to their kids schooling or homework if they have asthma?
Chris Griffiths
RE: having = presence
griffiths1 replied to nkcable on 18 Nov 2012 at 14:04 GMT
Interesting suggestion, thanks.
Lots of evidence that lung biology and function are affected very early in asthma, so there may be early effects on abilities too.
Children with asthma in our study overall did SLIGHTLY BETTER in school exams than their peers. We are not the first to find this.
We dont have a good explanation for this.
Could the stimulant effect of beta agonists do this?
Do parents pay more attention to their kids schooling or homework if they have asthma?
Chris Griffiths