A new study reveals that obese children with asthma are significantly more likely to be admitted to the hospital for acute asthma exacerbations than their non-obese counterparts. Researchers from the Connecticut Children's Medical Center conducted a retrospective chart review of 813 children over the age of two, who presented to the emergency department with asthma exacerbations. Twenty-seven percent were admitted to the hospital, and four percent to the intensive care unit. [click link for full article]
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