How is swine flu hitting kids with asthma?”
FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) — Canadian researchers are reporting that children with asthma are more likely to develop severe cases of H1N1 flu than seasonal flu. “Asthma has been identified as a significant risk factor for admission with pandemic H1N1 influenza, present in 21 percent to 30 percent in the larger samples,” wrote Dr. Upton Allen and fellow researchers from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Click here to find out more! People Who Read This Also Read * Swine Flu Virus Dominant Strain Worldwide: WHO 28721331 * On Parenting 28746623 * Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought 28892602 * My 10-Day Ordeal With the Swine Flu 28819380 * Most Who Want Swine Flu Shot Can’t Get It 28741825 Recommendations by Loomia Their study was published online Nov. 19 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The finding stemmed from a comparison of medical data on 58 children admitted to the Toronto hospital with H1N1 flu, sometimes called swine flu, from May 8 to July
FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) — Canadian researchers are reporting that children with asthma are more likely to develop severe cases of H1N1 flu than seasonal flu. “Asthma has been identified as a significant risk factor for admission with pandemic H1N1 influenza, present in 21 percent to 30 percent in the larger samples,” wrote Dr. Upton Allen and fellow researchers from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Their study was published online Nov. 19 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The finding stemmed from a comparison of medical data on 58 children admitted to the Toronto hospital with H1N1 flu, sometimes called swine flu, from May 8 to July 22 this year and data on 200 children who were admitted for seasonal flu from 2004 to 2009. Of the children treated for H1N1 flu, 22 percent had asthma, but just 6 percent of those treated for seasonal flu had asthma, the study found. Also, almost half of the children admitted to the intensive care unit to be treated for H1N1
