According to a recent research study, infants' exposure to molds play a role in childhood asthma.
Researchers analyzed data over 7 years on 176 children. It was an allergy and air pollution study using the environmental relative moldiness index (ERMI).
RESULT- According to the report, 31 of the 176 children were asthmatic at age 7.
Children living in a high ERMI home at age 1 had twice the risk of developing asthma as children who lived in an ERMI home of less that 5'2. A high ERMI is one with an ERMI value of 5.2 or more.
There was no link between children living in a high ERMI home at age 7 and asthma at age 7.
The findings indicate that exposure to molds in infancy can lead to the disorder in childhood.
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Not Enough Children Participate In Clinical Trials
To improve the participation rates ofchildren in clinical trials researchers and institutions need to do more.
According to a recent report only 30% of FDA approved medications have been studied on children.
One reason given was parents lack of awareness of the opportunities for their children.
As the report said only 16 % of adults know of opportunities for their children; although, 68% know about opportunities for themselves.
Researchers and institutions are taking the blame for not doing a good enough job to increase parents awareness.
To help pediatricians explain to parents the importance of children's involvement in medical research and to increase their awareness there is a webite:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/childrenandclinicalstudies/index.php
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