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Taking certain omega-3 fatty acid supplements during pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood asthma by almost one third, according to a new study from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC) and the University of Waterloo. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that women who were prescribedRead more

By Jenn Rose The rate of asthma in young children is on the rise, but a new Danish study may point towards a possible solution: taking fish oil during pregnancy may help prevent asthma and wheezing disorders, according to Fox News. Much more research needs to be done, so don’t go rushing to the pharmacyRead more

By DENISE GRADY Women who took fish oil during the last three months of pregnancy significantly lowered the risk that their children would develop asthma, a study in Denmark has found. Among children whose mothers took fish-oil capsules, 16.9 percent had asthma by age 3, compared with 23.7 percent whose mothers were given placebos. TheRead more

Studies of fish oil and health are like studies about coffee — there’s plenty of contradictory information out there. With that in mind, here’s the latest turn: A Danish study finds that women who took fish oil supplements during pregnancy reduced the risk of asthma in their children. “I would say that the finding thatRead more

By Gene Emery A Danish study of 695 pregnant women is raising the possibility that fish oil supplements begun in the final three months of pregnancy may reduce the risk of asthma or persistent wheezing in offspring. The supplements brought the risk from 23.7 percent among mothers in the placebo group who took 2.4 gramsRead more

By MEGAN THIELKING Fatty acids found in fish oil taken during pregnancy could help prevent asthma among children — but experts caution more research is needed before expectant mothers pop the supplement. You’ll want to know: Researchers randomly assigned 736 women who were six months pregnant to receive either a fish oil capsule or aRead more

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE Children whose moms took high doses of fish oil during their last three months of pregnancy were less likely to develop chronic wheezing problems or asthma by age 5, finds a study that suggests a possible way to help prevent this growing problem. Asthma cases have been rising in developed countries, whileRead more

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Hans Bisgaard, MD, DMSc Professor of Pediatrics The Faculty of Health Sciences University of Copenhagen Head of the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood University  of Copenhagen and Naestved Hospital MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Bisgaard: Vitamin D deficiency has become a commonRead more

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Hans Bisgaard, MD, DMSc Professor of Pediatrics The Faculty of Health Sciences University of Copenhagen Head of the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood University of Copenhagen and Naestved Hospital Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Dr. Bisgaard: Childhood asthma is often preceded by recurrent asthma-like symptoms inRead more

A small revolution could be about to the hit the market in the treatment of asthma attacks: Antibiotics reduce the number of sick days of asthmatic children aged one to three years by more than 50 per cent. Read the full story at ScienceNordicRead more