Study Finds a High Rate of Asthma in College Athletes

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9/5/07, 9/6/07

Nearly 40% of varsity athletes may be susceptible to exercise-induced bronchospasm, researchers here said. And most of those who tested positive in their study had no history of the condition or of asthma, according to Dr. Jonathan Parsons of the Ohio State University Medical Center, and colleagues. The proportions are similar to those seen among Olympic athletes and are much higher than found in the general population, the researchers reported in the September issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

This coverage resulted from a news release distributed by OSU Medical Center media relations, available on the Web at: http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/mediaroom/press/article.cfm?ID=3406

USNWR:

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/2007/09/05/many-college-athletes-have-undiagnosed-exercise-induced-asthma.html

Time:

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1659046,00.html

Ivanhoe:

http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=17039

United Press International:

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/2007/09/05/exerciseinduced_asthma_common_in_college_/9821/

MedPage Today:

http://www.medpagetoday.com/AllergyImmunology/Asthma/tb/6587