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Pregnant mothers' exposure to strong electromagnetic fields may increase the risk of developing asthma for their baby according a new study conducted by US researchers.

Pregnant mothers' exposure to strong electromagnetic fields may increase the risk of developing asthma for their baby according a new study conducted by US researchers.

A new study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, revealed that asthma, a breathing disorder, is disproportionately commonly found in children whose moms have been exposed to high magnetic fields during pregnancy. Power lines, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, and hair dryers all increase risk.

Children whose mothers had high exposure to electromagnetic fields while pregnant may have an increased risk of developing asthma, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that adds to an ongoing debate.

Researchers found a gene, PYHIN1, and its variations may account for a large proportion of asthma risk in people of African descent. The recent study, published in Nature Genetics, pooled together data from nine independent research groups, including nearly 6,500 patients, about half of which who had asthma.

U.S. researchers have discovered a genetic mutation unique to African Americans that could help explain why blacks are so susceptible to asthma.

Researchers have identified a new gene that increases the risk of asthma amongst the African-American population, the first gene variant found specific to asthma risk in blacks.

Rocker Meat Loaf collapsed on stage while performing at the Pittsburgh Trib Amphitheatre in Pennsylvania on Thursday night.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was taken to the hospital on Thursday after having "difficulty breathing," his spokesman said.

On the list of unpleasant places to wake up unexpectedly, a morgue has to top the list -- but that's what happened to a South African man who terrified morgue workers when he jolted back to consciousness on Sunday.

Pictures of endangered animals, and how they are sold illicitly across the globe.

A folk medicine has come under the scrutiny of a South Asian health department.

Sudan produces up to 81,000 tonnes of camel meat per year. Down there, it's common food.

As Atlanta faces possible new federal regulations on smog limits, smog levels continue to rise in Atlanta as the constant temperatures in the 90s reflect the heat of the summer rolling in.

Find out which metropolitan areas made the top five and which rounded out the bottom.

Following the massive tornado that killed over 132 and damaged many houses in Joplin, experts speculate that the danger is far from being over due to a possible contamination of water and air from industrial debris.

All New York City public parks, beaches, board walks and pedestrian plazas are smoke-free as of today.

So far the European airspace has not been affected by the eruption of the Iceland's most active volcano, reports say.

RBC Capital Markets hosted an investor meeting with Cephalon Inc.'s (NASDAQ: CEPH) chief financial officer Wilco Groenhuysen and chief marketing officer Lesley Russell. The brokerage listed out key takeaways regarding the proposed acquisition of Cephalon by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA).

Every year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranks 100 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. from worst to best. This is based on how challenging it is for persons with asthma to live there. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America thinks of wide range of factors like the asthma rate, pollen counts, air quality and the number of asthma specialists found in the area.