A previous study, which intended to explore the relationship between hEDS or gJHM with gastrointestinal disorders, showed that treatment-resistant functional issues such as gastroesophageal reflux, dysphagia, heartburn, swelling, constipation, recurrent abdominal pain, and irritable bowel syndrome, might be observed in 1/3 to 3/4 of patients with an increasing rate by age [107]
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( E , F ) HSAECs cells were exposed to room air or cigarette smoke
Smoking increases the formation of plaque in blood vessels & chemicals in cigarette smoke cause the blood to thicken and form clots inside veins and arteries
The agency also estimated that between 24,300 and 71,900 low birth weight or pre-term deliveries, about 202,300 episodes of childhood asthma (new cases and exacerbations), between 150,000 and 300,000 cases of lower respiratory illness in children, and about 789,700 cases of middle ear infections in children occur each year in the United States as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke