Category: U.S. National Library of Medicine (NIH)
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U.S National Institutes of Health stands with Asthma patients, families, advocates, researchers, and health care professionals
Today on @WorldAsthmaDay, the U.S National Institutes of Health stands with patients, families, advocates, researchers, and health care professionals to raise awareness about this common chronic respiratory disease, the people it affects, and the biomedical research that improves its prevention and treatment. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes periods of wheezing, chest tightness, […]
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Patient, Physician, and Health-System Factors Influencing the Quality of Antidepressant and Sedative Prescribing for Older, Community-Dwelling Adults.
Related Articles Patient, Physician, and Health-System Factors Influencing the Quality of Antidepressant and Sedative Prescribing for Older, Community-Dwelling Adults. Health Serv Res. 2016 Dec 26;: Authors: Extavour RM, Perri M Abstract OBJECTIVE: To identify determinants of potentially inappropriate (PI) antidepressant and anxiolytic/sedative prescribing for older, community-dwelling adults. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: Office visits from the 2010 […]
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Ponciretin attenuates ethanol-induced gastric damage in mice by inhibiting inflammatory responses.
Related Articles Ponciretin attenuates ethanol-induced gastric damage in mice by inhibiting inflammatory responses. Int Immunopharmacol. 2016 Dec 22;43:179-186 Authors: Kang GD, Kim DH Abstract BACKGROUND: Poncirin (PO) and isosakuranetin (or ponciretin [PT]) are compounds found in fruits of the genus Citrus. They are frequently used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of inflammation and […]
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Ventilation/perfusion ratio and right to left shunt in healthy newborn infants.
Related Articles Ventilation/perfusion ratio and right to left shunt in healthy newborn infants. J Clin Monit Comput. 2016 Dec 23;: Authors: Dassios T, Ali K, Rossor T, Greenough A Abstract Oxygenation impairment can be assessed non-invasively by determining the degree of right-to-left shunt and ventilation/perfusion (VA/Q) inequality. These indices have been used in sick newborn […]
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Treatment of asthma: predicting the future of atopic disease treatment Dr. Paul O’Byrne in an interview with Dr. Roman Jaeschke: part 2.
Related Articles Treatment of asthma: predicting the future of atopic disease treatment Dr. Paul O’Byrne in an interview with Dr. Roman Jaeschke: part 2. Pol Arch Med Wewn. 2016 Dec 23;126(12):1031-1032 Authors: O’Byrne P, Jaeschke R PMID: 28010009 [PubMed – in process] View full post on pubmed: asthma
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Allergic Sensitization at School Age is a Systemic Low-grade Inflammatory Disorder.
Related Articles Allergic Sensitization at School Age is a Systemic Low-grade Inflammatory Disorder. Allergy. 2016 Dec 19;: Authors: Chawes BL, Stokholm J, Schoos AM, Rahman N, Brix S, Bisgaard H Abstract BACKGROUND: Systemic low-grade inflammation has been demonstrated in a range of the frequent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) proposing a shared mechanism, but is largely unexplored […]
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Cysteinyl Leukotrienes Pathway Genes, Atopic Asthma and Drug Response: From Population Isolates to Large Genome-Wide Association Studies.
Related Articles Cysteinyl Leukotrienes Pathway Genes, Atopic Asthma and Drug Response: From Population Isolates to Large Genome-Wide Association Studies. Front Pharmacol. 2016;7:299 Authors: Thompson MD, Capra V, Clunes MT, Rovati GE, Stankova J, Maj MC, Duffy DL Abstract Genetic variants associated with asthma pathogenesis and altered response to drug therapy are discussed. Many studies implicate […]
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Optimization of substituted imidazobenzodiazepines as novel asthma treatments.
Optimization of substituted imidazobenzodiazepines as novel asthma treatments. Eur J Med Chem. 2016 Nov 24;126:550-560 Authors: Jahan R, Stephen MR, Forkuo GS, Kodali R, Guthrie ML, Nieman AN, Yuan NY, Zahn NM, Poe MM, Li G, Yu OB, Yocum GT, Emala CW, Stafford DC, Cook JM, Arnold LA Abstract We describe the synthesis of analogs […]
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Association of interleukin-18 and asthma.
Association of interleukin-18 and asthma. Inflammation. 2016 Dec 02; Authors: Xu MH, Yuan FL, Wang SJ, Xu HY, Li CW, Tong X Abstract Cytokine-mediated immunity plays a dominant role in the pathogenesis of various immune diseases, including asthma. The recent identification of the family interleukin (IL)-1-related cytokine IL-18 now contributes to our understanding of the […]