Prevalence trends in respiratory symptoms and asthma in relation to smoking … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Prevalence trends in respiratory symptoms and asthma in relation to smoking
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The aim of this study was to estimate prevalence trends of respiratory symptoms and asthma among Swedish adults, in relation to smoking habits. A further aim was to estimate the proportion of respiratory symptom and asthma prevalence attributable to 

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Predictors of cardiovascular disease in asthma and chronic obstructive … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Predictors of cardiovascular disease in asthma and chronic obstructive
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a common comorbidity in patients with chronic airway obstruction, and is associated with systemic inflammation and airway obstruction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictors of CVD in two different

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High prevalence of diagnosis of diabetes, depression, anxiety, hypertension … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

High prevalence of diagnosis of diabetes, depression, anxiety, hypertension
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High prevalence of diagnosis of diabetes, depression, anxiety, hypertension, asthma and COPD in the total population of Stockholm, Sweden — a challenge for public health. There is limited knowledge on the prevalence of disease in total populations.

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Prevalence of asthma and allergies in children from the Greek-Cypriot and … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Prevalence of asthma and allergies in children from the Greek-Cypriot and
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The Greek-Cypriot (G/C) and Turkish-Cypriot (T/C) communities have lived apart since 1974, with the former presumably adopting a more westernized way of life. We estimated the prevalence of asthma and allergies among children in the two communities 

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Inflammatory phenotypes underlying uncontrolled childhood asthma despite … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Inflammatory phenotypes underlying uncontrolled childhood asthma despite
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The diagnosis of childhood asthma covers a broad spectrum of pathological mechanisms that can lead to similarly presenting clinical symptoms, but may nonetheless require different treatment approaches. Distinct underlying inflammatory patterns are 

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Effect of physical training on airway inflammation in bronchial asthma: a … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Effect of physical training on airway inflammation in bronchial asthma: a
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The majority of the global population cannot afford existing asthma pharmacotherapy. Physical training as an airway anti-inflammatory therapy for asthma could potentially be a non-invasive, easily available, affordable, and healthy treatment modality.

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Outdoor exposure and vitamin D levels in urban children with asthma – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Outdoor exposure and vitamin D levels in urban children with asthma
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As the primary determinant of vitamin D status in humans is exposure to sunlight, we aimed to determine if 25-OH vitamin D levels in urban preschool children with asthma were low, influenced by time spent outdoors, and associated with asthma morbidity.

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Does drug compliance change in asthmatic patients during pregnancy? – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Does drug compliance change in asthmatic patients during pregnancy?
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Pregnant women with asthma are recommended to maintain optimal therapeutic management during pregnancy. Uncontrolled, symptomatic asthma may increase the risk of adverse peri-natal outcomes; thus adequate regular anti-asthmatic treatment must be

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The association between asthma control, health care costs, and quality of life … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

The association between asthma control, health care costs, and quality of life
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Methods: An observational cost of illness study was conducted simultaneously in both countries among patients age greater or equal to 18 with a diagnosis of asthma for at least 12 months. Patients were recruited prospectively by GPs in 2010 in four

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Inflammation signals airway smooth muscle cell proliferation in asthma … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Inflammation signals airway smooth muscle cell proliferation in asthma
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It is now well recognized that chronic inflammation, as well as airway hyper-responsiveness and remodeling of airway during inflammation, are crucial to asthma. ASM is caused by increased cell proliferation or by hypertrophy of ASM cells depending on

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