Higher risk for developing zoster observed in adult patients with asthma – Healio

Higher risk for developing zoster observed in adult patients with asthma
Healio
“Consideration should be given to immunizing adults 50 years or older with asthma or atopic dermatitis as a target group for zoster vaccine.” Kwon and colleagues identified 371 patients with zoster (66% women; 94% white; mean age 66.8 ± 10.7 years) and …

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Childhood Asthma Linked to Increased Risk of Shingles in Adult Life – Press Telegraph (blog)

Childhood Asthma Linked to Increased Risk of Shingles in Adult Life
Press Telegraph (blog)
"Asthma represents one of the five most burdensome chronic diseases in the USA, affecting up to 17 percent of the population", said lead author Young Juhn, M.D., who is a general academic pediatrician and asthma epidemiologist at the Mayo Clinic …

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Bronchiolitis in early childhood increases adult asthma risk – Bel Marra Health


Bel Marra Health

Bronchiolitis in early childhood increases adult asthma risk
Bel Marra Health
Bronchiolitis in early childhood increases adult asthma risk Bronchiolitis – inflammation of the bronchioles – in early childhood has been found to increase the risk of adult asthma. Bronchiolitis is a lung infection commonly experienced by children

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Children and adult mentors pledged to healthy habits, learn about asthma triggers – Peoria Journal Star


Peoria Journal Star

Children and adult mentors pledged to healthy habits, learn about asthma triggers
Peoria Journal Star
The campaign is the students' Public Relations Senior Capstone Project that focuses on preventing asthma by adopting healthy habits like eating well and exercising. The program included activities such as hearing local nurses speak about healthy living

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A Study Investigating the Immunologic Effects and Safety of 60-day Treatment of the ALK-Abello A/S, Originator or ALK HDM Tablets in Adult Subjects With Allergic Rhinitis and/or Atopic Asthma Induced by House Dust Mites (HDM)

Conditions:   Allergy;   Asthma;   Rhinitis
Interventions:   Drug: Mitizax;   Drug: Placebo
Sponsors:   Abbott;   Linical Co., Ltd;   Datamap
Recruiting – verified November 2015

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A Study Investigating the Immunologic Effects and Safety of 60-day Treatment of the ALK-Abello A/S, Originator or ALK HDM Tablets (ALK HDM Tablets) in Adult Subjects With Allergic Rhinitis and/or Atopic Asthma Induced by House Dust Mites (HDM)

Conditions:   Allergy;   Asthma;   Rhinitis
Interventions:   Drug: Mitizax;   Drug: Placebo
Sponsors:   Abbott;   Linical Co., Ltd;   Datamap
Recruiting – verified November 2015

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