Tag: AfricanAmericans
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Treatment study seeks African-Americans with asthma – Washington University Record
Washington University Record Treatment study seeks African-Americans with asthmaWashington University RecordDoctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are seeking African-Americans with asthma to participate in a new study evaluating treatment for this common breathing disorder. The study is the first to focus exclusively on African … View full post on asthma –…
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UH Rainbow to study African-Americans’ response to asthma medications – Medical Xpress
UH Rainbow to study African-Americans' response to asthma medicationsMedical XpressIn a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, asthma researchers at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (UH Rainbow) will evaluate treatment guidelines for African American children and young adults with asthma. "Each year African …and more » View full post on asthma – Google News
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New study seeks to improve asthma therapy for African-Americans – CrossRoadsNews
New study seeks to improve asthma therapy for African-AmericansCrossRoadsNewsEmory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta are lead recruiters for The Best African American Response to Asthma Drugs study that seeks to improve asthma therapy for African-Americans. The multicenter trial will assess … View full post on asthma – Google News
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New Trial to Improve Asthma Control in African-Americans – Monthly Prescribing Reference
New Trial to Improve Asthma Control in African-AmericansMonthly Prescribing ReferenceA new clinical study will enroll about 500 African-Americans who have asthma to examine how they react to therapies and to explore the role of genetics in determining asthma treatment response. African-Americans have been found to suffer higher rates … View full post on asthma –…
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Improved Asthma Treatment For African-Americans: NIH Trial To Explore … – Medical Daily
Medical Daily Improved Asthma Treatment For African-Americans: NIH Trial To Explore …Medical DailyToday the National Institutes of Health released a proposed study seeking to improve asthma in a population suffering from it the most: African-Americans. They said that the trial will explore different drugs and genetic factors for treating the …New Trial to Improve Asthma…
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NIH Study Seeks to Improve Asthma Therapy for African-Americans – eNews Park Forest
NIH Study Seeks to Improve Asthma Therapy for African-AmericanseNews Park ForestBethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. Researchers will enroll around 500 African-American children and adults who have asthma in a multi-center clinical trial to assess how they react to therapies and to explore the role of genetics in … View full post on asthma – Google News
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NIH study seeks to improve asthma therapy for African-Americans – National Institutes of Health (press release)
NIH study seeks to improve asthma therapy for African-AmericansNational Institutes of Health (press release)Researchers will enroll around 500 African-American children and adults who have asthma in a multi-center clinical trial to assess how they react to therapies and to explore the role of genetics in determining the response to asthma treatment. This new … View full…
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Asthma genome project focuses on African-Americans – PHG Foundation
Asthma genome project focuses on African-AmericansPHG FoundationA new research project seeks to understand better the genetic variants that affect the risk of developing asthma, and particularly why African-Americans are affected more than other ethnic groups. Based at Johns Hopkins Medicine in the US, … View full post on asthma – Google News
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Asthma in African-Americans to be studied – UPI.com
Baltimore Sun Asthma in African-Americans to be studiedUPI.com30 (UPI) — US researchers say a study of the genetic code for asthma in African-Americans could reveal why the disease disproportionately afflicts that population. Scientists at Johns Hopkins, with $9.5 million in funding from the National Heart, …Hopkins to study genetics of asthma in African-AmericansBaltimore Sun$9.5 Million…
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Gene Linked to High Asthma Risk in African-Americans Discovered – International Business Times
Mother Nature Network Gene Linked to High Asthma Risk in African-Americans DiscoveredInternational Business TimesResearchers found a gene, PYHIN1, and its variations may account for a large proportion of asthma risk in people of African descent. In particular, one polymorphism of the gene was 34 percent more likely found in African-American and Afro-Caribbean …Asthma Gene Unique…