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ABC Online |
Mum's high-fibre diet may protect child against asthma
ABC Online Asthma clue Eating a high-fibre diet during pregnancy changes a mother's gut bacteria, which in turn may help protect her unborn child from developing asthma, new research suggests. Bacterial breakdown of fibre in the gut produces chemicals that dampen … |
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Medical Xpress |
Asthma drug against dengue to be tested in clinical trial
Medical Xpress A drug that has been used for over 30 years as an asthma and allergy medicine is now being tested to treat symptoms of dengue fever. The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) are running … |
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News-Medical.net |
Study seeks to determine environmental factors that protect against asthma …
News-Medical.net The project's goal is to identify compounds present in dust in the farm environment that may be protective against asthma. Findings from this study could lead to the development of medicines to prevent the disease. While asthma is known to have a … |
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USA TODAY |
Obama's personal vendetta against climate change began when Malia had an …
Hot Air President Obama is making combating climate change a priority. He plans to try and cut greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 30% by 2025, which could cannibalize American jobs. Nevertheless, the president said it became a personal struggle when his … Global warming didn't give Malia asthma: Column |
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Inquirer.net |
Winning against asthma
Inquirer.net Asthmatics are often fed up with common misconceptions about their illness, like: they are not allowed to eat chicken or chocolate, they always have to avoid extraneous activities, they are not capable of having furry pets, and the most common of all … |
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Small Interfering RNA Against CD86 During Allergen Challenge Blocks …
Medscape Methods We investigated the effects of the downregulation of CD86 by short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) on Th2 cytokine production in the effector phase in vitro and on asthma phenotypes in ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized and -challenged mice. |
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The Detroit News |
The battle against asthma starts at home
The Detroit News A recent story in The Detroit News pointed to the extent of asthma in Detroit (“Health providers target Detroit's asthma woes,” Dec. 4). Karen Bouffard's report emphasized education and medical interventions to treat and control asthma. Both are important. |
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Two schools honored for fight against asthma
wwlp.com SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Two Springfield schools were honored Thursday night for their fight against asthma. The American Lung Association teamed up with the Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition to recognize schools that create healthy, “asthma … |
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Validation Of A Questionnaire Against Clinical Assessment In The Diagnosis Of Asthma In Schoolchildren.
J Asthma. 2014 Sep 18;:1-25
Authors: Hansen TE, Evjenth B, Holt J
Abstract
Abstract Aim: A questionnaire has been used repeatedly in cross sectional studies to determine the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (AR) and eczema among schoolchildren in Nordland County, Norway. The current study was designed to validate the questionnaire against clinical assessment as the diagnostic gold standard and to investigate the extent of possible misclassification. Methods: A subsample of 801 schoolchildren of 4150, whose parents had answered a questionnaire covering asthma and atopic diseases, underwent a detailed clinical evaluation including a standardized interview, a clinical examination, skin prick tests (SPT), blood samples, spirometry an exercise treadmill test (EIB test) and measurement of exhaled nitrogen oxide (FeNO). Results: The questionnaire had a sensitivity of 0.96 and a specificity of 0.87 for the diagnosis of asthma ever compared to clinical assessment. The overall agreement (kappa) was 0.80. After clinical assessment the prevalence of asthma ever was adjusted from 17.6 % to 16.9 % (95% CI: 15.8-18.0). The most sensitive and specific questions in identifying asthmatic children by the questionnaire were questions asking about diagnosis (‘Has the child ever had asthma?’) rather than those covering asthma symptoms such as wheeze, shortness of breath and/or cough. A positive exercise test increased the posttest probability for the asthma diagnosis only to a minimal degree. Conclusion: Based on the good agreement between the questionnaire responses and the clinical assessments, it is concluded that the questionnaire had good validity and served as a useful epidemiological tool. Detailed clinical testing added little additional information.
PMID: 25233047 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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The Times of Israel |
Plenty of sunshine could help against asthma, Israeli study shows
The Times of Israel “When patients have asthma, our goal is to control the disease, to have as few exacerbations as possible,” said Dr. Ronit Confino-Cohen an allergist at Meir Medical Center and at Tel Aviv University, who led the study. “Our findings give us another … |
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