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Asthma Appears to Double Chronic Migraine Ris…
WebMD 4, 2015 — If you have asthma and occasionally get migraines, that may double your chances of eventually getting 15 or more these powerful headaches a month, a new study says. Headache specialists have noticed that "a lot of patients with migraine also … Asthma 'doubles chronic migraine risk' |
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Medscape |
Asthma Appears to Double Chronic Migraine Risk
Medscape Because both conditions are prevalent — about 11.6% of the US population has migraine and 7.5% has asthma — comorbidity is likely, but a risk relationship has not been established. "Links between asthma and migraine had been reported, and people who … Pre-Existing Asthma Early Indicator Of Chronic Migraine Attacks: Study Pre-existing asthma may be a strong predictor of future chronic migraine attacks |
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Asthma drug appears to rejuvenate elderly brains, rodent study finds
ScienceAlert New research in rats has shown that a cheap drug used to prevent asthma attacks could also help our brains to fight the symptoms of old age – including memory loss, inflammation, and loss of cognitive performance. The drug, known as montelukast, was … |
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Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious asthma-related events
Medical Xpress Both obesity and asthma are serious public health problems at historically high levels in the U.S., the authors note, and many researchers have associated obesity with the development of asthma and with an increased risk for asthma exacerbations. Public Release: 13-Mar-2015 Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious … |
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Public Release: 13-Mar-2015 Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious …
EurekAlert (press release) A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators suggests that bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of asthma attacks – also called exacerbations – in obese patients with asthma. Their report, published online in the … |
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Allergen-specific immunotherapy appears beneficial for childhood asthma
Healio Allergen-specific immunotherapy is the only known curative treatment for atopic asthma, usually leading to a decrease in asthma symptoms and medicine score, researchers wrote. Other treatment methods such as probiotics, anti-immunoglobulin E and … |
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Combination of ICS and LABA appears to reduce severe asthma attacks
News-Medical.net A Henry Ford Hospital study has found that using two types of common asthma medications in combination reduces severe asthma attacks. Researchers say using long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) in fixed-dose combination with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) … |
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BMI at Age 7 Appears Key to Asthma Risk in Kids
MedPage Today By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Overweight youngsters did not have an increased risk of asthma in later childhood if their weight normalized by age 7, according to a Swedish study that partly challenged speculation about an … |
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Asthma risk appears lower in breastfed babies
Los Angeles Times Now, new research affirms that warding off asthma symptoms still belongs on that list. Researchers in the Netherlands used questionnaires to assess the breastfeeding history and asthma symptoms in more than 5000 preschool children. … Childhood Asthma Risks Reduced by Breastfeeding Asthma Risk Lower In Breastfed Babies Asthma Risk Reduced by Breastfeeding |
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