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Team develops new approach to identify genes poised to respond in asthma …
Medical Xpress In a study published yesterday in the scientific journal Nature Immunology, a group at the La Jolla Institute (LJI) led by Pandurangan Vijayanand, Ph.D. identify new genes that likely contribute to asthma, a disease that currently affects over 200 … |
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LJI develops new approach to identify genes poised to respond in asthma patients
Science Codex SAN DIEGO – July 8, 2014 In a study published yesterday in the scientific journal Nature Immunology, a group at the La Jolla Institute (LJI) led by Pandurangan Vijayanand, Ph.D. identify new genes that likely contribute to asthma, a disease that … |
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Multidisciplinary approach improved maternal asthma outcomes
Healio Education and disease monitoring may improve maternal asthma outcomes in clinical practice, according to data published in the journal Chest. “Poorly controlled asthma and asthma exacerbations during pregnancy have been shown to be associated with … |
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Team approach improved asthma prevention care
Healio VANCOUVER, Canada — An enhanced by a team approach for the treatment of patients with asthma resulted in a significant and sustained reduction in urgent care, ED and inpatient hospitalization visits among a high-risk asthma patient, according to … |
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New integrated approach to asthma care
WebMD.Boots.com New standards on the diagnosis and treatment of asthma in England are published today by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Asthma UK says the new standards "could change millions of lives". More than 5.4 million people … |
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MIT Alums Take a Smart, Incentivizing Approach to Asthma Management
BostInno (blog) After seven years of serving as a practicing physician, MIT Sloan alum Yechiel Engelhard saw firsthand the problems plaguing parents. Children were prioritizing play over adhering to their asthma treatments, risking hospitalization because they weren't … |
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 WJXT Jacksonville |
Doctors offer surgical approach for treating asthma
WJXT Jacksonville While not a cure for asthma, bronchial thermoplasty can greatly improve the quality of life for asthma suffers who have continued to see the condition worsen under standard therapies. "This procedure is not for everyone. There is a limited patient … |
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Asthma Challenged With Fresh Treatment Approach
RedOrbit Non-asthmatics have much fewer mucus-producing cells than asthma sufferers, who have an elevated number of these cells in the lining of the tubes that lead to the lungs. Asthmatics also have an abnormal amount of smooth muscle surrounding the airway … |
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford takes US approach to health privacy
CBC.ca Torontonians were informed of the allergic reaction that exacerbated Ford's asthma and prompted him to seek medical attention. The mayor's brother Doug Ford told reporters the mayor had been advised to redouble his efforts to lose weight once he was in … Rob Ford in hospital after complications from asthma, mayor's office confirms Toronto Mayor Rob Ford hospitalized because of asthma issue, office says |
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New group-based learning approach for children with asthma
News-Medical.net Many children suffers from asthma and to deal with everyday life can be hard for children and parents. They need knowledge. "To understand the children's challenges in everyday life health professionals should ask the child and also listen to them", … |
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