Lack of vitamin D linked to airway changes in children with severe asthma – The Hindu

Lack of vitamin D linked to airway changes in children with severe asthma
The Hindu
Children with severe therapy-resistant asthma (STRA) may have poorer lung function and worse symptoms compared to children with moderate asthma, due to deficiency of vitamin D in their blood. “This study clearly demonstrates that low levels of vitamin
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Vitamin D deficiency linked with airway changes in children with severe asthma – EurekAlert (press release)

Vitamin D deficiency linked with airway changes in children with severe asthma
EurekAlert (press release)
Children with severe therapy-resistant asthma (STRA) may have poorer lung function and worse symptoms compared to children with moderate asthma, due to lower levels of vitamin D in their blood, according to researchers in London.

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Asthma symptom changes reflect placebo effect – CBC.ca


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Asthma symptom changes reflect placebo effect
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Beginning of Story Content The study compared lung function tests in people with asthma to the patients' self-reported symptoms.The study compared lung function tests in people with asthma to the patients' self-reported symptoms.
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Smoking while pregnant ‘triggers asthma through DNA changes’ – Telegraph.co.uk


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Smoking while pregnant 'triggers asthma through DNA changes'
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Children whose mothers smoked while pregnant are at an increased risk of developing asthma, say scientists. By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent 3:15PM BST 18 May 2011 They have discovered this could be partially because smoking while pregnant can
Pregnant smokers 'could make babies more prone to asthma by altering DNA'Daily Mail
Smoking causes fetal DNA changeUPI.com
When Pregnant Mom Smokes, Baby's DNA May ChangeMSN Health & Fitness
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Protein linked to allergic response causes airway changes in asthmatics – Sify

Protein linked to allergic response causes airway changes in asthmatics
Sify
A study conducted by researchers at Duke University has found that changes that occur in the airways of asthma patients are in part caused by the naturally occurring protein interleukin-13 (IL-13) which stimulates invasion of airway cells called
Study finds that protein IL-13 stimulates fibroblast cells to invade the European Lung Foundation

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Protein associated with allergic response causes airway changes in asthma patients – EurekAlert (press release)

Protein associated with allergic response causes airway changes in asthma patients
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Changes that occur in the airways of asthma patients are in part caused by the naturally occurring protein interleukin-13 (IL-13) which stimulates invasion of airway cells called fibroblasts, according to a study conducted by researchers at Duke

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Medical Groups Warn Of Climate Change’s Potential Impact on Health – U.S. News & World Report

Medical Groups Warn Of Climate Change's Potential Impact on Health
U.S. News & World Report
In addition, increased air pollution can increase asthma and other respiratory diseases, he noted. Climate change also increase the prevalence of airborne and water-borne disease. Benjamin believes that the Clean Air Act, passed in 1970,
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