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Research Supports Role of BMI in Incident Asthma in Children
Doctors Lounge Overweight and obese children have a significantly increased risk of incident asthma, with evidence of a dose-response effect of elevated body mass index, according to a meta-analysis published online Nov. 12 in Obesity Reviews. TUESDAY, Nov. |
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Increasing Evidence for Small Airway Role in Asthma Intensity
Doctors Lounge TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) — There is increasing evidence that the small airways contribute significantly to the clinical expression and severity of asthma, according to research published online Nov. 9 in Allergy. Maarten van den Berge, M.D … |
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 Toronto Star |
New guidelines help doctors diagnose heart failure in children
Toronto Star A child with shortness of breath, rapid heart rate and some coughing may be suffering not from asthma but from heart failure. That's according to new guidelines aimed at helping frontline doctors recognize pediatric heart failure that were issued … Children's heart failure may be overlooked in ER New guidelines help doctors spot potentially deadly heart failure in children New pediatric heart failure guidelines a first in Canada |
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 Globe and Mail |
AACR: Hay Fever, Asthma Tied to Lower Colorectal Cancer Death
Doctors Lounge People with both hay fever and asthma have a modestly reduced risk of dying from colorectal cancer, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, … Do Hay Fever, Asthma, Lower Death Risk From Colorectal Cancer? Can Allergies Thwart Fatal Colon Cancer? |
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House Dust Ingredient Linked to Allergic Asthma: Study
Doctors Lounge Researchers from the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and Duke University found that flagellin can prime an allergic response and trigger allergic asthma. Cleaning can reduce the amount of house dust to prevent an … |
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
Asthmatics suffering 'because doctors can't understand inhalers'
Telegraph.co.uk They say asthma sufferers including children are ending up in accident and emergency with serious breathing difficulties because they have not been given sound advice on how to use inhalers. Asthma, which affects up to eight million people in Britain, … Inhaler advice fear for asthma patients Healthcare professionals as bad as patients at good respiratory inhaler technique Inhalers 'not being used correctly' |
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Perceived Stress Linked to Asthma, Atopic Disorders
Doctors Lounge 3 in Allergy. FRIDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) — Perceived stress correlates with an increased risk of adult-onset asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis as well as asthma medication use, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in … |
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Channel Blockers Reduce Causes of Asthma Symptoms
Doctors Lounge Epithelial expression of the calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A is increased in patients with asthma, and its inhibition negatively regulates epithelial mucin secretion and airway smooth muscle contraction, according to a study published online … |
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Language Barrier Hurts Elderly Asthma Patients
Doctors Lounge In a study of nearly 300 asthma patients aged 60 and older, researchers found that Hispanics with limited English ability had poor self-management of their condition and a lower quality of life than those with a good understanding of English. Compared … Where There's an Allergy, There's a Bully |
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Doctors make asthma breakthrough
World First Travel Insurance Scientists from the David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre in Southampton found that a child's risk of developing an allergy is more than doubled if a parent of the same sex experienced it. Professor Hasan Arshad, a consultant in allergy and … |
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