Yourwellness Magazine Explores the Effects of Diet on Asthma Symptoms – Watch List News (press release)

Yourwellness Magazine Explores the Effects of Diet on Asthma Symptoms
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As May is Asthma Awareness Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) stood with the international community to renew their dedication to improving the quality of life for the estimated 300 million people living with asthma worldwide. The NIH

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Ginger Could Enhance Effects Of Asthma Medication, Study Finds – Huffington Post


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Ginger Could Enhance Effects Of Asthma Medication, Study Finds
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Ginger may do more than taste delicious and calm the stomach — a new study shows it could also have benefits for people with asthma. The research, presented at a meeting of the American Thoracic Society, shows that ginger could enhance the effects of
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Ginger Could Enhance Effects Of Asthma Medication, Study Finds – Huffington Post
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Ginger may do more than taste delicious and calm the stomach — a new study shows it could also have benefits for people with asthma. The research, presented at a meeting of the American Thoracic Society, shows that ginger could enhance the effects of
Ginger Compounds May Treat Asthma – Laboratory EquipmentLaboratory Equipment
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Effects of Multidisciplinary Interventions in Elderly Asthma Patients With Risk of Acute Exacerbation

Conditions:   Asthma;   Aged
Interventions:   Dietary Supplement: Magnesium;   Behavioral: Education for asthma action plan;   Behavioral: hot-lines for acute exacerbation of asthma;   Behavioral: Inhaler technique training
Sponsors:   Seoul National University Hospital;   Sang-Heon Cho;   Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Active, not recruiting – verified April 2013

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Multiple In Vitro and In Vivo Regulatory Effects of Budesonide in CD4+ T Lymphocyte Subpopulations of Allergic Asthmatics.

Multiple In Vitro and In Vivo Regulatory Effects of Budesonide in CD4+ T Lymphocyte Subpopulations of Allergic Asthmatics.

PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e48816

Authors: Pace E, Di Sano C, La Grutta S, Ferraro M, Albeggiani G, Liotta G, Di Vincenzo S, Uasuf CG, Bousquet J, Gjomarkaj M

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Increased activation and increased survival of T lymphocytes characterise bronchial asthma.
OBJECTIVES: In this study the effect of budesonide on T cell survival, on inducible co-stimulator T cells (ICOS), on Foxp3 and on IL-10 molecules in T lymphocyte sub-populations was assessed.
METHODS: Cell survival (by annexin V binding) and ICOS in total lymphocytes, in CD4+/CD25+ and in CD4+/CD25- and Foxp3 and IL-10 in CD4+/CD25+ and in CD4+/CD25-cells was evaluated, by cytofluorimetric analysis, in mild intermittent asthmatics (n?=?19) and in controls (n?=?15). Allergen induced T lymphocyte proliferation and the in vivo effects of budesonide in mild persistent asthmatics (n?=?6) were also explored.
RESULTS: Foxp3 was reduced in CD4+/CD25- and in CD4+/CD25+ cells and ICOS was reduced in CD4+/CD25+ cells but it was increased in CD4+CD25-in asthmatics when compared to controls. In asthmatics, in vitro, budesonide was able to: 1) increase annexin V binding and to reduce ICOS in total lymphocytes; 2) increase annexin V binding and Foxp3 and to reduce ICOS in CD4+/CD25- cells; 3) reduce annexin V binding and to increase IL-10 and ICOS in CD4+/CD25+ cells; 4) reduce cell allergen induced proliferation. In vivo, budesonide increased ICOS in CD4+/CD25+ while it increased Foxp3 and IL-10 in CD4+/CD25+ and in CD4+/CD25- cells.
CONCLUSIONS: Budesonide modulates T cell survival, ICOS, Foxp3 and IL-10 molecules differently in T lymphocyte sub-populations. The findings provided shed light on new mechanisms by which corticosteroids, drugs widely used for the clinical management of bronchial asthma, control T lymphocyte activation.

PMID: 23251336 [PubMed – in process]

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LA BioMed’s Dr. Virender Rehan studies maternal nicotine’s effects on unborn … – Science Codex

LA BioMed's Dr. Virender Rehan studies maternal nicotine's effects on unborn
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LOS ANGELES (Oct. 15, 2012) – Currently, there are approximately 25 million people in the United States who suffer from the lifelong effects of asthma – wheezing, breathlessness, tightness in the chest, coughing – and the numbers are rising each year.

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Vitamin C Reduces Effects of Harmful Air Pollution on Lungs – TravelersToday


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Vitamin C Reduces Effects of Harmful Air Pollution on Lungs
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A healthy dose of vitamin C may be able to fight off the effects of air pollution, according to a new study. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables seems to be good for the lungs. Researched found hospital patients who suffered from asthma or chronic
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