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Bronchial thermoplasty improves asthma regardless of socioeconomic status American College of Chest Physicians
EurekAlert (press release) Shanghai (April 11, 2016)–Among people with asthma, lower socioeconomic status, education level, and ethnic minority status clearly have undesirable effects on their care and outcomes. Patients with severe disease who attend county (public) hospitals … |
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Asthma is associated with polycystic ovary syndrome and excess weight The Endocrine Society
EurekAlert (press release) Boston, MA–Among reproductive-age women, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) as well as overweight and obesity are independently linked with asthma, new preliminary research from Australia suggests. The results will be presented in a poster Saturday, … |
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Asthma-free? Maybe Mom experienced a sunny second trimester
EurekAlert (press release) LAWRENCE — The best way to reduce a child's chances of developing asthma might be making sure Mom had enough vitamin D during the second trimester, a new study from the University of Kansas shows. The most cost-effective way to get Mom more … |
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Developing better drugs for asthma and high blood pressure
EurekAlert (press release) For asthma and high blood pressure, the researchers are systematically examining the regulatory effect of small RNA (ribonucleic acid) strands. In other words, they are using bioinformatic methods to identify illness-related genes; that is, the genes … |
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Asthma linked to an increased time to pregnancy European Lung Foundation
EurekAlert (press release) Published today (12 February, 2016) in the European Respiratory Journal, the research adds to previous studies that have identified a link between asthma and fertility. The evidence so far has been conflicting and many of the studies have either relied … |
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Recent asthma may be linked with abdominal aneurysm rupture
EurekAlert (press release) 11, 2016 – Patients aged 50 and older with recent asthma activity were significantly more likely than non-asthmatics to experience abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture and sudden death, according to new research published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis … |
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Air pollution exposure during pregnancy linked with asthma risk University of British Columbia
EurekAlert (press release) Babies born to mothers exposed to air pollution from traffic during pregnancy have an increased risk of developing asthma before the age of six, according to new UBC research. "Our study results highlight the danger of exposure to pollution while … Air pollution exposure during pregnancy linked with asthma risk Moms-to-be, cut your exposure to air pollution, it increases asthma risk in babies Air pollution exposure in pregnancy ups asthma risk in babies: study |
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Cancer drug helps combat asthma in mice
EurekAlert (press release) In a mouse model of allergic asthma, dasatinib–an enzyme inhibitor approved for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia–reduced inflammation, enhanced airway repair, and improved lung mechanics. The drug targets tyrosine kinases, which are … |
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Do asthma and COPD truly exist?
EurekAlert (press release) Defining a patient's symptoms using the historical diagnostic labels of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an outdated approach to understanding an individual's condition, according to experts writing in the European Respiratory … |
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Asthma and allergies: A protective factor in farm milk Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
EurekAlert (press release) Fresh, unprocessed cow's milk has a higher content of omega-3 fatty acids than does pasteurized, homogenized or low-fat milk. This factor partly explains why children who consume the unprocessed product are less likely to develop asthma. Children who … |
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