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Kids, asthma and secondhand smoke at home = twice as many hospitalizations
EurekAlert (press release) ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (September 24, 2015) – Parents who allow their children with asthma to be exposed to second hand smoke (SHS) at home need to know the risk is high their child will be hospitalized. In fact, the risk is nearly double that for … |
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Major European study moves a step closer to treatments for severe asthma
EurekAlert (press release) Major European study moves a step closer to treatments for severe asthma. Initial findings from a major European study have helped identify key characteristics of severe asthma, which will help with the development of new treatments for patients with … |
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Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER visits for asthma
EurekAlert (press release) Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 wildfires in Australia found that exposure to wildfire smoke was linked to increased visits to hospital emergency departments for asthma. The findings reveal the adverse health impacts due to wildfire … |
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Public Release: 8-Sep-2015 Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER …
EurekAlert (press release) Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 wildfires in Australia found that exposure to wildfire smoke was linked to increased visits to hospital emergency departments for asthma. The findings reveal the adverse health impacts due to wildfire … |
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Exploring 'clinical conundrum' of asthma-COPD overlap in nonsmokers with …
EurekAlert (press release) The study published today in the journal CHEST Unraveling the Pathophysiology of the Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome reported that both nonsmokers and smokers with chronic asthma share features of COPD. This conundrum, often referred to as … |
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Public Release: 5-Aug-2015 Exploring 'clinical conundrum' of asthma-COPD …
EurekAlert (press release) The study published today in the journal CHEST Unraveling the Pathophysiology of the Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome reported that both nonsmokers and smokers with chronic asthma share features of COPD. This conundrum, often referred to as … |
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Public Release: 6-Jul-2015 Stress-fighting proteins could be key to new …
EurekAlert (press release) Investigators have discovered the precise molecular steps that enable immune cells implicated in certain forms of asthma and allergy to develop and survive in the body. The findings from Weill Cornell Medical College reveal a new pathway that … |
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Public Release: 26-Jun-2015 Children with asthma likely born in Toronto area …
EurekAlert (press release) Researchers identified a number of "clusters" where higher numbers of children who developed asthma were born, including Parkdale-Little Portugal, west of downtown Toronto; the neighbourhood where the Don Valley Parkway connects to the westbound … |
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Public Release: 12-Jun-2015 Older asthma patients at increased risk for …
EurekAlert (press release) Older patients with asthma are at increased risk for treatment failure, particularly those patients being treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according to a new study. "Asthma morbidity and mortality are known to be increased in middle-aged and older … Older asthma patients at increased risk for treatment failure Asthma Meds Linked to Tx Failure in Older Patients Asthma Treatments Fail Older Patients More Often: Study |
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Public Release: 10-Jun-2015 Aerobic exercise seems to curb asthma severity …
EurekAlert (press release) Aerobic exercise seems to curb the severity of asthma symptoms and improves quality of life, finds a small study published online in the journal Thorax. It should be routinely added to the drug treatment of moderate to severe asthma, suggest the … Aerobic exercise seems to curb asthma severity and improves quality of life Aerobic Exercise May Reduce Asthma Severity Asthma sufferers should be given prescriptions for exercise, say experts |
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