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Study finds inconsistent achievement of guidelines for acute asthma care in …
EurekAlert (press release) A study comparing the care delivered to patients coming to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for acute asthma attacks in recent years with data gathered more than 15 years earlier finds inconsistencies in how well hospitals are meeting nationally … |
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Asthma risk varies with ethnic ancestry among Latinos, UCSF team finds
EurekAlert (press release) Native American ancestry is associated with a lower asthma risk, but African ancestry is associated with a higher risk, according to the largest-ever study of how genetic variation influences asthma risk in Latinos, in whom both African and Native … Genetic ancestry contributed to asthma susceptibility in Latino children |
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Phthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma
EurekAlert (press release) Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to demonstrate an association between childhood asthma and prenatal exposure to two phthalates used in a diverse array of … |
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Flour identified as the main cause of occupational asthma in France
EurekAlert (press release) Munich, Germany: Flour has been identified as the main cause of occupational asthma in France, closely followed by cleaning products. A new study, which was presented at the European Respiratory Society's International Congress today (07 September … |
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Electronic nose can detect sub-groups of asthma in children
EurekAlert (press release) Munich, Germany: An electronic nose can be used to successfully detect different sub-groups of asthmatic children, according to a new study. The new research, presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Munich today (7 … |
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For kids with both asthma and obesity, which came first?
EurekAlert (press release) ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (September 3, 2014) – For years, doctors have known that there is a link between childhood obesity and asthma, but have found it difficult to determine which condition tends to come first, or whether one causes the other. An … First report of allergic reaction to antibiotic pesticides consumed in food Farm Antibiotics May Be Linked to Food Allergies |
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Female baby boomers with asthma? You may need help
EurekAlert (press release) ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (August 1, 2014) – Women over the age of 65 face numerous barriers to good health: an increased risk for obesity, greater struggles against poverty and higher rates of asthma with worse health outcomes. An article published in … New Guidelines for Controlling Asthma in Older Women New Guidelines Help Keep Asthma Out of "Yellow Zone" |
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Asthma drugs suppress growth
EurekAlert (press release) Corticosteroid drugs that are given by inhalers to children with asthma may suppress their growth, evidence suggests. Two new systematic reviews published in The Cochrane Library focus on the effects of inhaled corticosteroid drugs (ICS) on growth rates. |
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Cellular force that drives allergy and asthma can be blocked by interferon
EurekAlert (press release) DALLAS – June 16, 2014 – A mechanism that could underlie the development of cells that drive asthma and allergies has been uncovered by immunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Asthma and allergies are both driven by an … |
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No harm in yoga: But not much help for asthma sufferers
EurekAlert (press release) ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 29, 2014) – Yoga has long been promoted as a method for improving physical and mental well-being. And although yoga is often suggested to asthma sufferers to help alleviate symptoms, a new study found little evidence that … |
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