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Inhaled Steroids Exacerbate Pollution's Effect on Asthma
Medscape Inhaled corticosteroids cannot adequately protect children with asthma from high levels of air pollution and may actually exacerbate the effects of pollutants, caution investigators in a clinical study. The authors found that both long-term and short … |
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Inhaled Steroids Exacerbate Pollution's Effect on Asthma – Medscape
Medscape Inhaled corticosteroids cannot adequately protect children with asthma from high levels of air pollution and may actually exacerbate the effects of pollutants, caution investigators in a clinical study. The authors found that both long-term and short … |
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Poor Sleep May Exacerbate Asthma in Urban Kids
MedPage Today In a group of young children living in an urban setting, digital sleep and pulmonary function trackers showed children with asthma were waking up at least once a night, and 40% were waking five times per night, even though 41% of kids and 43% of … |
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Fungal infections can trigger and exacerbate asthma
HealthCanal.com Boston, Mass. —A common fungal infection can trigger asthma and make it much worse by way of a route not targeted by existing asthma drugs, report researchers at Boston Children's Hospital. Their findings, published online by Nature Medicine on … |
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Fungal infections can trigger and exacerbate asthma
Medical Xpress (Medical Xpress)—A common fungal infection can trigger asthma and make it much worse by way of a route not targeted by existing asthma drugs, report researchers at Boston Children's Hospital. Their findings, published online by Nature Medicine on … |
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Traffic-related pollutants exacerbate asthma in pregnant women
News-Medical.net "Air pollution is a known trigger for asthma symptoms," said lead author Janneane Gent, PhD, Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Environmental Health) at the Yale School of Public Health. "In our study, exposures were assessed using a sophisticated air … Cleaner air will help reduce childhood asthma – Independent Record A Look Toward Dangerous Summer Air with Asthma Awareness Month |
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Monday's medical myth: dairy products exacerbate asthma
The Conversation Dairy products are good for the bones, so we're encouraged to have regular serves of (reduced-fat) milk cheese and yogurt. But can they make asthma and allergies worse? Asthma is a respiratory condition that causes the airways to the lungs to constrict … |
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Limiting medicine may not exacerbate asthma
San Francisco Chronicle People with mild but persistent asthma may manage just as well by turning to their inhalers only when they have symptoms as those who use a low-dose inhaled steroid every day, according to a study by UCSF researchers. The results challenge national and … |
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Balance abnormalities can exacerbate asthma symptoms
News-Medical.net Asthma patients could be at a higher risk of worsening symptoms due to problems with their balance, according to new research. The study will be presented today (2 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna. |
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Fire smoke can exacerbate asthma, COPD
Rapid City Journal She was diagnosed with asthma in 1985 and more recently with vocal cord dysfunction, a condition that causes her vocal cords to constrict, blocking the flow of air to the lungs. Rasmussen said her asthma is caused not by allergies, but from irritants … |
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