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Gene clues for child asthma found
The Japan Times PARIS – A gene scorecard may one day help predict which youngsters are likely to grow out of childhood asthma and which will have the disease in adulthood, a study said on Thursday. Asthma is one of the most common disorders among children in … |
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Vitamin D found beneficial in treating asthma symptoms
Catholic Online Asthma, an inflammatory disease of the airways, causes the airways to constrict, Attacks of breathlessness and wheezing can prove to be fatal. Now, according to researchers in the United Kingdom, Vitamin D could help asthma patients breathe more easily. |
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Asthma, Heart Disease, Cancer and General Illness Found in Kentucky …
PR Newswire (press release) BEREA, Ky., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A study published in the Journal of Rural Health reveals that people living in communities where mountaintop removal (MTR) mining occurs experience higher levels of illness compared to … |
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Asthma, Heart Disease, Cancer and General Illness Found in Kentucky …
Sacramento Bee Data shows higher reported incidences of asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; illnesses involving multiple organs; and general illness. MTR community residents also reported more serious illness and cancer deaths in family members, than … |
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BPA found in cans linked to asthma
UPI.com NEW YORK, March 1 (UPI) — U.S. researchers report a link between early childhood exposure to bisphenol A — a chemical used in can liners and store receipts — and higher asthma risk. Lead author Dr. Kathleen Donohue, an assistant professor of … |
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Asthma drug found highly effective in treating chronic, severe hives and itch
EurekAlert (press release) An international team of researchers has found that a once-a-month, high-dose injection of a commonly used asthma drug is highly effective in treating teens and adults chronically afflicted with hives and severe, itchy rash. The drug, omalizumab, was … Asthma drug can ease agony of constant itch, too Asthma Drug Curbs Chronic Hives Novartis Reports Omalizumab Significantly Improved Chronic Idiopathic … |
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UC Davis study says it found source of air pollutants
Sacramento Bee The research, announced Monday by the California Air Resources Board and the Electric Power Research Institute, holds the potential to better regulate sources of air pollution – an issue of great import to the asthma-plagued Sacramento and San Joaquin … |
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Cleaning jobs have been found to be linked to asthma risk
Examiner.com The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute writes that asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. Asthma is a serious illness … |
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New way to help asthma sufferers found
Khaleej Times Researchers from the Universities of California-San Francisco (UCSF), Johns Hopkins and Duke universities demonstrate that these two triggers for asthma are tied to a specific calcium-activated chloride channel, called TMEM16A. They regulate airway … |
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New way to help asthma sufferers found
Times of India Researchers from UCSF, Johns Hopkins University and Duke University have demonstrated that a specific calcium-activated chloride channel holds valuable clues to reducing two biological processes that contribute to the severity of asthma. These channels … Help on the Way for Asthma Sufferers: Study Researchers target physiological factors that lead to asthma attack |
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