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Self-reported adverse reactions to common foods higher in adults with asthma …
Healio Individuals with asthma more frequently report adverse reactions to foods than people without asthma, according to study results. The researchers also reported patients with asthma more frequently showed immunoglobulin-E reactivity to common foods. |
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Blood lipid levels correlate with childhood asthma
Healio “Our study shows that the blood lipid profile known to increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases also confers a risk of asthma and allergy in childhood, suggesting that the same treatment regimen could be relevant for those diseases as well,” Rebecca K. |
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Metabolomic analysis of urine samples may differentiate asthma from COPD
Healio “We have provided proof-of-concept evidence that urine metabolites can be used to differentiate asthma from COPD,” Darryl J. Adamko, MD, FRCPC, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan … |
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Classroom airborne endotoxin levels lead to increased asthma symptoms
Healio Inner-city children with asthma are at risk for experiencing more asthma symptoms because of being exposed to high airborne endotoxin levels at school, according to study results. “Our study suggests that if classroom-specific airborne endotoxin levels … |
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Forced oscillometry bested spirometry in detecting airway function in asthma …
Healio Although spirometry is common in assessing airway function in bronchial asthma, this method has limitations, according to Manal Refaat Hafez, MD, of the chest department at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, and colleagues. They therefore sought to … |
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Pregnant women with asthma hospitalized more often than non-pregnant women
Healio However, pregnant women with asthma had less outpatient visits and prescriptions for most asthma medications than non-pregnant women with asthma. “We confirmed that pregnant asthmatic patients had more asthma-related hospitalizations than … |
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Percentage of participants have asthma exacerbations up to 2 years after …
Healio “The current study suggests that the asthma exacerbation risk after stepping down asthma medication is similar to previous reports despite differences in patient selection, study setting and length of follow-up,” Matthew A. Rank, MD, of the Division of … |
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Later onset of menarche reduces risk for allergic rhinitis, asthma
Healio “Based on the present results, there seemed to be an inverse dose-response relationship between age at menarche and incidence of asthma, with earlier menarche being associated with a higher risk of developing asthma after puberty,” Junxiang Wei, MSc, … |
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Mobile app alerts allergists when patients with asthma need assistance
Healio “Asthma Ally is unique in that when the person with asthma loads the app, they connect to their allergist's office through a doctor portal,” Richard W. Lucas, PhD, department of forest ecology and management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences … |
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Budesonide comparable to methylprednisolone for pediatric bronchial asthma …
Healio Methylprednisolone and budesonide inhalation suspension showed limited differences regarding the severity of attacks, duration of management, duration of wheezing and hospitalization in patients with moderate bronchial asthma attacks, according to … |
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