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Asthma drug discovery
HealthCanal.com Researchers from King's College London have uncovered a new mechanism of action for a group of asthma drugs already on the market, which could enable more effective treatment for patients with a particular type of allergic asthma – between 30 to 50 per … |
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Research reveals asthma misconceptions in the Illawarra
HealthCanal.com New data released today by the University of Wollongong's Centre for Health Initiatives and the Asthma Foundation NSW shows that older adults in the Illawarra underestimate their chances of developing asthma. Survey results from a recent CHI study … |
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Mayo Clinic: Asthmatic Children Face Higher Shingles Risk, Premature Birth …
HealthCanal.com Mayo Clinic researchers will present findings on childhood allergies and asthma at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting, held March 2–6 in Orlando, Fla. The AAAAI event brings together allergists, … |
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Potential benefits from vitamin D supplementation for children with asthma
HealthCanal.com Several recent studies have suggested that low serum vitamin D can influence the severity of asthma and/or atopy. However age specific relationships of vitamin D were not addressed. In a manuscript in The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (JACI) … |
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Familial asthma risk and infant respiratory infection etiology and severity
HealthCanal.com Both RSV and HRV lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) during infancy and early childhood are associated with an increased risk of asthma later in childhood. However, the risk for developing asthma is higher among children who had an HRV LRTI … |
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Pregnant asthmatic women warned of health risks
HealthCanal.com Many pregnant women who suffer from asthma are putting their unborn child's health at risk by failing to use the right medication, according to a University of Adelaide researcher. Postdoctoral researcher Dr Annette Osei-Kumah says if asthma is not … |
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Analytical method will help prevent occupational allergy and asthma in seafood …
HealthCanal.com Researchers at Memorial University have developed a novel technique that will help prevent occupational allergy and asthma in seafood processing workers. Dr. Anas Abdel Rahman, a former doctoral student of chemistry at Memorial University, … |
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New smartphone 'asthma app' launched for children and young people
HealthCanal.com A new smartphone app that will help children and young people to better understand and manage their asthma has been developed by the NECLES* Health Innovation Education Cluster in collaboration with Queen Mary, University of London. … |
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UofL Pediatrics study finds FDA recommendation may worsen asthma control
HealthCanal.com University of Louisville Pediatrics pulmonologist Adrian O'Hagan, MD, cautioned participants at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting that stopping children's long-acting asthma control inhalers once asthma … |
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Mobile Clinics, Home Visits of Little Benefit to Children With Asthma Who Need …
HealthCanal.com A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of Baltimore City children with asthma shows that two programs designed to improve disease outcomes among those who may be affected the worst fall short of expectations. The Breathmobile, a mobile clinic that … |
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