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Wearable System Helps Predict Asthma Attacks
HospiMedica (registration) “Right now, people with asthma are asked to use a peak flow meter to measure lung function on a day-to-day basis. That information is used to inform the dosage of prescription drugs used in their inhalers,” said lead author James Dieffenderfer, a PhD … |
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KHOU.com |
Asthma Care app helps track breathing problems, triggers
KHOU.com Asthma can be well-controlled but too often children don't take their medicine in time and end up in the hospital. Doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital have developed the asthma care app just in time for Asthma Awareness Month. It sends alerts … Nationwide Children's mobile app may help people better self-manage asthma |
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Royal Gazette |
Nursery fundraiser helps asthma kids
Royal Gazette “Once Upon a Time Chapter 1 raised more money for Open Airways than any other nursery school on the island during World Asthma week,” said Mrs Boden. “The donation will be used to help children with asthma to breathe freely. It's a wonderful example of … |
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University of Rochester Newsroom |
Tech helps teens battle asthma
University of Rochester Newsroom After more than a decade of working with asthmatic teens, Hyekyun Rhee, associate professor and recently appointed chair of nursing science at the School of Nursing, knows this scenario is all too typical. But she also knows that within this scenario … |
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Parent Herald |
Drinking Carrot Juice Helps Relieve Asthma Attacks
Parent Herald A popular carrot juice concoction for asthma attacks is one that is combined with spinach. Using a power juice to extract juice from carrots and spinach, the drink must be consumed with 15 minutes of extracting and must be drank two to three times a … |
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Getting Sunshine While Pregnant Helps Prevent Asthma in Kids
Newsmax By measuring the levels of sunlight in these locations when the asthmatics' mothers would have been in their second trimester of pregnancy, the team found that a woman with a higher level of exposure to sunlight during this time, and therefore a higher … Asthma & Pregnancy: Can I Use That Medication? |
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Cancer drug helps combat asthma in mice
Science Codex "While our findings suggest that dasatinib may help treat asthma, more studies are required to elucidate the mechanisms of action of dasatinib in asthma and to determine its effectiveness in humans," said Dr. Patricia Rieken Macedo Rocco, senior author … |
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Cancer drug helps combat asthma in mice
EurekAlert (press release) In a mouse model of allergic asthma, dasatinib–an enzyme inhibitor approved for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia–reduced inflammation, enhanced airway repair, and improved lung mechanics. The drug targets tyrosine kinases, which are … |
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MLive.com |
Ventilator race helps Jackson College students raise funds for kids with asthma
MLive.com JACKSON, MI – Jackson College respiratory care students raced ventilators to raise funds for Camp Michi-MAC on Thursday, Nov. 5. The 5-kilometer race also commemorated National Respiratory Care Week Oct. 25-31. Two teams of students – Albuterol … |
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NIH grant helps SMU, U-Maryland combat pediatric asthma
EurekAlert (press release) The asthma device will monitor air quality (including pollen levels and temperature), carbon dioxide levels in the blood, physical activity, breathing, emotional states and other stimuli to identify each patient's individual asthma triggers and alert … |
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