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Pets link to decreased asthma
KPRC Houston HOUSTON – For many families, having a pet in the home is not an option because of allergies or asthma. But there's new research that shows having a dog could actually help prevent the onset of asthma symptoms. Melissa Caballero's son, Roan, was born a … |
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Make sure an asthma action plan is on your back-to-school checklist
Houston Herald Asthma is one of the main reasons that students miss school due to illness. All told, asthma causes more than 10 million lost school days every year. Parents, schools and health care providers can all play an active role to ensure that children with … |
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Memorial Hermann offers non-drug treatment for asthma
Your Houston News Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center now offers bronchial thermoplasty, a novel treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for asthma. Asthma patients who received bronchial thermoplasty during clinical trials demonstrated … |
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Condition: Asthma
Intervention: Other: Home-based Intervention
Sponsors: Baylor College of Medicine; Harris County Hospital District; Houston Department of Health & Human Services; Prairie View A&M University; M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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Goal: Alert Houston children with asthma about air danger
HealthCanal.com Rice University researchers, with support from Houston Endowment, will develop a system to warn schoolchildren who have asthma about changing air quality up to three days in advance of increased airborne risks. Rice statistician Katherine Ensor, Rice … |
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Houston Allergy & Asthma Associates Reports New Findings
PR Web (press release) Houston Allergy & Asthma Associates reports new findings from research on more efficient and effective methods to treat asthma. The research, funded by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, appeared in Current Medical Research and Opinion this month. It concerns a … |
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The pathway to asthma winds through Toll-like receptor 4
Your Houston News Asthma is part of a battle that takes place as the immune system marshals its forces to fight off an invading organism-or what mimics such invaders. The ensuing fight takes a significant toll on the human airway and lungs, often generating a violent … |
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Study Finds Potential Treatment For Some Asthma Sufferers
Houston Chronicle (blog) According to a news release from the University of Pittsburgh Medicial Center, recent estimates suggest that 24.6 million Americans have asthma and 10 to 20 percent don't have optimal control of their symptoms despite modern medicines, according to … Allergic Asthma Treatment, Dupilumab, Successful In Phase II Trials Pitt researchers explore alternate asthma treatments |
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Age, asthma, Achilles don't keep Amey from winning Ironman
Houston Chronicle Amey, who battles asthma, had trouble breathing during the swim in Lake Woodlands, forcing him to slow down and breaststroke. He came out of the water in 54:54, well behind the leaders. "I felt terrible on the bike," Amey said. "(But) as the day got on … |
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Amey fights injury, asthma to claim Ironman crown
Houston Chronicle Amey, who battles asthma, said he had trouble breathing during the swim in Lake Woodlands, forcing him to slow down and breaststroke. He came out of the water in 54:54, well behind the leaders. "I felt terrible on the bike … (but) as the day got on … |
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