NIH-Funded Scientists Identify Receptor for Asthma-Associated Virus – Infection Control Today

NIH-Funded Scientists Identify Receptor for Asthma-Associated Virus
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Scientists funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have identified a cellular receptor for rhinovirus C, a cold-causing virus that is strongly associated with severe asthma

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Scientists Identify Receptor for Asthma Associated Virus – Drug Discovery & Development

Scientists Identify Receptor for Asthma Associated Virus
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Scientists funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have identified a cellular receptor for rhinovirus C, a cold-causing virus that is strongly associated with severe asthma

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Public Release: 6-Apr-2015 NIH-funded scientists identify receptor for asthma … – EurekAlert (press release)

Public Release: 6-Apr-2015 NIH-funded scientists identify receptor for asthma
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Scientists funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have identified a cellular receptor for rhinovirus C, a cold-causing virus that is strongly associated with severe asthma

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Best way to prevent asthma attacks is to identify what affects your child. – WDSU New Orleans

Best way to prevent asthma attacks is to identify what affects your child.
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WDSU medical editor Dr. Corey Hebert says being educated about asthma is the first step in helping your child cope with it. Show Transcript Hide Transcript. Advertising. Video Transcript. LATONYA: BEING EDUCATED ABOUT ASTHMA IS THE FIRST KEY IN …

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Factors identify patients with asthma at risk for relapse after ED discharge – Healio

Factors identify patients with asthma at risk for relapse after ED discharge
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Researchers studied 807 patients (median age, 30 years; 58% females) who were treated for acute asthma and discharged from 20 EDs. All patients completed a structured ED interview and a follow-up telephone interview 4 weeks after discharge.
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Team develops new approach to identify genes poised to respond in asthma … – Medical Xpress

Team develops new approach to identify genes poised to respond in asthma
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In a study published yesterday in the scientific journal Nature Immunology, a group at the La Jolla Institute (LJI) led by Pandurangan Vijayanand, Ph.D. identify new genes that likely contribute to asthma, a disease that currently affects over 200

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LJI develops new approach to identify genes poised to respond in asthma patients – Science Codex

LJI develops new approach to identify genes poised to respond in asthma patients
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SAN DIEGO – July 8, 2014 In a study published yesterday in the scientific journal Nature Immunology, a group at the La Jolla Institute (LJI) led by Pandurangan Vijayanand, Ph.D. identify new genes that likely contribute to asthma, a disease that

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How well do people identify stinging bugs?

Bee sting therapist holds a bee to sting the arm of a patient in a bee farm in SilangBy Shereen Lehman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most adults have a tough time telling hornets, wasps and bees apart, which could spell trouble if a sting causes a severe allergic reaction, according to a new study. Insect identification is helpful in diagnosing a Hymenoptera venom allergy, prescribing a treatment and providing guidance on prevention, said Dr. Troy Baker of the Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and colleagues, writing in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. To see how good people are at identifying common stinging insects, Baker and colleagues enrolled 640 adults from four different air force bases in Maryland, Florida, Ohio and Nevada. The study participants looked at pictures of four stinging insects and two different nests in photographs on a six-question multiple choice test.


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