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Pollution levels linked to asthma and respiratory illness
KALB News (press release) WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican-controlled House has taken aim again at President Barack Obama's environmental agenda. The House has approved a bill delaying an Obama administration rule setting stricter limits on air pollution linked to asthma … |
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Dallas Morning News |
EPA tightening limits on smog-causing ozone linked to asthma, respiratory illness
Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has set a new national ozone standard, tightening limits on the smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness. Officials familiar with the plan but not authorized to speak on the record say the … EPA tightens limits on smog-causing ozone linked to asthma and lung diseases US: Current smog limit inadequate to protect public health |
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Symptom of Respiratory Illness Infecting Midwest Children is Asthma Attacks
CBS Local “Since the second week of August, we were seeing children admitted to the hospital with asthma attacks,” says Dr. Mary Anne Jackson, the hospital's head of infectious diseases. “What was unusual is a third had no prior history of asthma, and these were … Denver Hospitals See Spike In Respiratory Virus In Kids Midwest's 'Mystery Virus' Is Scary but Not Deadly |
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10 states report outbreak of respiratory illness in kids
USA TODAY "Because these kids that have asthma (or allergies) and get this enterovirus can get very ill." This particular type of enterovirus — EV-D68 — is uncommon, but not new. It was first identified in the 1960s. An analysis by the CDC showed at least 19 … Rare, potentially deadly 'Enterovirus' hits thousands of kids across 10 states Symptom of Respiratory Illness Infecting Midwest Children is Asthma Attacks Denver hospitals see virus spike in kids |
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Mother's illness, allergen exposure during pregency may predict child's risk …
News-Medical.net The study, published in the February issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, found a mother's infections and bacterial exposure during pregnancy affect the in utero environment, thus increasing a baby's risk of developing allergy and asthma … |
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Mother's illness, allergen exposure may predict child's risk of asthma
News-Medical.net The study, published in the February issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, found a mother's infections and bacterial exposure during pregnancy affect the in utero environment, thus increasing a baby's risk of developing allergy and asthma … |
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Asthma development tied to genetic makeup, wheezing illness
Healio All of the 200 children in the COAST cohort had at least one parent with asthma, respiratory allergies or both. The 297 Danish children in the COPSAC cohort were born to mothers with asthma. Both groups of children were evaluated for asthma from aged 6 … |
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Walgreen clinics expand care into chronic illness, including diabetes, asthma
LubbockOnline.com Walgreen Co. has expanded the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure. The company, based in Deerfield, Ill., said Thursday that … Walgreens listens to your heart – really Walgreen Clinics Add Care of Chronic Illnesses to Boost Sales |
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Nitric oxide and its metabolites in the critical phase of illness: rapid biomarkers in the making.
Open Biochem J. 2013;7:24-32
Authors: Mian AI, Aranke M, Bryan NS
Abstract
The potential of nitric oxide (NO) as a rapid assay biomarker, one that could provide a quantum leap in acute care, remains largely untapped. NO plays a crucial role as bronchodilator, vasodilator and inflammatory mediator. The main objective of this review is to demonstrate how NO is a molecule of heavy interest in various acute disease states along the emergency department and critical care spectrum: respiratory infections, central nervous system infections, asthma, acute kidney injury, sepsis, septic shock, and myocardial ischemia, to name just a few. We discuss how NO and its oxidative metabolites, nitrite and nitrate, are readily detectable in several body compartments and fluids, and as such they are associated with many of the pathophysiological processes mentioned above. With methods such as high performance liquid chromatography and chemiluminescence these entities are relatively easy and inexpensive to analyze. Emphasis is placed on diagnostic rapidity, as this relates directly to quality of care in acute care situations. Further, a rationale is provided for more bench, translational and clinical research in the field of NO biomarkers for such settings. Developing standard protocols for the aforementioned disease states, centered on concentrations of NO and its metabolites, can prove to revolutionize diagnostics and prognostication along a spectrum of clinical care. We present a strong case for developing these biomarkers more as point-of-care assays with potential of color gradient test strips for rapid screening of disease entities in acute care and beyond. This will be relevant to global health.
PMID: 23539501 [PubMed – in process]
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Childhood asthma tied to combination of genes and wheezing illness
EurekAlert (press release) About 90 percent of children with two copies of a common genetic variation and who wheezed when they caught a cold early in life went on to develop asthma by age 6, according to a study to be published March 28 by the New England Journal of Medicine. |
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