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Risk of increased severe attacks in kids by asthma drugs, FDA report
Healthy Living Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction and bronchospasm. A study revealed one class of asthma drug can increase risk of hospitalization in … |
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Kids at Increased Risk With Long Acting Beta Agonists
MedPage Today Explain that children with asthma had a five-fold greater risk of adverse events with long-acting beta agonists (LABA) compared with the general population of asthma patients. Point out that the results … |
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Low-fat yogurt linked to increased risk of asthma and hay fever in babies
The Independent While drinking milk during pregnancy can protect babies against developing asthma, eating low-fat yogurt has been shown to have the opposite impact altogether, increasing the risk of babies developing both asthma and hay fever, new research suggests. … Low-Fat Yogurt Consumption Tied to Asthma and Hay Fever Risk in Kids, Says Study Study finds asthma link to yoghurt in pregnancy Low-fat yoghurt link to asthma in pregnancy |
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Obese patients may be at increased risk for asthma misdiagnosis
News-Medical.net The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma is increasing partly because of a link between asthma and obesity. Several factors lead to asthma-like symptoms in obese patients, including the mechanical effect of increased body mass index on lung volumes … |
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Increased immunity to colds may lead to worse asthma flare-ups
HealthJockey.com But this method of warding off cold may not be the best one for asthma patients. A new University of Michigan research suggests that tempering immune response instead of improving it could possibly be a better way of combating cold symptoms in asthma … |
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Increased apoptosis of CD4 and CD8 T lymphocytes in the airways of horses with recurrent airway obstruction.
Vet Res Commun. 2011 May 19;
Authors: Moran G, Buechner-Maxwell VA, Folch H, Henriquez C, Galecio JS, Perez B, Carrasco C, Barria M
Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO, also known as equine heaves) is an inflammatory condition similar to human asthma caused by exposure of susceptible horses to poorly ventilated stable environments. The disease is characterized by neutrophilic airway inflammation, mucus hypersecretion and reversible bronchoconstriction. This inflammatory process is mediated by several factors, including antibodies, cytokines, resident cells of the airway and inflammatory cellular components that arrive in the respiratory tract. An increasing body of evidence has lent support to the concept that a dysregulation of T cell apoptosis may play a central role in the development of airway inflammation and the associated asthma. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate early and late apoptosis of CD4 and CD8 T cell subpopulations obtained from the airways of acute RAO-positive animals after exposure to hay/straw. The percentages of CD4 and CD8 T cells and their associated frequencies of apoptosis were quantified using flow cytometry. Hay/straw exposure induced clinical airway obstruction, airway neutrophilia and increased airway mucus production in RAO-positive horses. In addition, allergen exposure increased the percentage of CD4 T cells in RAO-positive horses as well as the frequency of early and late apoptosis in both CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte subpopulations. These results suggest that the higher frequency of lymphocyte apoptosis may play a role in disease progression of horses afflicted with RAO and may partially explain the characteristic remission of this pathological condition once the allergen source is removed. However, further studies are needed to clarify the role of T cell apoptosis in RAO-affected horses.
PMID: 21594641 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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Smoking during pregnancy puts children at increased asthma risk
Daily News & Analysis Smoking during pregnancy by mothers or grandmothers puts the child at an increased risk of developing asthma, but the root cause behind this was so far not well understood. Now, a new study has found that changes in a process called DNA methylation … Smoking while pregnant 'triggers asthma through DNA changes' Pregnant smokers 'could make babies more prone to asthma by altering DNA' Smoking causes fetal DNA change |
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Increased Asthma Rates Could Have Devastating Consequences for Latinos
Fox News Hispanic children are the group least likely to get treatment for asthma, a respiratory disease. Asthma rates are increasing dramatically, and that could have devastating consequences for Hispanics children, who are the group least likely to get … Asthma now costs economy $56bn a year as sufferer figures rise 12 per cent CDC: 1 in 12 Now has Asthma Asthma Rates on the Rise in US |
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Increased Hospitalization of Children with Asthma
AccentedTouch According to Angela Francis of the Asthma Foundation Chief Executive, the new Zealanders just like the other people in the world need to have more preventive approach towards their attitude in asthma. Francis furthers said that at the Asthma Foundation … Asthma New Zealand Urges New Zealanders To Put Asthma To The Test Asthma New Zealand Re-Orientates Asthma Patients Increased asthma hospitalisations among children |
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Use of Acetaminophen during Pregnancy May Increased Child Risk for Asthma
AccentedTouch A new Study found out that by taking painkiller acetaminophen during the pregnancy period may increase the risk of asthma in children. Paracetamol or the acetaminophen is widely used over-the-counter medication for pain and fever reducer, commonly used … |
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