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Research shows how household dogs protect against asthma and infection
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Children's risk for developing allergies and asthma is reduced when they are exposed in early infancy to a dog in the household, and now researchers have discovered a reason why. Exposure of mice to dust from houses where canine pets are permitted both …
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Hypereosinophilic syndrome secondary to strongyloides infection: a case of recurrent asthma exacerbations.

Hypereosinophilic syndrome secondary to strongyloides infection: a case of recurrent asthma exacerbations.

BMJ Case Rep. 2013;2013

Authors: Khan WA, Santhanakrishnan K

Abstract
Hypereosinophilic syndrome is a disease characterised by a persistently elevated eosinophil count. The syndrome can be reactive to infections, autoimmune disease, cancers, etc. Multiple organ involvement can occur including cardiomyopathies, pulmonary involvement and neuropathies. We describe a case of a patient who presented with signs and symptoms of asthma with recurrent asthma exacerbations, but in fact proved to be hypereosinophilic syndrome secondary to strongyloides infection.

PMID: 23964035 [PubMed – in process]

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Researchers Say Evidence Lacking on Link Between Asthma and Exposure to … – Infection Control Today

Researchers Say Evidence Lacking on Link Between Asthma and Exposure to …
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Researchers exploring the relationship between asthma and exposure to consumer products and product ingredients say the database of current studies is not sufficiently robust to demonstrate a causal relationship between product exposures and new-onset …

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Inner City Infants Have Different Patterns of Viral Respiratory Illness Than … – Infection Control Today

Inner City Infants Have Different Patterns of Viral Respiratory Illness Than …
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Children living in low-income urban areas appear especially prone to developing asthma, possibly related to infections they acquire early in life. In a new study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers from the University of Wisconsin in …

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