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Asthma and Allergy Foundation Announces Sponsorship of Institute of Medicine …
Benzinga To address these gaps in knowledge, research and data, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) announces its co-sponsorship of a new Institute of Medicine (IOM) consensus study on food allergy. The study, "Food Allergies: Global Burden, … |
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Poverty, Not Air Pollution Causing Childhood Asthma, Study Finds
The Heartland Institute A new study authored by a research team led by Dr. Corrine Keet of John's Hopkins Children's Center has found no link between outdoor air pollution and childhood asthma. Dr. Keet's team followed 23,000 U.S. children and found no statistically … |
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National Institute on Aging Funds Research on Asthma in Elderly
Lung Disease News Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung condition that can provoke severe medical complications in patients older than 60 years. The most common symptoms are coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, but there is little knowledge about … |
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Asthma Justification for EPA Regulations Gutted by the Latest Science
Cato Institute (blog) For years, environmentalists and regulators have cited childhood asthma as an excuse for ever-stricter pollution rules. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for instance, uses asthma as a pretext for nearly every “clean air” regulation … |
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Asthma Institute increases Black outreach
New Pittsburgh Courier According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, Blacks were 20 percent more likely to have asthma than Whites in 2011. Additionally, in 2009, Blacks were three times more likely to die from asthma related causes … |
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Helping Pediatric Asthma with Massage
Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies Teaching parents to massage their asthmatic children is a great gift that any skilled practitioner can give. By Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. Asthma is commonly seen in children, and is the cause of tens of thousands of emergency room and pediatrician visits … |
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La Jolla Institute finds new molecular candidates for treatment of asthma and …
EurekAlert (press release) SAN DIEGO – (December 1, 2011) La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology scientists have identified the histamine releasing factor (HRF) molecule as a promising target for developing new treatments for a number of allergic reactions including asthma. … |
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IBM, Georgia Institute of Technology form pediatric data partnership
ZDNet (blog) This effort, dubbed One Million Healthy Children, will focus on children with diabetes, asthma and autism fist. The project includes Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Cancer Coalition and the Georgia Department of Community … IBM and Georgia Institute of Technology Partner on "One Million Healthy … |
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IBM and Georgia Institute of Technology Partner on "One Million Healthy …
PR Newswire (press release) The project, which includes partnerships with Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Cancer Coalition and the Georgia Department of Community Health, will focus initially on children suffering from diabetes, asthma and autism. … |
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La Jolla Institute identifies new therapeutic target for asthma, COPD and …
EurekAlert (press release) The finding marks Dr. Croft's second major discovery with therapeutic potential for asthma. His previous finding, of a novel molecular mechanism driving lung inflammation, is the basis for a potential asthma treatment now in Phase II human clinical … |
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