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UW wins $70 million grant for asthma research
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Our ongoing efforts to more effectively treat those affected by the urban asthma epidemic are critical to the well-being and future quality of life for millions of children who suffer with this disease, and promise to help others around the globe as … Kids to be injected with cockroach antigen in asthma study |
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Milwaukee Business Journal |
UW-Madison awarded $70M NIH grant for asthma research
Milwaukee Business Journal The grantfrom the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — the largest grant ever for the school — increases the total amount of NIH funding for the project, the Inner-City Asthma Consortium, to more than $190 million since 2002. The … Largest grant ever awarded to UW School of Medicine and Public Health will … UW Med School gets largest ever $70 million grant |
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Reno Gazette Journal |
Caring for asthma
Reno Gazette Journal For people with Asthma, it is important to manage and be aware of the condition on a daily basis. While asthma requires the continued involvement of the patient in his or her care, understanding this disease and its treatment can improve the patient's … |
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Wall Street Journal |
Asthma Complaints Increase in Wake of East Harlem Explosion
Wall Street Journal The figures aren't conclusive, and some experts think pre-existing housing conditions such as mold and cockroach problems are the more likely cause of the asthma complaints. At the same time, they illustrate the difficulty of pinpointing the precise … |
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Mepolizumab May Substantially Reduce Asthma Exacerbations
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association Mepolizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against interleukin-5, significantly reduced asthma exacerbations and improved quality of life among patients treated with inhaled glucocorticoids, according to a randomized, placebo-controlled trial with … |
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The Asthma Market Is Forecast to Remain Stable over the Next Decade, Despite …
The Providence Journal BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Decision Resources Group finds that the market for asthma will remain stable, increasing slightly from $15.1 billion in 2013 to $16.1 billion in 2023 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain … |
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UWM researchers land NIH grant to develop asthma treatment
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) The National Institutes of Health awarded a grant worth almost $2 million to chemists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who are working to find a new drug for asthma. The four-year grant is for research to develop an asthma drug with fewer side … |
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New York Times |
San Juan County hit by first case of D68 enterovirus
Journal of the San Juan Islands “Parents and teachers should watch children for difficulty breathing or wheezing, particularly in children with a history of asthma”, San Juan County Health Officer Dr. Frank James said, adding, “These children may become very ill and require emergency … 22 enterovirus cases confirmed from Maria Fareri Schools, medical experts looking out for Enterovirus D68 Outbreak of 'Enterovirus D68' spreads in San Juan County |
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Boston Children's Hospital asthma initiative receives Medicaid endorsement
Boston Business Journal (blog) But a hospital initiative to provide some untraditional care to children with repeat asthma problems has helped significantly cut down on repeat ER visits. Now the state is endorsing the model through a pilot program that will offer bundled payments … |
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Wall Street Journal |
Researchers Shed Light on Asthma's Mysteries
Wall Street Journal Doctors increasingly are recognizing that as many as half of asthma sufferers have a form of the lung disease known as nonallergic asthma. Some medications that help control symptoms of the more familiar allergic asthma aren't as effective in … |
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