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New UW study links asthma, cardiovascular disease
The Courier Life News Asthma that requires daily medication is associated with a significantly higher risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The study was presented recently at the … |
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Israeli Study Links Vitamin D Deficiency with Asthma Attacks
TheTower.org An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, a chronic disease marked by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing as the lining of the lungs' bronchial tubes swells and narrows the airways. A new study suggests that a vitamin D … |
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Study Links Asthma Severity and Cardiovascular Risk
Medscape ATLANTA — The risk for cardiovascular disease is higher in patients with severe asthma and chronic use of oral corticosteroids than in those with moderate asthma whose use of oral corticosteroids is periodic, new research shows. "The more severe the … |
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Study Links Childhood Asthma to Lack of Ventilation for Gas Stoves
Science World Report "In homes where a gas stove was used without venting, the prevalence of asthma and wheezing is higher than in homes where a gas stove was used with ventilation," said Ellen Smit, an associate professor in the College of Public Health and Human … New OSU study shows association between gas kitchen stove ventilation and … Childhood asthma linked to poor ventilation of gas stoves Cooking gas stoves at home associated with childhood asthma |
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Child asthma links to antibiotics, Study
Authint Mail Nevertheless, the findings have concluded that only asthma cannot be held responsible, but some hereditary differences and immunity to diseases also tend to play a part in spreading the ailment. These might make antibiotics likely to be required in the … |
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Studies Probe Links Between Childhood Asthma and Obesity
JAMA_ The Journal of the American Medical Association For decades, investigators have been documenting associations between obesity and asthma in adults, although the underlying mechanisms involved have remained largely unknown. Ongoing work is revealing a link in children as well and is providing new … |
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New discovery: Molecule links asthma and cancer and could aid in developing …
EurekAlert (press release) A newly discovered molecule provides a new drug target for controlling both asthma-induced muscle thickening and cancerous tumor growth. This molecule, called "microRNA-10a," normally helps genes produce proteins or make copies of themselves, also … |
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Study links steroid-dependent asthma to depression
KFGO NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with severe asthma who rely on prednisone are more than three times more likely to be depressed than those with severe cases who don't use prednisone and those with mild to moderate asthma, according to a new … |
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Study links steroid-dependent asthma to depression
WTAQ NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with severe asthma who rely on prednisone are more than three times more likely to be depressed than those with severe cases who don't use prednisone and those with mild to moderate asthma, according to a new … |
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Study links steroid-dependent asthma to depression
Reuters Prednisone-dependent asthma patients "deserve" screening for depression and anxiety, the authors say, both to alleviate their suffering and possibly improve their physical health through mental health treatment. "There's a well-established connection … |
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