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Traffic pollution seen as a major contributor to new asthma cases
South China Morning Post Almost half of all children have at least one episode of wheezing before six years of age, according to a report which was published in The Lancet to coincide with World Asthma Day last week. Forty-eight per cent of children under five years of age … |
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Major role for body weight in COPD, asthma risk
News-Medical.net Results from a large study in Italy show that increasing body weight is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma risk, independent of smoking history. The research team, led by Mario Cazzola (University of Rome Tor … |
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Motor-vehicle pollution could be major factor in childhood asthma
Chico News & Review The scientists found that for each five-part-per-billion increase of nitrogen dioxide (a component of motor-vehicle pollution) participants were exposed to during their first year of life, their chance of developing asthma later in life increased by 17 … |
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Experimental Asthma Drug May Provide Major Relief–But For a Limited Group of …
TIME A promising new drug for treating asthma could not only reduce asthma symptoms but also improve lung function in patients, according to a new study. The results of the trial involving dupilumab, which is being developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and … Experimental asthma drug helps untreatable patients in study New asthma drug promising in trials New Drug May Decrease Asthma Attacks By 87% |
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Major child asthma breakthrough
Daily Echo A CHILD'S risk of developing asthma is slashed by 50 per cent if they are protected from certain foods and dust mites, Southampton doctors have discovered. In a groundbreaking study, Professor Hasan Arshad from Southampton General Hospital has found … 'Hygiene hypothesis' isn't a spotless theory, find scientists |
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Age not a major factor in asthma allergic sensitization rates
News-Medical.net "Physicians providing care for older patients with asthma should consider testing for allergic sensitization and counseling about environmental control practices, particularly among those with poorly controlled asthma," suggest Paula Busse (Mount Sinai … |
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Near-roadway air pollution a major contributor to L,A. asthma
ScienceBlog.com (blog) The study also indicates that previous estimates of childhood asthma exacerbation related to air pollution may have underestimated the true burden of exposure on society. The research was published online Sept. 24, 2012, in Environmental Health … Nearly one in 10 children get asthma 'because they live near a busy road' Busy roads take asthma toll |
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Near-roadway air pollution a major contributor to asthma in Los Angeles County
Medical Xpress The study also indicates that previous estimates of childhood asthma exacerbation related to air pollution may have underestimated the true burden of exposure on society. The research was published online Sept. 24, 2012, in Environmental Health … Nearly one in 10 children get asthma 'because they live near a busy road' Busy roads take asthma toll |
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Near-roadway air pollution a major contributor to asthma in Los Angeles County …
Science Codex The study also indicates that previous estimates of childhood asthma exacerbation related to air pollution may have underestimated the true burden of exposure on society. The research was published online Sept. 24, 2012, in Environmental Health … Busy roads take asthma toll |
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Boston Scientific's Device To Relieve Severe Asthma: A Major Opportunity
Seeking Alpha Earlier in 2012 Boston Scientific's incoming CEO Michael Mahoney said about the Alair asthma treatment that it will be marketed in 20 countries and 200 sites by the end of the 2012. Mahoney predicted that the worldwide market for bronchial thermoplasty … |
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